Q2 from last year28 Sep 2023 11:46
15 months ago Block Energy set out it's objectives. One project has kept us going but has done nothing to add value to the shareholders.
A question to PH. What happened to the other projects that were documented over a year ago ?
Q3 2022:
Operational Strategy
As recently explained in the Company's Annual Report, the Company's assets represent a material growth opportunity in terms of production, revenue and cash flow, particularly at current commodity prices. As with any development programme, single-well development risk remains, and the Company is seeking to mitigate it with a multi-well programme.
The Company's three-project strategy looks at the opportunity in totality. Projects I and II are aimed at generating additional cash in the short to medium term, while Project III seeks to add significant value from the deeper, extensive natural gas resources that lie beneath the portfolio of licences. The investment case for this strategy is supported by the improved understanding of the complexities of the Eocene reservoirs, which was a key objective in 2021.
Project I is the development of the Middle Eocene oil reservoir in the West Rustavi/Krtsanisi field, which straddles Blocks XIF and XIB, initially comprising of three sidetracks and two new wells. Preparations for the first sidetrack, of WR-B01, are now complete. These included the procurement of long-lead items and site preparation. Furthermore, construction of the gathering line from WR-B01 to the WR-38 wellsite has been completed on time and on budget, enabling offtake and rapid monetisation of the gas produced from the WR-B01 sidetrack. Project I is primed for non-dilutive debt funding and discussions with potential lenders are at an advanced stage.
Project II, the infill development of the Middle Eocene oil reservoir in the prolific Patardzeuli oil field (100 MMbbls produced) in Block XIB will be self-funded from the cash generated from operations and will commence shortly. More than 50 sidetrack holes could be drilled from the legacy well stock, six of which have already been defined for sidetracking.
Project III, the evaluation and development of the natural gas resources throughout the Eocene in blocks XIF and XIB, will commence later this year with the workover of legacy wells which discovered gas. This includes the potential sidetrack of the PAT-E1 discovery well, engineered for a 1000m horizontal section through the Lower Eocene and designed to evaluate over 300 Bcf of contingent gas resources.
Over to you Paul in your next PR statement to explain the delay.