RE: Musings9 May 2026 13:49
Hi Dickie
Im good thanks and hope you are also,
Firstly i hope we do get a deal signed in the end, thats the main thing, By now im sure the pressure testing has finished and they will have the results of the tests,
I cant help thinking the results were not as cut and dried as we hope for though, if they were im sure negotiations would be more advanced by now,
i think that suggests they are still in an evaluation-heavy phase rather than final negotiations, By now i would have expected "shortlisted parties" or "advanced discussions RNS" so those are the words we need to hear, after that it will go onto the stage you just wrote,
The process remains alive, but it has not yet reached the stage where management can credibly imply a near-term deal,
I hope it wont take as long as you say though because i dont think we have the cash to last past Xmas this year !
Like i said before, If all were rosy then we would be further than we are now, (by that i mean A shortlist, advanced negotiations,or a deal announcement soon RNS in that order,
Although i do feel we will get a deal in the end, I dont feel as confident that it will be the deal we are all hoping for simply because it seems there will be more risk involved for whomever the farm partner will be,
It should still easily double up though but for more sp rises maybe we will have to wait untill some oil is actually flowed for value to be realised,
All imo