bloe28 Jul 2019 20:31
not so rosy after all...
As expected (see previous blog posts), reality hit Block Energy (BLOE) hard when the company announced the resumption of production at West Rustavi. For the first time production was stated in bopd (barrels of oil per day) rather than bbl/d (barrels per day) as previously. In fact, the well is only producing 295 bopd and the previous 1,100 bbl/d rate appears to have been mainly water. The company's paid PR was aggressively touting a thousand barrels of oil per day production to investors, who bought the shares up to 17.5p. Did BLOE never think they should correct that?
The sting is in the tail for BLOE though. Between April and July, it never reported that production had been suspended. Given the size of the company, the impact on revenue/cash flow and, especially in light of the £12 million equity issue, BLOE should have notified the market. Price sensitive information appears to have been deliberately withheld and the company is in for a difficult time with AIM Regulation. I suspect there are many more problems still hidden.
from oil man jim