RE: RE :Takeover and AGM 2025 Sam Comments11 May 2026 10:44
"Surely, with what’s going on in the Middle East, Navitas will be more than keen to get cracking to first oil and not wait 3 years to start on Phase 2."
We know NAV are careful and think things through and have a plan. They will NOT kick off Phase 2 until they can prove that the reservoir will produce and see what the rates are. They will also want the confirmation that the development drilling proves the field geological and reservoir model correct. Everyone in the business remembers Hess's disaster at Durward & Dauntless in the N Sea where the models were incorrect - they drilled something like 4 very succesful exploration wells and then the first 4 development wells were effective dusters (and there was an ocean of blood in the management & technical groups).
Current events in the Mid East will be ancient hoistory in commercial terms when Sea Lion Phase 1 comes on stream. RKH is an investment for the medium to long term - short of a takeover you're not going to see any dramatic change in the plan .
However I'd expect Navitas to look at how they could accelerate, or better enlarge, Phase 2 development when SL is a proven producer