RE: Ai Response27 Jan 2026 15:47
Bubblepoint, you keep reframing every development as a negative regardless of what the RNS actually says…. that might suit a narrative, but it doesn’t reflect what’s being reported….
Calling the recent production uplift a “rabbit out of the hat” ignores the fact that Saltfleetby has always been capable of higher rates once constraints were addressed…. the latest RNS confirms a material improvement following the workover, not some cosmetic bounce….
On the share count point, yes there are a lot of shares in issue…. that’s already well known and fully reflected in the price…. what changes outcomes isn’t the historical capital structure, it’s cash generation and balance sheet repair, and that’s exactly where things are improving….
As for the “new well” scepticism, nobody is pretending it’s risk-free or imminent tomorrow…. the point is that higher current production and stronger margins give Angus options they simply didn’t have before…. optionality matters when a company is coming out of a stressed period….
You also keep anchoring to falling gas prices as if that’s a certainty…. prices fluctuate, but Angus is producing now, into a materially better pricing environment than most of 2024, with legacy hedges rolling off and a much leaner cost base…. that combination is what improves margins, not a single headline price….
No one sensible is saying this is a guaranteed straight line to £7–10m per quarter overnight…. what’s being said is that the trajectory has changed…. higher production, better realised prices, lower costs and active restructuring are all moving in the right direction….
That’s progress…. and it’s exactly what you want to see from a company that’s been in suspension and is working its way back….