RE: Equipment Purchase16 Jul 2020 20:06
Remember this in the 30 June RNS:
‘ In addition, we raised GBP4.2 million to provide funding for the above and other key activities, to include the forthcoming HH-1 reperforation and preparations for work at Loxley and follow-up of the Arreton planning application.
I acknowledge the concerns of private investors about 'dilution' of shares in the Company. However, it is our view that, particularly in these financially uncertain times, raising funds from equity remains the most prudent and only feasible way to fund projects that can add substantive growth in the asset value of the company.
Had oil prices remained at their healthy pre-Covid levels, this would have been a different story, as with our current low $13/bbl operating costs, the Company would have been able to consolidate a heathy cash position, plus debt funding would be a reality. I trust you understand that, at present, we do not live in such a world. We hope and plan for a better Brent price in the not too distant future.
I believe that it is also a sign of confidence in the underlying strength of the company, together with the resultant liquidity of our stock, that has enabled us to raise significant funds during such troubled times. This liquidity is a valuable tool, but rest assured that we will only use this route when it is the best or only way to implement our strategy to grow the value of the company.’