RE: NEW to oil investing19 Feb 2020 12:15
TSAE
Its a wildcat drill which means very little change of success-other will disagree but that is a fact-has a COS been published?
There is no local infrastructure which means a large oil company will be required to build all the required infrastructure, that if oil is discovered, more exploration drills, appraisal drills and flow testing. That will take a good 4-5 years.
You need a large oil company that doesn't mind opening up a new oil frontier in the Bahamas regardless of opposition.
If you hit oil that's a good 5+ years down the line - further exploration, appraisal drilling, local politics, protests etc.
Best case scenario you hit oil and sell up, I'd say could make around £500m which is 20pps? Much more likely that no oil is found and the company goes bust, took about 10 years to get to first drill. Having said all that if you are going to take a high risk punt on a wildcat drill this is the one to go for but go in with eyes wide open.. GLA