CLON's Year25 Jan 2020 10:11
Could be very exciting over the coming days and weeks. Ghana's Parliament opens on Tuesday 28th Jan. On Dec 23rd 2019 the motions were put forward regarding amendments to the TANO licences. The ones we are interested in are below. It is interesting that CLON directors chose CLON rather than PET to take options in - probably due to CLON's 60% ownership of the licences.
i) Report of the Amendments to the Petroleum Agreement as Amended among the Government of the Republic of Ghana, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), GNPC Exploration and Production Company Limited and AGM Petroleum Ghana Limited in respect of South Deepwater Tano Contract Area dated 10th September, 2013. on the Amendments to the Petroleum Agreement as Amended among the Government of the Republic of Ghana, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), and AKER Energy Ghana Limited (formerly Ameralda Hess Ghana Limited) in respect of Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points Contract Area Offshsore Republic of Ghana dated 8th February, 2006.
ii Amendments to the Petroleum Agreement as Amended among the Government of the Republic of Ghana, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), GNPC Exploration and Production Company Limited and AGM Petroleum Ghana Limited in respect of South Deepwater Tano Contract Area dated 10th September, 2013.
https://www.parliament.gh/epanel/docs/pb/ORD.%20PAPER-23%20December%2019%20(Mon).pdf#viewer.action=download
Just for clarification in terms of profit to Clon if we get our licence ratified - if we assume 1B Barrels
PMO recently farmed in to 88E Alaska field (where they assume at least if not more than 1BB) where they will fund the well drill to $25M and they have taken 70% of the well for that, leaving 88E with 30%. If we assume our licence will have 1BB and collectively (CLON, PET and the other partner totalling 100% currently) have to give away 80% of the licence to a farm out (as Clon says it could cost $30-40M to drill the well - so a bit more that 88e's well by PMO) then we will have collectively 20% remaining i.e. 200MB. If CLONs share of that is 60% then we would have 120MB. If we have a profit of $20 per barrel (with oil at current $55/b) then we would have a profit of c$2,400M. Cl says that the field could be multi Billion Barrel - so even better.
As we have the PET billionaires owning 30% (if they sort out the court issues in PET) they may decide to fund the well so as to achieve a bigger share of the profits - if they wanted to go down this route then it would be best for them to own 90% of the licence I am sure. A takeover may be paid in PET shares but that may dilute their own holdings in PET too much so may decide to pay in cash. If not I would thin Tullow or another large oil company would want to farm in - especially if we get our shallow drill oil licence back.
All pure speculation on my part and all dependant on Ghana ratifying the licences. Please Do Your Own Research before investing ......