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Hi Pat: What is your opinion on Corridor Resources?

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Corridor Resources Inc., $2.18, symbol CDH on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 88.5 million; Market cap: $192.9 million; www.corridor.ca), produces natural gas from its wells at the McCully field in New Brunswick. The company has also discovered oil in the Caledonia Field near Sussex, New Brunswick, and has also found what it believes is a sizable reserve of shale gas at its Frederick Brook property in Elgin, New Brunswick. In the three months ended September 30, 2011, Corridor’s revenue fell 6.3%, to $5.1 million from $5.4 million a year earlier. Cash flow fell 13.7%, to $1.7 million, or $0.013 a share, from $1.9 million, or $0.022 a share. Cash flow from the company’s McCully wells gives it funds to explore its properties. But Corridor will need substantial financing to carry out a full well appraisal program. The company’s low share price will make it difficult to raise funds by issuing new stock: the shares are down from a high of $7.78 at the start…