RE: Share Price3 Dec 2021 06:25
The re.entry of the discovery well as a potential producer will maximise production volumes from the A sand for production and save development costs at a time of low rig rates.
. I would add that the npv of the A and B proven sands would also increase post this drilling, because the capex to provide two production wells will have been completed by this drilling program, the discount period to first production will now be very short and using a 10% npv discount rate will no longer be appropriate as the cost of finance is likely to be a lot less than 10% and finally this means that the risk of further equity dilution for field development is taken off the table.
I am not sure if the final field development with manifold and pipeline could be completed by a sophisticated service vessel, if so then further capex savings, perhaps the drilling experts could advise.
Finally, with gas prices in excess of $8.00 an mcf , particularly in Europe the Npv value should increase, as well the fact that daily production volumes have increased from 53,000 mcf per day to 70,000 mcf per day .
There are so many improvements in the post well drilling valuation economics I need to model this over the weekend, but i would guess we are adding at least adding another $100 million in post well drilling value.
And then there is the footnote that funds will be used for another African gas production opportunity which will be debt funded, sounds like more good news soon.
J