Autumn 2008 - Linc Energy
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SHAREHOLDER NEWSLETTER<br />
Issue 6 <strong>Autumn</strong> <strong>2008</strong><br />
here is the<br />
future for fuel<br />
Actual photo taken at <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>’s Chinchilla site.<br />
WORLD-FIRST PLANT<br />
BEGINS COMMISSIONING<br />
RESOURCES INCREASE<br />
TO 401 MILLION TONNES<br />
AND COUNTING<br />
The plant has been erected<br />
and now <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> has<br />
commenced the commissioning<br />
phase of its Gas to Liquids (GTL)<br />
demonstration facility based in<br />
Chinchilla (Queensland, Australia).<br />
The commissioning and finalisation<br />
of the GTL plant will be an ongoing<br />
process up until around May this<br />
year, which will include completion<br />
in parallel with numerous ongoing<br />
piping and cabling runs as part of<br />
this process.<br />
Mr Peter Bond, <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>’s<br />
Chief Executive said the plant’s<br />
commissioning is the start of<br />
something very significant for <strong>Linc</strong><br />
<strong>Energy</strong>’s team and shareholders.<br />
“The beginning of commissioning<br />
of Australia’s first Gas to Liquids<br />
(GTL) plant and indeed the<br />
world’s first Underground Coal<br />
Gasification (UCG) to diesel facility<br />
is something we can all be very<br />
proud of.<br />
“These steps we are taking here<br />
at Chinchilla will soon reverberate<br />
in the energy markets of the world.<br />
As more and more people begin<br />
to realise that <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> has the<br />
potential to produce a very high<br />
quality diesel and jet fuel from coal<br />
at a low cost point with a low CO ²<br />
footprint, the potential of such a<br />
company and what it offers will<br />
become obvious to all.”<br />
The commissioning program<br />
essentially runs in stages<br />
with each unit of the GTL<br />
demonstration plant being<br />
commissioned in sequence.<br />
The Chairman of <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>,<br />
Mr Brian Johnson, said, “This<br />
GTL demonstration facility at<br />
Chinchilla is a credit to the entire<br />
team at <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> and shows<br />
the incredible dedication and<br />
capability of all of those involved.<br />
One cannot but be impressed<br />
by what our team have<br />
achieved here.”<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> has a very busy<br />
schedule over the coming weeks<br />
with not only the continual<br />
commissioning of the GTL<br />
demonstration plant but the<br />
ongoing drilling program at and<br />
around its Chinchilla tenements<br />
now being significantly expanded<br />
with three drill rigs working on the<br />
Chinchilla site.<br />
In addition to this, the continual<br />
expansion and improvement of<br />
the UCG field is ongoing. <strong>Linc</strong><br />
<strong>Energy</strong> has been continuing to<br />
add to its impressive team of<br />
personnel with a serious push<br />
on the acquisition of more GTL<br />
engineers and associated coal<br />
gasification professionals.<br />
Mr Peter Bond said, “We at<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> have a lot to do in<br />
a very short time frame but over<br />
the past eighteen months we<br />
have built a very good base to<br />
springboard from.<br />
“This coming period is going to<br />
be a very exciting time for the <strong>Linc</strong><br />
<strong>Energy</strong> team and its shareholders.”<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> has reported an increase in its<br />
resources at Chinchilla with 401 million tonnes of<br />
coal announced in accordance with the JORC code.<br />
The JORC report is based on 106 drill holes completed<br />
by <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> and its contractors over twelve months.<br />
The total JORC resource currently for Chinchilla is 401<br />
million tonnes and is based on an indicated resource of<br />
228.1 million tonnes and an inferred resource of 172.9<br />
million tonnes.<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>’s Chief Executive, Peter Bond, said “It’s<br />
great to see <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> exceed the 300 million tonne<br />
benchmark as that was the tonnage forecast as being<br />
necessary to justify the construction of <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>’s<br />
UCG to GTL facility.<br />
“Not only does 401 million tonnes of coal give <strong>Linc</strong><br />
<strong>Energy</strong> over 60 years of Syngas feed stock at a<br />
production level of 20,000 barrels per day but 400<br />
million tonnes potentially offers approximately 600<br />
million barrels of liquids (diesel and jet fuel etc)<br />
production from the Chinchilla site.”<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> continues to drill aggressively with the aim<br />
of further expanding the Chinchillla coal deposit and<br />
expects to release JORC announcements every 6 to<br />
8 weeks.<br />
www.lincenergy.com.au
Feature Interview<br />
with BRUNO BERTOLO,<br />
ChiEf Financial Officer<br />
