RE: 3D / CH-1 news next week?14 Oct 2022 17:33
OK, get well soon!!
1 August RNS:
"APT has recently received the first batch of field seismic data and expects to have processed and interpreted sufficient data to confirm the final drilling location of the Chikumbi-1 ("CH-1") well before the end of August. Field acquisition continues in order to complete the 338km2 3D seismic programme."
"APT continues to advance the planning and preparation of the final programme for the CH-1 well and reports that the target spud date for the CH-1 well remains on schedule."
1 September RNS:
"The seismic data required to evaluate the drilling location of the Chikumbi-1 ("CH-1") well is expected by mid-September 2022."
The way I read those is that there was an unexpected delay on the 'end of August' target, either in processing data, or they decided they wanted to see more data, and that took it into mid-September.
So yes, they would have had a lot of data by end of August, but not enough to make the decision until mid-September.