RE: Mkt Cap £14M ($19M) v Heron NPV $150-$300M+ - Keep it Simple!7 Aug 2025 07:36
At the end of the day, MB established in the presentation that the price for the field starts at 150m Dollars, which is very similar to what PC paid Soco for block 19 back in 2005 when you adjust for inflation. In other words converting into today's money. And that's just the starting price.
I wouldn't be too bothered of a sale went through at that kind of price, as it would enable the company to move on to other things - block 7 plus renewables.
A farmout will only be good if the other party develops Heron / block 20 quickly, and has the financial muscle and commitment to do this. I'm not sure how quickly PC rolled out block 19 - though I know that from about 2007 onwards the production figures from blocks 19 and 21 started accelerating rapidly. Check the figures yourself - there's a report somewhere which shows this.