The world-class talent of <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>’s personnel<br />
is multiplying. Bruno Bertolo, who has 24 years<br />
experience including management roles in<br />
high profile and successful companies such as<br />
BHP and Energex, has been recruited as Chief<br />
Financial Officer at <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>.<br />
When it comes to managing the company’s<br />
finances, the buck now stops with Bruno Bertolo.<br />
Investor <strong>Linc</strong> spoke with Bruno to learn more<br />
about his wealth of experience, his role and<br />
financial goals for <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>.<br />
Bruno Bertolo,<br />
Chief Financial Officer<br />
Age: 45<br />
Degree:<br />
Chartered Accountant,<br />
Graduate Institute of<br />
Company of Directors,<br />
Bachelor of Business,<br />
Majoring in Accounting<br />
and IT<br />
Previous Experience:<br />
24 years experience<br />
including 8 years<br />
experience in the<br />
energy industry.<br />
Former senior<br />
appointments with<br />
KPMG, BHP<br />
and Energex.<br />
You have previously held management<br />
roles within some very large and<br />
prominent groups including BHP and<br />
Energex. What attracted you to join<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> – a much younger firm<br />
At <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>, we’re creating a new<br />
industry. No one in the world is doing<br />
what we’re doing.<br />
This is a unique opportunity to shape<br />
the future of the company and the<br />
industry. Getting in at the “ground level”<br />
gives me an excellent opportunity to<br />
put my many years of experience to<br />
good use. The challenge for me will be<br />
building capability that enhances good<br />
governance without detracting from the<br />
speed and innovation that the company<br />
needs to remain the leader in the field.<br />
I have watched <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> with great<br />
interest since its listing. The company<br />
has already achieved a number of<br />
substantial milestones and is extremely<br />
well positioned to capitalise on its<br />
resources and technology.<br />
I am delighted to be involved in<br />
helping to shape this future.<br />
How does your work experience<br />
benefit your role with <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong><br />
I’ve held a number of corporate and<br />
operational roles in heavy industries.<br />
The operational experience will be<br />
particularly useful as <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong><br />
expands its capital programs and<br />
commences operations. Understanding<br />
the specific systems and accounting<br />
requirements of organisations that<br />
build and operate major plant will be<br />
an important part of ensuring that <strong>Linc</strong><br />
<strong>Energy</strong> is well managed and delivers<br />
against its targets. Areas such as<br />
planning, procurement, maintenance<br />
management, asset management and<br />
operational budgeting will become<br />
increasingly important.<br />
The corporate challenges will include<br />
ensuring the company’s financing<br />
is well managed, raising capital to<br />
build capacity, meeting shareholders<br />
expectations and ensuring that the<br />
overall governance framework for the<br />
company is robust and meets our<br />
statutory and ethical requirements.<br />
What is your role as part of<br />
the <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> team<br />
As part of the executive team, a key<br />
element of my role is to shape the<br />
strategic direction of the company<br />
and to ensure that we position well for<br />
the future. <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> has numerous<br />
avenues for growth. Planning and<br />
prioritising our options and ensuring that<br />
we deliver on our promises, is essential<br />
to maintaining shareholder confidence<br />
and ensuring that all staff in <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong><br />
remains focussed on the right things.<br />
At an operational level, my role includes<br />
ensuring the company’s finances are<br />
properly managed.<br />
This has many components and ranges<br />
from high level activities such as the<br />
business planning process; commercial<br />
issues such as ensuring that contracts<br />
provide cost effective outcomes; to the<br />
more operational such as ensuring that<br />
our suppliers and employees get paid<br />
on time.<br />
Running a first class finance function is<br />
a team effort requiring high calibre staff,<br />
robust processes and procedures and<br />
excellent working relationships with our<br />
key stakeholders. I’ll be working hard to<br />
ensure that we deliver on that promise.<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> has been successful<br />
in attracting highly experienced<br />
personnel into its management<br />
team. Along with your appointment,<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> has made significant<br />
management appointments over<br />
the past couple of months including<br />
Stephen Dumble as Chief Operating<br />
Officer, Don Schofield as General<br />
