What right /what's wrong27 Jun 2018 10:29
What's wrong with Zen- need to raise more money which will continue to bash the share price. A whole list of workovers abandoned over the last 12 months due to:- wells collapsing, insufficient and incorrect historical knowledge of the field, decision to use smaller rigs that cannot do the job wasting time and money, Waiting for larger rigs that have not yet arrived. Timescales continually missed by a long way. Well Maintenance and fitting new pumps etc hasn't achieved an increase in the existing production of 300bopd. Labour, equipment and materials bill going through the roof as they grapple to get a foot hold in this difficult oil field.
What's right- it's going to take time, a lot more money and seems to be chaotic because of all their failings to date but- they have existing production on a buoyant oil price. The knowledge gained from the failed workovers is invaluable if they intend to move forward and develop these oil fields. The board of directors are making sure they have the money in place as and when required, experienced teams in place to capitalise on the knowledge gained and are supplying the best equipment the teams are asking for. The new rigs should do the job. It would only take one successful workover for all the failures to be forgotten and ZEN to be the toast of the town.
I'd looking to invest here in 6 months. After all the equity raises and before the results of the first main workover with the new rig.