The assignment of the 50% interest from AME to UKOG is subject to Turkish governmental approval, which is expected to take around 2 months from submittal of the necessary standard documentation. It is expected that these documents will be submitted over the next few weeks whilst the formal agreements between UKOG and AME are finalised. (RNS of 23/07).
Imho, the assignment of the 50% interest to UKOG is something that will need to be signalled to shareholders.
oil market: Russia, Saudi Arabia talk twice this week17 Oct 2020 21:28
Russia and Saudi Arabia held a second, and unusual, phone call this week to discuss the OPEC+ agreement after officials from the group warned on Friday of the potential for a weaker oil market in 2021.
President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman spoke Saturday in what the Kremlin said was a continuation of an Oct. 13 conversation. The two discussed the OPEC+ cooperation “extensively,” the Kremlin said in an emailed statement.
“Both sides reiterated their readiness for further close coordination in this area in the interest of maintaining stability in the world energy market,” the Kremlin said.
The latest call came two days before several OPEC+ ministers are set to discuss the implementation of production cuts during a meeting of the so-called Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee. The steering group meets monthly to analyze the market, with their recommendation later reviewed by the whole group. The next full OPEC+ ministerial meeting is scheduled for Nov. 30 and Dec 1...
Lots of news flow anticipated from Clogau between now and the end of the year.
A reminder that elsewhere:
Amitsoq: results of ProGraphite's testwork awaited (RNS of 19/02/20);
Melville Bay iron ore project: detailed conceptual study underway (RNS of 28/08);
Thule Black Sands: commissioning of a testwork programme in respect of the Company's existing bulk sample to confirm the products to be produced from TBS ilmenite (RNS of 21/09).
The higher the share price rises, the more management will be advised to go for another placing (and warrants holders will be tempted to exercise their warrants), the more cash they will have with which to accelerate the development of their projects and the bigger Alba's market cap will become.
It's more of a micro than a small cap at present, but it may well be on the way to becoming small cap.