RE: Oil exploration investors are not looking for 13% per year28 Jan 2021 17:58
I agree Elgin and that was my take also, however the appetite for oil explorers is not what is was and it may be much harder to raise funds this time round, so I would have preferred them to husband their cash as much as possible at this stage. Focus on the core project and get fancy when markets improve or if you manage to raise more at a big premium. If the deal offered fantastic returns I could understand them rushing to do it at this stage, but could they not have found a better return in the jaws of the sector sell off last year. It makes little sense.
'Our decision to form this new majority held renewable energy company was partly driven by a lack of oil and gas acquisition opportunities that are as good and as prospective as the ones we already hold.'
If they think the current assets are that good, then just focus on handling those those in the right way to maximize shareholder value with minimal dilution. It's almost as if they just wanted to spend the money to run down the balance sheet and look like they're doing stuff. Couldn't find anything else to spend the money on so just went for whatever was on offer. Feels like a shifting of the goalposts because Guyana isn't going anywhere ... (yet). Sometimes being a good boss is knowing when to do nothing.