Next week30 Aug 2024 18:53
I see lots of people saying news will come with another equity raise. Me, I don't see that happening at all. Why would it?
If you take our 50% venture in the Galactica-Pegasus project, we've already got the cash, there's $3m allocated for the drilling of 6 wells, and another $2.5m allocated for the tie back, infrastructure and processing costs. There's a further 9 wells to drill in Phase 1 of the project and they've already stated these will be funded from the revenues generated from the first 6 wells. There is no more to pay and $3m pa ongoing revenue to further expand the asset (potentially over 30 wells in total), and take over other leases if we choose to.
Then there's Rukwa in Tanzania. Again, everything is paid for up to and including the Mining Licence application. The vast majority of staff are contractors that will laid off upon completion of the EWT. Assuming a successful result, which most of us do, the well will be capped as a production well and they'll just sit back and await approval. I can't see they'll require much cash, I think LB only earns around Β£52k pa, not sure of the rest.
I say they'll sit back, I mean expenditure wise. With a valuable asset, they'll immediately start progressing JV and/or offtake agreements. That's substantial cash coming in, not out. Down the line, sure we've got more drilling to do (although it'll be relatively cheap with our own rig), and we may or may not have production plant and infrastructure costs, depending on the partner deals that are arranged. They'll be no logistics or transportation costs as we'll sell helium at source.
So in summary, the USA is paid for and revenue generating from next summer. Tanzania will most likely have substantial capital coming in, will be revenue generating late next year and with both assets, especially Tanzania looking very valuable, there's absolutely no reason why they wouldn't take on debt for any cash they required, which is exactly what they said they would do.
I don't see the problem?