Topic: How To Invest

Hi Pat: What is your take on Aroway Minerals, which I believe has now changed its name to Aroway Energy. Thanks.

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Aroway Energy, $0.33, symbol ARW on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 17.9 million; Market cap: $5.9 million; www.arowayenergy.com), is the new name of Aroway Minerals. Aroway currently has a share of production from two wells in northern Alberta’s Peace River Arch area. Under an agreement, the company gets about 225 barrels of oil equivalent per day. Aroway has entered into a joint-venture partnership with a privately held, Calgary-based oil and gas company that operates a drilling program in the Peace Arch area. Aroway will pay 75% of all costs to earn 50% of all revenue if the exploration program is successful. The company raised $5 million in a share issue in January, so it has the funds to pay its share of exploration costs with its joint-venture partners. However, at this very early stage, we think the stock offers only limited investment appeal. We don’t recommend Aroway Energy. Energy. …