Broker comments6 Nov 2019 10:34
This was GMP First Energy comment on I3E on 29th October.
Very good well results at Serenity
Serenity -1 encountering 10 feet of net oil interval in good quality
Captain sands is very good news. The net oil interval was thicker than in
the up-dip Tain discovery (1,000 metres away); consistent with i3’s
expectation that the Captain sands thicken to the west. The results are
closely in line with i3’s models that estimate potential oil in place of 197
mmbbl. This well probably also forces the Tain’s partners to negotiate a
commercial solution to develop Tain/Serenity and boosts the tangible
value of the company.
At Liberator, with the review of results of the recently drilled L2 well and
rework of the company’s model, the overall contingent resources have
been reduced. However, with an additional well (named A3 but not to
be confused with the previously named A3 well now renamed A4),
Phase I is now expected to recover 23 mmbbl with four wells instead of
18 mmbbl with three wells.
The re-processed seismic data previously believed to be too noisy for
interpretation now suggests increased in place prospective resources of
396 mmbbl (+170 mmbbl) but of a higher risk.
i3 will now drill the A2 development well as a replacement for L2
instead of an appraisal well in the contingent area. i3 is working an
extension with its debt providers so that the RBL can be entered after
Dec ‘19 while remaining compliant with the terms of the Junior Facility.
The shares continue to offer a very large potential upside in a success
case. We are increasing our target price from £1.40 to £1.50 to reflect
the changes in volumes and the success at Serenity.
Further details on Liberator Phase I. The volumes in place for the A1, A2, A4
wells (L1, L2 and A3 previously) have been reduced by 9 mmbbl to 46 mmbbl.
While the in place resources for A3 area have been reduced by 19 mmbbl to 17
mmbbl, an overall 23 mmbbl are now expected to be recovered during Phase I.
SPEC BUY recommendation with a target price £1.50 per share
Our target price has been set close to our new ReNAV reflecting lower
2P+contingent resources at Liberator offset by larger amount of prospective
resources and our increasing the risked recoverable volumes at Serenity from
from 10 mmbbl to 14 mmbbl.