DQE20 Jun 2023 09:00
These “negotiations” with DQE could be the next stumbling block. Reading the old RNS’s from MATD (always quite an hypnotic experience given that they usually say the same thing!), progress with DQE appears to be equally glacial. I can see us getting the LP and then DQE holding us to ransom.
05/05/22: “Petro Matad continues to work with DQE Drilling (DQE) on its proposal to enter into a cooperation agreement that could accelerate Heron Field development activities. Petro Matad has supplied a multi-year target work programme and this is under review in DQE's headquarters.”
05/12/22: “Negotiations with DQE Drilling ("DQE"), the main provider of drilling services in Mongolia, have continued and a contract for a multi-well development drilling programme is in the final stages of discussion. The contract envisages a reduction in drilling costs and deferral of some costs to allow a portion of the drilling expenditure to be settled from future production revenue. The contract still needs to be finalised and agreed with DQE and then with MRPAM, but the cost reductions and payment phasing could significantly improve project cash flows and overall asset value since the largest portion of the Heron development costs are drilling related.”
14/02/23: “Negotiations with DQE Drilling ("DQE"), the main provider of drilling services in Mongolia, have been completed and the contract for a multi-well development drilling programme is with DQE's head office for review and approval after which we plan to seek the approval of MRPAM. We have also been approached by other service providers looking to enter the oil sector in Mongolia and we are reviewing their credentials and equipment to see if they may offer a competitive solution for our needs now or in the future.”
20/06/23: “Negotiations with DQE Drilling (DQE), the main provider of drilling services in Mongolia, have continued and a contract for a multi-well development drilling and completion programme is in the final stages of discussion. The contract envisages a reduction in drilling, testing, fracking and completion costs compared to the previous drilling campaign and includes some deferral of costs to allow a portion of the drilling expenditure to be settled from future production revenue. The contract once finalised will require MRPAM approval and discussions have now begun. The cost reductions and payment phasing could significantly improve project cash flows and overall asset value since the largest portion of the Heron development costs are drilling related.”