Manager of Underground Coal<br />
Gasification and Tim Jones as<br />
Exploration Manager. How significant<br />
is the new talent for <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong><br />
The company’s ability to attract<br />
management talent is testimony to<br />
its potential and the charisma of its<br />
Managing Director!<br />
The addition of these resources<br />
comes at the right time and will be a<br />
key element of the company’s “growth<br />
engine” as it moves from development<br />
into production. I’m really looking<br />
forward to being part of this<br />
executive team.<br />
The Australian stockmarket<br />
benchmark S&P/ASX200 index<br />
suffered its biggest one day drop<br />
in January for the past ten years.<br />
How do you think this has affected<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong><br />
The <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> story remains<br />
unchanged, as does the future value<br />
proposition for our investors.<br />
Whilst short term market fluctuations<br />
can be disappointing, it is important to<br />
remain focussed on the big picture.<br />
For <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>, that is about converting<br />
substantial coal reserves into clean<br />
liquid fuels, and in doing so, providing<br />
a future for global coal resources and<br />
a real solution to rapidly depleting<br />
global oil reserves.<br />
What are the key financial objectives<br />
of the company for the next two years<br />
and the next five years<br />
The priority for the next two years is to<br />
achieve successful funding for the first<br />
commercial plant. Beyond that, it is to<br />
build on the success of the first plant to<br />
drive investment in future developments<br />
and to provide excellent returns to<br />
our shareholders.<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> has to date successfully<br />
attracted good support from<br />
institutional investors. How significant<br />
is this when it comes to capital<br />
raising for the commercial plant<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> has been successful<br />
in raising capital from a number of<br />
sources. This includes two general<br />
capital raisings, private placements<br />
and an equity line of credit.<br />
Despite its relatively small market<br />
capital, <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> boasts a large<br />
and diverse share register of which<br />
it is rightly proud. Investors range<br />
from private individuals, through to<br />
institutional and corporate investors.<br />
It’s my expectation that existing<br />
shareholders and potential investors<br />
will continue to show strong support<br />
for the company when the time comes<br />
to raise further funds to complete<br />
development plans.<br />
Where do you see <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong><br />
in ten years time<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> will be the global leader<br />
in coal to liquids.<br />
IMAGES TAKEN AT <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>’s CHINCHILLA SITE<br />
Boiler commissioning<br />
First steam from boiler The GTL plant The GTL plant from FT reactor end<br />
02
SHAREHOLDER NEWSLETTER<br />
Issue 6 <strong>Autumn</strong> <strong>2008</strong><br />
U.S. MARKET WELCOMES<br />
LINC ENERGY<br />
TRADING COMMENCES<br />
ON OTCQX<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> is making its mark in the<br />
United States and is now listed on<br />
the American securities market, the<br />
International OTCQX.<br />
DEBUT ON<br />
WALLST.NET<br />
Reinforcing the United States appetite<br />
for <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>, Chief Executive,<br />
Peter Bond was invited to share the<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> story with United States<br />
based financial media group, WallSt.net.<br />
With increased international interest for<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> following its listing on the<br />
American securities market, OTCQX,<br />
Peter Bond’s interview covered an overview<br />
of the business, recent press, the market<br />
opportunity and upcoming milestones<br />
investors should note.<br />
To hear the interview, go to<br />
www.lincenergy.com.au/mediacoverage.php<br />
and click on<br />
“WallSt.net updates investment community<br />
with all-new interview with <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>”.<br />
This is another feather in <strong>Linc</strong><br />
<strong>Energy</strong>’s cap providing the company<br />
greater access to the United States<br />
capital markets as it continues to grow<br />
its Underground Coal Gasification<br />
(UCG) clean coal technology and Gas<br />
to Liquids (GTL) business.<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>’s American Depository<br />
Receipts (ADRs) commenced trading<br />
in the second half of December 2007<br />
on International PrimeQX, under the<br />
ticker LNCGY.<br />
Ten of <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>’s ASX shares<br />
represent one ADR on the OTCQX.<br />
United States investment bank,<br />
Merriman Curhan Ford & Co<br />
(AMEX:MEM), is serving as <strong>Linc</strong><br />
