The BOR Story..15 Sep 2017 16:19
Whilst we await the reason for the sudden drop here thought it may be useful for newbies to understand the BOR story.
BOR were once along with RKH and Desire Oil one of the darlings of the AIM.
RKH with its Sealion discovery was a success but the size of the sandstone in the SFB was always known to be superior to the NFB.
BOR, amazingly, hit on their first drill, word got out and the price spiked to around £1.40 on rumour of a huge oil discovery. When the RNS came out it revealed that it was a massive gas/condensate discovery and the price retraced to ‘only’ 80p or so. The second well, Stebbing had huge hydrocarbon shows, but they could not control it so they had to P&A.
Moving on to the last FOGL/RKH drill the plan was to farm in and do an appraisal drill, but they could not agree fair terms. here is what they had to say:-
'It is worth noting that companies that have entered our data room have found the technical merits of the project very attractive. Darwin is a gas condensate discovery with a high liquids component (46 to 49 degrees API). This means that it has the condensate gravity typical of an ultra light crude oil. Our current estimate of the most likely recoverable volume of condensate is 263 million barrels but, as previously stated, this could increase significantly following further successful drilling. Those potential partner companies that undertook detailed technical analysis confirmed that, following a successful appraisal programme, an FPSO development would be commercially viable. In some cases, farm-out talks advanced from technical to commercial discussions. Unfortunately, these negotiations ended before a deal could be secured, either due to a change in the potential partner's strategic focus or because terms fair for both parties could not be agreed.'