RE: Echo Energy13 Aug 2022 09:44
gregp, you are half right, we deliberatly have not done CL but not for the reason you suggest.
It has not been completed as there was a clause in the sale of Santa Cruz that Phoenix woud pay the costs of drilling CL but we had to repay back to them once completed 60% of the costs upto a maximum of 1.1 million, quite simply CL has not been completed as we do not have that 1.1 million.
See 02 Dec 2019 RNS link below which explains.
https://www.lse.co.uk/rns/ECHO/santa-cruz-sur-operational-update-qgogdcq6ronz69a.html
I think most investors realise we could never pay back the huge debts we had by 2025, this restructure reduces debt dramatically to a manageable figure and extends the payback time to 2032, its a win win situation debt wise, agreed it means huge dilution, but as the RNS says the balance sheet will look a whole lot better every year and that will be reflected in the sp.
Add to this the fact we are increasing production by some 40% at a time when we are selling our oil and gas at high prices all bodes well.
Add to that the fact we have god knows how many wells that would produces vastly more oil and gas if worked over its all good news, maybe not so good for investors that bought more shares than they can afford and had hoped for a quick profit but thats the throw of the dice and a risk gamblers take, one thing MH is not is a gambler, slow and steady.