investor presentation30 Nov 2022 09:24
Having gone to the investor presentation I found it to be useful. It was recorded and used a new slide pack, so I would expect this to be available online at some near point in the future. For the me the main points were:
*2 wells in 3B / 4B, will have to wait until the official announcement for who it is with and the detail. Drilling at end of 2023 & start of 2024.
*Updated CPR will be tied into the 3B / 4B target review. The potential is that block 3B/ 4B could be as big as Exxon’s Stabroek block.
*Guyana – For me it is still not really clear as to what will happen until there is an official announcement. They are now saying end of Q4 22 for drilling target decision. Gil talked on a slide about how in the new biding round for licenses that the terms were far less favourable (signature payments & royalties), which in turn increases the value of our block which is on better terms. He noted that many bidders would not be able to get in Guyana for blocks and that no operator could have more than three blocks. For me, who knows what TLW really thinks, we know they are prepared to sell their stake, but we don’t know at what price.
*Namibia – increased interest, not allowed to say anymore according to NOMAD (this bit is recorded on video).
*Keith Hill buy / sell ECO comments – AO cannot own more than 20%, unless they intend to buy the company. Gil didn’t say that ECO wouldn’t be sold, just comments that the offer would have to make people happy (see video when uploaded). If we have 2 drills with a super major on a block that could be as big as Stabroek, would you sell and at what price? If people were offered 60p they might sell, bird in the hand and all that, as we do not know what is in the minds of the major holders of ECO. Gil showed and talked about who owns the company on the day.
*Eco continues to look out for other ‘corporate opportunities’, e.g. deals like Azinam.
My overall take away is that if you want immediate drilling it's not going to happened, and the odds on individual drills are stacked against us, however, we have several more throws of the dice, and if one comes in that is fantastic. If one of those is in 3B / 4B it will be potentially life changing.