Petroamerica Oil Corp. (PTA) was ranked number one in a list of Canadian energy stocks with rising cash flows. Read: Canadian energy stocks: Top 20 cash-flow gushers.  Also: PTA Announces Successful Las Maracas-7 Production Test Results. Read our past coverage of PTA here.

Our readers have been hearing about Petroamerica Oil Corp. ($PTA) since August, 2012. Since then, we’ve been covering the Colombian-focused oil and gas junior closely — and we’ve done well owning the shares. Sunday evening, PTA management convened in Vancouver for a round of investor meetings today. We were able to join PTA’s Executive Chairman… Continue Reading

Shares in Petroamerica Oil Corp symbol $PTA dropped 8.9% to .36 cents Friday on 6.23 million shares after the company reported a dry hole at their CPO-1 prospect in Colombia, but the real story of the day was the flash crash at the open to 27.5 cents. This looks like a stop loss induced flash crash, and an investor with… Continue Reading

By Eoin O’Cinneidem, Upstream Canada’s Petroamerica Oil Corp has hailed its latest discovery in Colombia as “the best well yet to be drilled” on a field in the Llanos basin. The Toronto-listed player has struck around 100 feet of net oil pay at the Las Maracas-6 well on the Los Ocarros Block. Colombia-focused Petroamerica tested… Continue Reading

Last Monday, Haywood Securities energy analyst Al Knowles gave Petroamerica Oil Corp. his highest rating, Sector Outperform, and a C$.55 price target. At press time, shares in PTA had reached C$.34, an 18 month high. Haywood’s Mr. Knowles is optimistic about PTA’s Las Maracas oil field in Colombia, as we have been since August, when… Continue Reading

This afternoon Petroamerica Oil Corp. ($PTA) announced flow results of 3762 bopd (50% of which are net to PTA) from Las Maracas 5, a development well at their core oil field. This is a big number and these results do not include the lower zone of the well which could also yield pay. See: Petroamerica Provides a Testing Update… Continue Reading

Petroamerica Oil Corp. ($PTA), a Calgary-Bogota based oil and gas company we wrote about on August 20th and October 9th (and hold a long position in), announced success at the La Casona 1 and Las Maracas 5 wells today – and it’s great news. Success at the La Casona well proves that PTA is not… Continue Reading

Since we first wrote about Petroamerica Oil Corp. ($PTA.v) on August 16, shares of the Calgary/Bogata-based oil and gas junior have risen over 50% to 52-week highs (chart). Obviously something is up so we decided to take a closer look to see why shares in PTA have more buyers than sellers. What first attracted us… Continue Reading

Reformed Calgary/Bogotá-Based Oil & Gas Junior Hits 65 Feet of Colombian Pay And The Market Responds Featuring commentary from Frank Giustra, Jeff Boyce and Ralph Gillcrist, three key stakeholders in the company, Petroamerica Oil Corp. Caution: See PTA’s Foward Looking Statements. Jump to audio. It’s been a tough ride for Petroamerica Oil Corp. (PTA) shareholders,… Continue Reading