RE: Hope14 May 2021 07:40
Morning Nobby.I totally agree about the ML .The FID is expected in the second half of this year I believe.
Graham Lyon our previous chairman in my view was brought in by the group that intend to take majority control of the gas storage project.West Africa has huge gas resources and it makes sense for this area to supply the UK,s gas .Buhari recently in the UK maybe finalising a plan discussed and blueprinted before the old board were ousted.After Brexit we would need a safe ,secure and plentiful supply of gas which can transition to Hydrogen.
I speculate that Mr lyon oversaw the plan at infa on behalf of the African concern that were putting together a Pan african project to secure gas centric assets with the aim of supplying not only the UK but also Europe.Infa may retain and interest in the gas cavern project but as per the recent presentation the focus for the company is shipbuilding /renewables.Nothing in the presentation highlighted the island magee project and yet we have a top notch employee working on the gas caverns.The Marine licence according to JW in the presentation normally takes 3-6 months and it's my belief that the Marine licence not being granted yet ensures that no other entity could step in and make a bid for infa and disrupting the plan.The gas storage project is of huge importance.It's to the UK energy needs going forward and everything has had to be watertight and kept under the radar.Once the ML is granted it suggests everything is signed up and in place in Africa .The complexity of this project is likely the reason for the delay in my view.Opinion only.