Thistle update last Friday29 Oct 2019 08:37
Thanks to Smilla at Swedish forum who keep in contact with IR
At this stage, it is too early to put a definitive timeline on this as there are a number of steps needed (further inspection, issue a tender, agree a removal method and commercial terms with a provider, get them offshore to undertakethe work etc.). As you may have read β it is unlikely to be just a few days/weeks shutdown as a result.
As background, production at Thistle is c5,000 Boepd and as such, even if shut down for the remainder of the year, is immaterial in the context of our FY production guidance (which remains unchanged, as does all our guidance). As theimpact on 2019 doesnβt change guidance, there was no requirement to issue any regulatory announcements etc. We anticipate the cost of the remediation will be classed as Abex and as such, the prior owners will be liable for the vast majority of the spend (ourshare would 6.3%).