RE: Why aren't we there yet?20 Jan 2023 09:46
PG has created the speculation with not announcing the spud like stated in the 13th Dec RNS. The assumption was it was spudding over the bank holiday weekend so why would he need to issue a firm date. Turns out he probably had enough of investors asking why his timeframes kept being missed and knew it was going to be mid Jan. Next RNS basically says i’ve had enough of being accountable for anything I say so you’ll be told when we finish not when we start, and even then with partner approval. Wasn’t a problem for MOU1.
As moody as the governance has been, doesn’t mean the gas isn’t there.
Get through the drill and results, assuming positive, the next hurdle will be trying to monetise it without getting his trousers pulled down. That starts with a results RNS that the market can understand.
PG mentioned being a possible target if the results are good. I don't recall seeing a TR1 since I've been invested which i find odd given the scale of the opportunity.
It's all about the results, assuming we have spudded, a few more weeks doesn't really matter.