RE: Farm Out RNS & 1000bopd Baseline Target for Exponential Growth31 Mar 2026 09:18
Yes, one of the 'partners' we are currently negotiating with must be DQE who we need to get ready to do the work at Gobi ASAP. I assume this will go ahead with or without a farmout. I'm sure the counterparty will want to get straight to Gobi given that it's all ready to go. If not, we certainly have the funds to do it ourselves. If we are going it alone another 100bopd from Gobi would be very welcome. The money from the last raise was set aside specifically for Gobi. We've earned a lot of free cash since then, so I also agree that we've probably got enough money to get on to drill a Gazelle 2 or Heron 3. Add in a tidy windfall from Sunsteppe, which seems very possible, and we might certainly be in a position to go after RBL to develop the field further, especially if Buck gets a CPR to update our reserves numbers. Ideally, we get a great farm-out but for me there is a fall-back position which would probably extend timelines by year or so - just as we're getting close to the refinery being commissioned.
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