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Again - if it is being claimed that video shows the rig going up at Basur-3... why isn't it shown as being erected on a concrete pad? We already know for sure that one of those has been been laid at Basur-3...

I guess that "...has been mobilised to..." simply means "...has received the instruction to move to..." and thatthe rig just wasn't part of Sando's "38 loads". It also explains why AME has said nothing so far.

However, at least it gave the cheerleaders lots to spam Twitter and the bulletin board with..

The video isn't fake. It is indeed an Oceanmec rig being erected.

However the video doesn't seem to show any rig being erected at Basur-3. People may remember how excited everyone got at the rapid construction of the concrete pad at Basur a few weeks back? That rig hasn't been erected on a concrete pad, therefore presumably it can't be Basur-3.

Which may well explain why UKOG carefully chose the phrase "has been mobilised to...." rather than "has arrived at..."?

Sting you're more than welcome. To my mind, there's never any harm in a little light relief, no matter which side of the fence one sits on - so hats off to you for getting it.

Actually, if you're generally interested in AIM oilers, there's another (and in my view, even better) one that might relate to another AIM-listed small cap oil and (allegedly) gas company. Look for a thread called "Thought I'd share this" on the ANGS LSE board.

If you liked Last Days In The Bunker, the opinions of the highly respected Spanish analyst from The Madrid Money Show may well tickle your fancy even more.

Re the Turkey drill 'n' hope, I think we can safely say there aren't likely to be too many nimbys posting here.

A few small things...

When it comes to regurgitation over the last month or so, that's pretty much been the exclusive tactic of the cheerleaders. I've lost count of the endless identical copy n pastes of company-issued PR spin.

Which is why, when you mention the "messiahs of doo", I presume you're referring to the company and/or its disciples?

Finally, as the last month or so has again made abundantly clear, ANGS and its fan club are showing they are already producing one helluva lot of gas. Wiser heads are waiting for substance.

...as do others.

https://www.captiongenerator.com/2267741/Drilling-for-oil-in-Turkey

More than probably true, David... but you entirely ignore the other side of that dissimulative coin.

What sort of posts do you think are made by day traders who've already bought in, especially if they've not picked a smart entry point and the SP's gone the wrong way on them?

And what sort of posts do you think companies themselves look to get made by third parties on bulletin boards, especially if they're looking to get a placing away?

That was a statement from the CEO. The same guy who flatly denied that he'd ever said there were billions of barrels of oil under the Weald... and then the BBC published its own video footage of saying exactly that.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me?

Two simple questions.

What does "has now been mobilised to site" actually mean? It does not inevitably mean "has now arrived on site".

Why has AME - which let's face it is the operator who'd actually be deploying and using any equipment on the site - said nothing?

L-S "Let me know if I've missed anything?"

Yes, you've missed adhering to the truth. Primarily by presenting ANGS-issued projections, estimates and assurances as cast-iron facts, when to date the company has an unbroken track record of being wildly inaccurate with literally all the previous ones it's issued.

Which begs the very obvious question - why should anyone assign any credibility whatsoever to its latest set of predictions? No matter how often you slavishly copy n paste them?

Anyone expecting a 4:30 RNS today? Looks like the frantically brandished Twitter piccies haven't helped much...

I tend to pay careful attention to what's been said... and what hasn't. Neither UKOG nor significantly AME has said one word about any rig arriving on site. And OceanMec has said they are "happy to start mobilisation" (whatever that actually means), while posting some unidentifable video of a tanker going down a road and then some sped-up video, followed by a couple of unidentifiable stills, one of which is clearly a publicity shot.

Overly sceptical? Possibly... but remember we're dealing with a company whose CEO flatly denied he'd ever mentioned billions of barrels of oil lying under the Weald. Except the BBC then provided footage of him saying just that. So, not entirely deserving of instant trust, I'd say...

On the off-chance that Basur doesn't go the way of all other alleged "jewel in the crown" assets that UKOG has attempted to exploit.

Ninetails summed it up for you neatly enough a few posts back, LS. I don't know why you feel the need to keep asking the same much answered question? Maybe it's the same syndrome that keeps making you copy n paste the same tired old schtick from UKOG-issued RNSes and news over and over again... is it some specialised form of Touretttes?

However, I did note today that you finally claimed to have very recently bought in. If you picked the absolute perfect time (and I'm sure you'll claim you did), your price must be around the 17.75 mark at the very best. I'm sure people will be watching how the SP moves and how long you stick around for with interest.

LS "Ninetails, I would say the de-ramping outweighs the positive posts by at least 2:1"
If that were even true, your own efforts over the last 4 weeks since you joined to "research" have definitely swayed that p[articular balance. What is it now? 190+ posts in 28 days on UKOG? And 240+ on ANGS?

"Not every co has success straight away."
Well that is of course true. But we're not talking about "straight away", are we? UKOG's been at it for what.... ten years? Hell of an unlucky streak...

True enough... but nowhere in the smallprint of any document does it state that "the board of the company may be continually decidedly economical with the truth and wildly inaccurate and thus misleading in all their stated estimates, assurances, promises and commitments."

Lucky Strike, can you tell us if you have invested here yet?

1p is my self-imposed exit point, rightly or wrongly.

Will this CEO finally deliver? Maybe, but currently he's got the same unblemished record of non-delivery as previous incumbents. Yes, he did secure financing, but at harsh terms - and don't forget he spent six whole months assuring everyone that no funding was needed to get Poundland to first gas.

My personal jury's been out long enough, hence my personal stance. I'll wish you luck with yours.

No faith on anything material happening before independently validated news on Poundland, no.

You'll now ask me why I'm still holding, I expect? Three reasons, none of them particularly rational but much more emotional. i) because the amount involved for me is hardly life-changing, ii) I'd like to be able to get out with under a 2 grand loss to avoid being too irritated and iii) bloody-minded obstinacy.

I do acknowledge that my holding pales into insignificance compared to that of other genuine LTHers here, some of whom have been "inspired" to average down repeatedly.

I must admit I don't see a huge relevance in continually posting today's oil price. I mean, gold's up today by $6.30 ish per ounce.

Fantastic! Party time! Now if only I had any meaningful amount...

I would love the SP to rise and allow me to sell at 1.0p.

It's just that I for the life of me cannot see anything that's going to make it move that far this year.

That's not ad hominem at all is it Ozzy? Classic playing of the man, not the ball...

And, given your much-spouted recent complaint, what's your view re libel on that?

Makes your claim to holding the moral ground a tad suspect, methinks...