<strong>Energy</strong>’s Investment Bank Principal<br />
American Liaison (PAL).<br />
As part of its PAL sponsorship, MCF<br />
provides a comprehensive suite of<br />
United States capital markets services<br />
and is responsible for providing<br />
guidance on the company’s international<br />
OTCQX listing requirements.<br />
Investors can find real-time quotes,<br />
disclosure and financial information<br />
about <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> on the OTCQX<br />
website at www.otcqx.com<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>’s United States market makers,<br />
following its OTCQX listing, include:<br />
1. Natixis Bleichroeder Inc, New York<br />
2. Automated Trading Desk Financial Services<br />
3. Domestic Securities Inc, New Jersey<br />
4. Hudson Securities Inc, Jersey City<br />
5. Hill Thompson Magid & Co, Jersey City<br />
6. International Trading Inc, Florida<br />
7. Jane Street Markets LLC, New York<br />
8. Merriman Curhan Ford & Co, San Francisco<br />
9. Knight Equity Markets, LP, Jersey City<br />
10. Collins Stewart Inc, New York<br />
11. UBS Securities LLC, Connecticut<br />
NOW EVEN GREENER<br />
Everyone is talking about climate change and reducing greenhouse<br />
gas emissions, but <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> is not just talking, it is acting.<br />
In yet another sign <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> is<br />
serious about mixing business with<br />
clean ‘green’ solutions, it has signed a<br />
joint venture to develop a bioreactor,<br />
which will allow greenhouse gas<br />
emitters to safely convert their CO ²<br />
into oxygen and biomass.<br />
The proposal is not only exciting news<br />
for <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>, but presents huge<br />
commercial opportunities particularly<br />
with existing power stations and<br />
industrial facilities.<br />
The joint venture with Queenslandbased<br />
BioCleanCoal will see it develop<br />
a bioreactor, which will convert CO ²<br />
through a photosynthesis process<br />
into oxygen and solid biomass,<br />
permanently and safely removing<br />
CO ² from the atmosphere.<br />
The joint venture will be owned on a<br />
60/40 basis with <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> owning<br />
60% and having the day to day<br />
management and BioCleanCoal<br />
owning the remaining 40%.<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> will spend $1million<br />
over a twelve month period to develop<br />
a prototype unit, which it aims to<br />
have operating at the company’s<br />
Chinchilla site.<br />
Peter Bond CEO of <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> Ltd said<br />
the joint venture with BioCleanCoal and<br />
the bioreactor technology they are jointly<br />
developing are important parts of <strong>Linc</strong><br />
<strong>Energy</strong>’s business plan.<br />
“With this joint venture, <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> has<br />
fulfilled one of its final aims of ensuring<br />
that whatever <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> does, it now<br />
does so with as small a greenhouse gas<br />
footprint as possible, effectively putting<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> at the forefront of clean coal<br />
and in particular coal to liquids,”<br />
Mr Bond said.<br />
“By utilising UCG for power and<br />
diesel production, <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> already<br />
has significant environmental and<br />
commercial advantages over<br />
other technologies.<br />
“The development of this new bioreactor<br />
that converts CO ² into oxygen and<br />
biomass provides <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> with a<br />
solution to the CO ² and climate change<br />
problem that affects not only every<br />
energy company around the globe but<br />
indeed, everybody.<br />
“In addition to being extremely excited<br />
about the environmental benefits of<br />
this technology, the commercial<br />
outlook for this joint venture should<br />
not be underestimated.<br />
“Not only do we believe it will allow <strong>Linc</strong><br />
<strong>Energy</strong> to produce clean ‘green’ power<br />
and oil (diesel) from coal, but we are<br />
also confident that this technology can<br />
be retrofitted to existing power stations<br />
and industrial facilities. The commercial<br />
opportunities of doing this are obvious.”<br />
Not only do we believe it will allow <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> to produce clean<br />
‘green’ power and oil (diesel) from coal, but we are also confident that<br />
this technology can be retrofitted to existing power stations and industrial<br />
facilities. The commercial opportunities of doing this are obvious.<br />
BioCleanCoal is a Queensland<br />
based Biotechnology company that<br />
is specialising in the breeding and<br />
propagation of useful algae and plant<br />
species for the conversion of CO ² to<br />
oxygen and biomass.<br />
Its sister companies have already<br />
established a track record in this field<br />
(www. bioadaptint.com and<br />
www.bfgen.com/).<br />
Professor Andrew Lowe, Professor<br />
of Plant Conservation Biology, and<br />
