RE: Impact of UKCS fiscal policy on growth5 Sep 2024 19:02
Opomega
I understand your comments and I agree, the company have had ample opportunities to explore the overseas M&A in the last two years, but they were making such good profits sticking to the home ground where they know the working conditions, and cause of that they went ahead and well over paid for TW takeover
However despite that the production was increased to almost 48000boed and the FCF was increasing year after year until that stupid EPL was introduced
The company must have then seen the writing on the wall and proactively explore certain targets for M&A , but they failed to do so and now all overseas players with good assets know that with the latest stupid idiots like EM in charge of the nation’s energy all NS operators are looking for a viable overseas take over and thus the valuation have massively increased needing serious capital to make such acquisitions
As I said SQZ must be very careful and carry out a thorough DD if and when an overseas investment is going to be made, as they can’t get it wrong any acquisition must be 150% waterproof and be capital and profit enhancing
We shall wait and see, I am sure the new BOD know when and where to hit the button