RE: US Gas Prices On A Positive Upside6 Oct 2023 11:07
Thank you for the "polite" reply Singhie.
Though you note Domestic & geopolitical as really being the main factors that affected your projections, when in reality the real reason behind the fall off in the SP is down to VERY poor decisions that have been extremely costly, and has resulted in them having to roll with Payday debt to cover lied too missed hedge costs, and the blatantly poor drilling decisions that cost a huge amount of rig time and drilling solution issues that should not really have happened, IF they had stuck to Plan A and not tried some not so smart corner cutting at the time.
Even Mercuria managed to get a shaftingly blinding deal over the table, the loan with interest etc is one thing, but them squeezing it with an 8% gross production revenue royalty on the field for life is something insane. Really insane.
OK, the 8% isn't the end of the world, but gezzzz, what a potential return for Mercuria. the rest of the payday debt and Forrest-gate IOU is still holding this back badly.
Yes, Global finance of £20m will consolidate all the past stuff, and leave them with a large chunk for other things, but minus the 8% royalty and the new £20m debt servicing will still weigh heavy on revenue regardless, it is simply a solution to ease the pain, not remove it.
Also Angus need to offer some projection on when they expect such High velocity production string workover/s, and when they expect they will be needed, as this will also impact as partial production loss for some time, and a notable cost to perform that on one or all wells.
I am NOT anti Saltsfleetby, its a good producing asset at this time, but I am very disappointed in Angus.