Biodiversity Research Director at the<br />
Research Institute for Climate Change<br />
and Sustainability at the University of<br />
Adelaide, supports the technology.<br />
“Fossil fuelled power stations are the<br />
predominant generators of greenhouse<br />
gases that are causing climate change.<br />
The primary gas produced is CO ² .<br />
“BiocleanCoal reactors are safe, purely<br />
organic, and an environmentally sound<br />
solution to the CO ² problem.”<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>’s Mariano Minotti has been<br />
appointed Project Manager, <strong>Linc</strong> Carbon<br />
Solutions to manage this joint venture<br />
with BioCleanCoal and the development<br />
of the prototype unit.<br />
“The bioreactor technology makes<br />
smart scientific sense, and has the<br />
support of independent scientific<br />
experts,” Mr Minotti said.<br />
“With my engineering background, I can<br />
see and understand the potential.<br />
“I am thrilled to be part of something,<br />
which presents so much opportunity<br />
both from a business and environmental<br />
perspective.”<br />
www.lincenergy.com.au 03
SHAREHOLDER NEWSLETTER<br />
Issue 6 <strong>Autumn</strong> <strong>2008</strong><br />
OIL GIANT WARNS OF LOOMING OIL SHORTAGE<br />
HON FERGUSON PROMPTS NEED FOR NEW FUEL PRODUCER<br />
Oil giant, Shell, has been quoted in the Australian press recently saying exactly what most experts are saying around the<br />
world... that the world may face an energy crisis in the not too distant future due to rapidly depleting global reserves of oil.<br />
Shell Chief Executive, Jeroen van der<br />
Veer, was quoted in the Australian<br />
newspaper on 25-26 January <strong>2008</strong><br />
predicting world demand for oil and<br />
gas will outstrip supply within just seven<br />
years.<br />
“Shell estimates that after 2015, supplies<br />
of easy-to-access oil and gas will no<br />
longer keep up with demand.”<br />
And Shell is not the only one alluding to<br />
an energy crisis.<br />
The Hon Martin Ferguson, Australian<br />
Minister for Resources and <strong>Energy</strong>,<br />
indicated on an ABC 7:30 Report on<br />
Thursday, 21 February that Australia is<br />
running out of fuel and needs a new fuel<br />
producer.<br />
“We’ve got to find another Bass Strait,<br />
because if we don’t by 2015 we will go<br />
from importing about 20 per cent of our<br />
needs in the 1990s to actually importing<br />
80 per cent of our oil related product<br />
needs, effectively contributing $27 billion<br />
per year trade deficit,”<br />
Hon Martin Ferguson said.<br />
We’ve got to find another Bass Strait, because if we don’t by 2015<br />
we will go from importing about 20 per cent of our needs in the 1990s to<br />
actually importing 80 per cent of our oil related product needs, effectively<br />
contributing $27 billion per year trade deficit.<br />
The widely predicted energy crisis<br />
reinforces the need for the world to<br />
develop alternative energy sources.<br />
As seen on the 7:30 Report on<br />
21 February, <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> has a<br />
new fuel solution.<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> has a unique leading<br />
edge capacity to provide a viable,<br />
more sustainable and smart<br />
alternative source of liquid fuels<br />
and power generation by using<br />
two proven production processes<br />
of Underground Coal Gasification<br />
(UCG) and Gas to Liquids (GTL).<br />
Interview with<br />
Amanda Peters,<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong><br />
shareholder<br />
With her family experience in the managed funds industry and<br />
understanding of the Australian stockmarket, investing in<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> made good sense to Amanda Peters.<br />
Amanda (36) is now a proud holder of <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> shares<br />
and says she is in it for the long-term.<br />
Investor <strong>Linc</strong> spoke to Amanda to find out why <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong><br />
appealed to her, and her views on the company’s future.<br />
How did you hear about <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong><br />
and what attracted you to investing<br />
My husband is in the managed funds<br />
industry and knows his stocks. He<br />
alerted me to <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> months ago.<br />
A lot of fund managers know about <strong>Linc</strong><br />
<strong>Energy</strong>. Thankfully for small investors like<br />
me (about $20,000), the market cap and<br />
volumes traded has not been sufficient<br />
to enable them to buy positions…yet.<br />
This has meant smaller players like me<br />
have been able to get in before the large<br />
price moves happen.<br />
As well as that, I was happy to know<br />
that at the end of the day, the concept<br />
is based on coal and the company<br />
has plenty of resources of coal in the<br />
ground. I wasn’t just investing in a bluesky<br />
concept. Lets face it. With India and<br />
China growing as they are, the demand<br />
and supply of energy will define the early<br />
part of this century. By investing in<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>, I can participate in<br />
