Does InterOil's Deal With Total SA Really Change Anything for This Stock?

Even though InterOil closed the deal with Total, it will still take years before any of this natural gas will hit the market.

By Tyler Crowe – Apr 3, 2014 at 2:00PM EST

InterOil (NYSE: IOC) just filled its cash coffers with one of those big golf tournament-type checks from Total (TOT +0.00%). With $400 million now on the books, the company will be able to accelerate its plans to explore and develop its massive acreage licenses on the island nation of Papua New Guinea. This is the first major step in the right direction for InterOil, and hopefully it will translate to success down the road toward building its own liquefied natural gas terminal to service the high-demand Asia-Pacific market.

There are some elements of the InterOil business model that might make an investment in the company rather compelling. Before jumping in and buying shares of this company, there is one thing you need to know. Find out what it is by tuning into the video below.

Tyler Crowe is a contributing Stock Market Analyst for The Motley Fool. He has worn several hats over the past 14 years with the Fool from analyzing stocks, writing about them, talking about them, coaching others about stock writing, and...you get the idea. Tyler's true passion is turing over stones to find the oddball investments with incredible wealth building potential. If he isn't nose-deep in a proxy statement, Tyler is probably skiing somewhere. Tyler holds an M.B.A. from Collège des Ingénieurs (Paris), a, M.S. in Environmental Engineering, a B.S. in Civil Engineering, and a B.S. in Foreign Affairs from the University of New Hampshire.

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