RE: PQE RNS20 Nov 2019 14:57
I know most on here never read anything but this is worth a reread..
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/07/02/1877278/0/en/Petroteq-Announces-Technology-Licensing-Agreement.html
How long before Valkor presses the Start Button on this?
The technology licensing agreement (the “Agreement”) grants to Valkor the right to use Petroteq’s proprietary patented technology to engineer, construct, operate and finance oil sands extraction plants (individually, a “Plant”) to transform highly oil saturated feed ore recovered from mining operations to heavy crude.
This commits Valkor to action... Under the Agreement, Valkor has agreed to pay Petroteq a non-refundable license fee of US$2 million per Plant in two payments, with 50% payable upon start of construction of a Plant and 50% payable upon first production of such Plant. Valkor also agreed to invest (or secure investment) of a minimum US$20 million towards the construction of a Plant by December 2020, and to have in production a minimum of 1,000 barrels per day. The agreement further provides that Valkor will pay Petroteq a five percent (5%) royalty based on annual gross sales, excluding solvent and or water, for so long as licensed technology is covered by a valid claim in the country in which it is used.
A 5,000 bopd plant at $55 WTI with an $7.5 premium is worth $5.7mil pa in royalties to PQE. 10 of those in place by mid 21 is worth $57mil pa (all profit). On a p/e of 9 that is $413mil.
Orslega and I have always said the upside here is the licensing. Getting the plant running 24/7 on around 1,000 bopd is nice but not very sexy. In reality the plant is just for demonstrating the technology. I expect by mid 21 PQE will make more from the Royalties than from its own production.
DYOR