this growth, while satisfying my<br />
environmental concerns.<br />
Since listing in May 2006 at an<br />
issue price of 25cents, <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>’s<br />
share price climbed to over $1.<br />
On January 22 this year, the Australian<br />
stockmarket’s benchmark<br />
S&P/ASX200 index suffered its biggest<br />
one day drop for the past<br />
ten years, and <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>’s share<br />
price retreated to 50cents. <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong><br />
made an impressive recovery and on<br />
29 January, its share price closed at<br />
70cents (a 40% increase in just a week).<br />
Does <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>’s ability to bounce<br />
back so quickly give you confidence<br />
Absolutely. <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>’s quick recovery<br />
confirmed my belief that even with the<br />
massive volatility we had in January,<br />
traders had a floor beyond which they<br />
wouldn’t sell their shares, and that sell<br />
offs will likely be short term and<br />
quickly recovered.<br />
Having said this, I’m not so much<br />
interested in short term share price<br />
movements. There’s so much volatility<br />
generated by the day traders happy to<br />
make 5cents that I see price retractions<br />
such as this as a great buying<br />
opportunity.<br />
I’m in <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> for the long haul, as<br />
are most of the people I have alerted to<br />
the stock.<br />
What do you believe is <strong>Linc</strong><br />
<strong>Energy</strong>’s potential for even higher<br />
return, given <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>’s position<br />
now as the world’s largest UCG<br />
company, following its acquisition of<br />
Yerostigaz<br />
I see Yerostigaz as another link in<br />
the chain, along with the likes of its<br />
partnerships with Marubeni, Sapex,<br />
VINACOMIN, the algae company and<br />
capital investors.<br />
I can join the dots and see good things<br />
ahead. The next few months will see the<br />
first strong tangible signs of <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>’s<br />
technology at work at its Chinchilla<br />
facility in south-east Queensland.<br />
How important is this milestone<br />
for you and do you expect this to<br />
further boost investor interest<br />
in <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong><br />
I’m comfortable that <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> has<br />
met its milestones, so I’m not really<br />
looking for them any more. At the end<br />
of the day, I’m watching for the barrel<br />
of diesel. I assume others are also<br />
watching developments closely.<br />
This is why I was extremely pleased<br />
with the ASX announcement (22/2)<br />
indicating the GTL plant is on track<br />
for early commissioning.<br />
Did you see the ABC’s 7:30 Report<br />
(21/2) where <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> was<br />
prominently mentioned (can be<br />
viewed on <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>’s website<br />
under ‘Media Coverage’)<br />
Yes! I almost fell out of my chair when I<br />
heard the Minister for Resources Martin<br />
Ferguson on the 7:30 Report discussing<br />
the importance of creating synthetic<br />
alternative fuels by encouraging<br />
investment in downstream processing in<br />
Australia on gas liquids and coal liquids.<br />
Since <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> first listed,<br />
Australia and the rest of the<br />
world have been overtaken by the<br />
imperative for clean coal technology,<br />
which of course is a cornerstone of<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>’s UCG process.<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> Ltd<br />
Level 7, 10 Eagle St<br />
GPO Box 1315<br />
Brisbane QLD 4001<br />
P 07 3229 0800<br />
F 07 3229 6800<br />
E jcv@lincenergy.com.au<br />
www.lincenergy.com.au<br />
Do you think the market will continue<br />
to embrace this sort of innovation<br />
As a concerned environmentalist I’d<br />
like to think yes. As an investor in <strong>Linc</strong><br />
<strong>Energy</strong> I’d hope so too.<br />
As a realist, I don’t believe the market<br />
is as concerned with “the triple bottom<br />
line” and it invests where it can make<br />
best returns quickest. For this reason<br />
I am encouraged that in regards to<br />
developing both cleaner and sustainable<br />
energy sources, the actions appear<br />
to match the words from the new<br />
(Australian) government.<br />
What interests me is <strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>’s<br />
ability to utilise coals that are otherwise<br />
deemed unviable to mine. I’m very alert<br />
to the arguments for Peak Oil. At the<br />
very least it is clear that energy demand<br />
exceeds energy supply.<br />
<strong>Linc</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> and its technologies can<br />
play a significant part in satisfying<br />
global energy, without the detrimental<br />
environmental impact that other<br />
extraction methods will have.<br />
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