Re: Shameless trolls28 Apr 2025 19:50
Take it you know that Tullow wasn't planning to pay for the drill they were looking for a third partner for that?
Tullows finances at the time of giving up on their licences during covid....
“The current exploration licence held by the two companies is valid until the end of July 2020,” PCJ said.
That gives the oil explorers four more months. But the collapse in world oil prices amid the coronavirus crisis is unlikely to make the search for a partner easier. Oil was trading at US$23 per barrel early Thursday – a price that falls well short of the breakeven point of US$50 to US$60 per barrel to drill, distribute and market crude.
Tullow in recent months announced that it scaled back its exploration activities in various markets and appointed a new head of the division, Amalia Olivera-Riley, formerly of Repsol and Exxon Mobil. The oil company said its exploration portfolio was to be “balanced between proven basins, targeted frontier drilling and near-field opportunities”.
It comes amid US$1.8 billion of losses at Tullow last year, which exceeded revenue of US$1.7 billion.
Tullow concluded its business review in February, which included slashing its staff by up to 35 per cent. The company is still seeking to hire a new CEO.
At the release of its financial results and investor documents earlier this month, Tullow indicated that it was in a better position following its restructuring. Nowhere on its slides for exploration did it highlight Jamaica, beyond stating that the Walton-Morant licence exploration period expires on July 31; but it did highlight other regional assets in Guyana, Suriname, Argentina and Peru for exploration.
The US$1.2 billion of asset write downs – some partially, and some to nil value – spanned Jamaica, Namibia, Mauritania, Uganda, Guyana and Kenya.