RE: Hype cycle22 Mar 2018 11:14
Rainbow, as you know I try to be arguably the most balanced view on here, having shot down people on both sides of the fence. As per my posts yesterday, I am hopeful that these recent announcements are the signs of things to come.
The PR on Range has been nothing short of diabolical over the past few years, I am not wanting to go back to Ipad RNS�s being leaked but there was something to be said about the Landau method of communication (not what was actually said � ie the lies) that got a lot of engagement from the AIM audience. TO REITERATE I DO NOT WANT US TO GO BACK TO THE BAD OLD DAYS. But there is a lot that can be said about Landau�s understanding of an AIM audience and how to trumpet the good things going on. I would like to see the board be a lot more PR savvy and as I stated yesterday, the Shell contract in isolation is �ok� but as an indicator of where we are heading it is certainly a good flagship piece of PR and I am glad that they released it as they did to try and spark some interest back into the company. Over the last few years there has been little good news and I think we need to really hammer home the good stuff.
I suggested yesterday that I hoped this would be the start of a PR push and again, whilst the Indonesia RNS is not a game changer it has many positives. The level of BOPD is not huge and I don�t think that is the important take away, however, we are going above and beyond the minimum requirements which will hopefully get us to our 42% stake sooner than initially expected. The simple work that is being undertaken is going to allow for strong foundations over there moving forwards. A point to note is that we are heading towards meeting the minimum work requirements over there but have not done anything of note on St Mary�s or Guayaguayare. Perhaps the board see more upside in the short term over there and a better use of funds to spend over there.
I hope that we get an RNS in the next week or so with an ops update from T&T or perhaps one of the 2 drills planned for the year. It would be good timing to continue the positive PR moving forwards.
As for my sell out point, it is multiples of where we are now, let�s be honest if I have stuck through the tough times, I want to reap the rewards. I am fully aware that we could go belly up with the debt BUT I am comfortable with the risks associated am looking forwards to the positive times ahead.
KRO.