RE: The Facts - Profits30 May 2022 19:04
I always thought total costs were nearer $960m /annum once you included BP profit share.. and there was a 32% deduction to gross Malaysian production which has to be deducted from the figures Enquest provides..
No doubt 2022 production and deleveraging looks good but what are the projections for 2023, 2024 and 2025.. Perhaps an FDP might be submitted by 2025 for either Bressay or Bentley, but by 2025, production might have declined to perhaps 30k/day.. which at $100.. gets you just above break even.. Then to start either project, you'll need mega financing and another RI. Think AGM is 17 June , so I might attend and ask a few questions.. ( only have to buy 1 share).. Interesting the 2027 Bond is now below par so is better than 9% yield which will become very interesting if it falls further..
These tax payments wouldn't matter that much if Brent was trending higher into a higher production period.. so I guess Enquest will have to step up it's short payback drills even more.. hopefully a new plan will be revealed at the AGM.. and the SP will start motoring upwards.. otherwise I fear like baldness, it starts off slowly and then becomes a bigger issue.