RE: Buy...22 Oct 2025 20:04
Always good to take something off the table I always need powder to buy, the drop yesterday was way overdone and enabled a number who was short to buy and we say that throughout the day. Obviously OP helps, but with the appointment of Ian Perks you have a stellar appointment, well respected and more importantly well connected in the sector. His prime goal is to boost production and secure a refinancing package. I believe Tullow will get a deal secured that will allow them the financial headroom to reduce debt and build the business going forward. With the licence extension in place it gives Tullow every chance to develop its producing asset and expand.
I did very well here in 2020 and at that time the debt stood at 3bil plus. We are now close to 1 billion, which has come at the cost of selling Uganda and Kenya and as JMAX has stated we took a hit on the investment in Kenya, but with Total’s Uganda purchase Tullow have royalties secured on oil sales that will generate income going forward (within circa 6 months), which is tied to the oil price.
Peak Production at Lake Albert is slated at 200k and Total as operator have a 56% stake, so approximately 112k barrels a day. Now let’s just round that down to 100k barrels and if say income at $1.25 per barrel you are looking at $125k daily, so $45m yearly.
These are the details of the the “payments”
Future Contingent Payments: These are dependent on the average annual Brent price once production commences. 1.25% (net of tax) if the average annual Brent price is greater than $62per barrel. 2.5% (net of tax) if the average annual Brent price is greater than $70per barrel.Â
I have taken an average of the 2 possible payments 77c at 62 dollar oil and $1.75 at 70 dollar oil. Obviously this is a very conservative / cautious estimate. We all know oil can easily get to 75/80/85 or even 100 dollars based on production and geopolitical factors.
The following was released by Total last week relating to Lake Albert , so worth a read: https://totalenergies.com/company/projects/oil/tilenga-and-eacop-projects-acting-transparently-uganda-tanzania
My view is that this is a solid buy at this level, but this is tempered by the risk attached to the refinancing, which I believe will be secured.
All the best to everyone, but I’m very much long from the current SP