Here’s our pick of the month – March 2010

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TETHYS PETROLEUM $1.79 (Toronto symbol TPL; SI Rating: Speculative) (416-572-2065; www.tethyspetroleum.com; Shares outstanding: 157.2 million; Market cap: $281.3 million; No dividends paid) is producing and exploring for oil and natural gas in the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Tethys’ properties in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan produce about 17 million cubic feet of gas and 960 barrels of oil per day. In the three months ended September 30, 2009, Tethys’ revenue rose 63.5%, to $2.4 million from $1.5 million. (All figures except share price and market cap in U.S. dollars.) Cash flow per share was negative $0.01, an improvement over negative $0.05 a year earlier. In February, Tethys announced that tests at its AKD-01 well in Kazakhstan were producing 6,800 barrels of oil per day. The news pushed up the shares from $1 to as high as $2.04. The company took advantage of the price rise by issuing new shares at $1.55 each. That generated $46.5 million for Tethys. Tethys is drilling…