RE: Deadline31 Oct 2019 12:50
Joel that not what they said, they said they don't believe the new date is required. I ma pretty sure that the Zubairs did not hand over $3 million to Aminex as stated in the same RNS if they thought they would be waiting long for the licence, nor do I expect that they would be talking about ordering long lead time items for the drill in the same RNS.
Still like you say, nothing that can be done but wait for the Tanzanian Gov to put pen to paper as per usual.
"The Long Stop Date for Completion of the Farm-Out has been extended to 30 June 2020. While the Company and ARA do not expect to require this extended period to satisfy the remaining conditions of the Farm-Out, this demonstrates both parties' commitment to the transaction"
ARA Petroleum LLC CEO Sultan Al-Ghaithi commented:
"We are encouraged by the ongoing discussions with the Tanzanian authorities to be able to accelerate the planning for the early spud of the Chikumbi-1 well, through the tendering of services, ordering of long lead items and securing a contract for a drilling rig. We are also happy to further demonstrate our commitment to the Ruvuma Farm-Out by bringing forward certain payments due to Aminex under the terms of the Farm-Out."