RE: Top Of the Risers Board!!!15 Jul 2024 11:14
Due to the amount of info in the accounts update I expect they will want to make announcements on other news flow in separate RNS.
• increasing production from BNG, Block 8 & West Shalva;
• sale of the MJF and South Yelemes $83 million gross proceeds;
• the start of production revenues from Block 8 and West Shalva;
• continued oil trading profit; and
• receipt of income from the first commercial drilling charter for Caspian Explorer
Shallow drilling rig owned by Caspian replacement rig cost estimated at $300m.
CTS owns 4 rigs, being one G50, two G40s, and a G20 workover rig, with the number indicating the maximum drill string weight the rig can support. Negotiations to acquire a G70 rig, which will allow future faster drilling of deep wells, are at an advanced stage.
Caspian Explorer - we expect to receive at least a further $10 million in the next few months in addition to the upfront payments already received - how much annual revenue will this generate!?
Potential farm in on deeps indicated:"To date, in aggregate, approaching $200 million has been spent on the BNG Contract Area of which the Group has spent approximately $120 million, most of which was spent on the deep structures. Any corporate activity in respect of the deep structures at the BNG Contract Area would need to reflect both the gross investment made to date and the Contract Area’s future prospects as evidenced by expected future production levels and reserves."
The BNG deep wells have 80mbbls of oil to exploit/sell.
Block 8 "a second potentially transformative asset in that either or both could enjoy the same geological characteristics of the nearby world class Tengiz and Kashagan assets."
"Our investment in CTS with its ability to drill several deep wells at the same time has led to early stage discussions
for the Group to farm into an existing asset in return for CTS drilling wells to help that third party meet existing work
programme obligations that may otherwise be missed"
"The current BNG work programme commitments are now largely satisfied. Block 8 is expected to start contributing
in the near future and significant income is expected from the Caspian Explorer in the coming months. Accordingly,
we expect soon to enter a prolonged period where cash receipts far exceed mandated cash payments. In the event we
complete the proposed sale of the BNG shallow structures for the proposed $83 million we would have large cash
balances to invest or to return to shareholders via special dividends or share buy backs."
Very much a very exciting time for the company. When will the market start to see the true value here?