RE: Ceg interview6 Feb 2025 09:39
In4cedros et al. - Reply.
1. "We believe that this level of "burn" compares favourably with similar AIM-listed entities, is consistent with the level of net cash spent in prior periods, and meets the Company's stated objective of keeping its "burn" under $200,000 per month.”- My Question is simple. What is the point of "burning " £200,000 per month on capex on these drills where ( As shareholders ) they lose money year in and year out or break even at best? Wouldn't it be better to spend shareholders' money by selling these non-profit-making drills and investing the funds into Uruguay, which I doubt even you will contest is the only "horse in the race"? Please don't counter that the funds can make these drills profitable, as they never have been. Furthermore, I would add a secondary question: Would Eytan Uliel and the board of directors run any other business at breakeven year in and year out if their salaries were not being paid even by shareholders or by a lump sum payment from a potential partner ( which is what Chevron are until they confirm the drill will go ahead)? I very much doubt it because in the real world, directors don't get paid dividends if the company does not make a profit, and for the past five years, the BOD salaries have been paid mainly by retail investors like you and me. Hence, the commonly used phrase in AIM is " Lifestyle companies ".
2. You cannot be serious about your mockery regarding Chevron's financial position. You are naive if you don't think Chevron are awash with money. Chevron has a market capital of £268 billion. Chevron has a project in Australia ( Gorgon ) that aims to produce daily production averaging 2.1 billion cubic feet of natural gas. Kazakstan's daily oil targets 11bn barrels of recoverable oil. If you honestly think Chevron will miss £12.5m and Uruguay is a significant project for them, you are deluded. It is a bit of a small change behind the sofa. I agree it is excellent to have a partner like this, but a partner like this will not hesitate to say no to proceeding with the drill.
3. I know this is a very high-risk gamble ( NOT AN INVESTMENT ). My only concern is you and a few others don't. To use a familiar analogy, CEG has gotten itself on the first few rungs to becoming an O&G exploration company after many failures. The company and the board of directors still have a long way to go, so as I have said many times, proceed with caution. Your consistent posting is, I believe, done to tempt future investors to put their money into CEG. I cannot believe you are not being paid by CEG or by someone to ramp it up so much. If my posts add a degree of caution and provide a counterpoint of view, then I am happy. I don't want people who cannot afford to lose money to invest their hard-earned cash in this GAMBLE.
GG