Pawn.4 Jan 2018 10:35
I've tried to answer your questions as fully as possible ..
Licence confirmation - latest we had is "... new licence in respect of the Tilapia field which, IF AWARDED, will extend AAOG's interest in Tilapia ... AAOG wishes to ensure that this process is completed before the start of drilling of TLP-103. AAOG is very pleased with progress on the licence extension and hopes to provide a further update on this before the end of the year."
No update by end of year so not looking great. If the licence extension is awarded. With no other news to ruin that. Then I'd expect at least a 30% rise. That said - the 3 year licence cost them $5mill (I think). They have entirely wasted the first year. I expect a multi year extension will incur a large cost - and that the net effect of a placement to fund it & licence extension will be an sp drop!
Drill - From the above, they are clear that rig contract will be signed after licence extension. Best case for holders is that you get licence extension and then rig contract signed with no placement. That would result in comfortably over 50% rise IMO. And I may well buy in under those circumstances. However, I don't expect that to happen. My expectation is that they will finally move to a new rig and that the costs incurred will require a fund raise. Again, this mix of positive & negative news will, over the short term, see new lows IMO.
Of course - there is also the chance they are not awarded a new licence. In which case the sp drops over 75%. And, until news (given the delays and missed promises) the sp will continue to drift down.
These are why I am watching and not buying.
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