The other Industry Major??31 Oct 2018 14:18
There's been a lot of talk about who the other Industry [Super] Major might be. I know a lot of folk, me included, believe it's got to be Exxon. Seen suggest that it could be Schlumberger. If it was, it would be an interesting thing, There would be clear overlap with BH, so their respective JV/farm-in agreements and work programmes would need to be delineated. Could it be that one could be focused towards the gas and the other the oil? This knowing that Oct 29th RNS stated that working with BH would help monetise gas - so that leaving the Oil?
This way, without an actual Super Major announced at this stage, and if one did not come on immediately, it would be one way neat-ish of dividing up the work effort and drawing on the resources of two respective interested parties/soon to be partners?? Block 12 being so large.
However, cannot see a Super Major not being involved at some stage and soon, as the BH MOU will have already drawn attention to Supa Majors that there is something significant down there. In my opinion, though, this is already sewn up. There is a planned timetable for that announcement (at least, as of recent.)...
All in my view, DYOSR ;-))