RE: farm out already in process5 Jul 2020 11:42
"..Shell, Exxon ..."
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Apologies but you are deluding yourself if you think a major decides "lets do a country entry in Mongolia" out of the blue - they strategise years ahead and go for monster developments but to date MATD discovered cca 35mbo recoverable - the discovery is immaterial for the likes of Shell and their ilk.
Notwithstanding the appointment of Envoi (doesn't mean to say they must find a classic farm-in partner - as I pointed out their rate of success has not been great last few years) - I think it more likely that MATD find a combination of alternative forms of financing (drilling contractor loan, bonds, bank loans, convertible loans, placings etc) and it will depend on the package raised if it will lead to a re-rate of our Mcap.
PC are the obvious choice as the only major player in the region but how much oil does MATD need to find first (MATD's exploratory drills were not commercially successful).