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Lol, yes I am old enough to remember that joke too...
Hi Lay Lady Lay,
NLP is an interesting science. Every individual falls into one of 3 major representational 'types', these are: visual, auditory or kinaesthetic (touch/feel) , we also have sub representational types. Generally, when being questioned, or when learning the dominant type comes to the fore. An example, giving directions. Some need a diagram to be shown where to go(visual). If you Tell them (auditory) , or try and use left hand signals (kinaesthetic), they will get lost.
An example of how you can tell if someone is lying is to determine their dominant type. Once you know this, they will do the opposite. Example Visuals will look up to remember, then look down to put the words around the visualisation. When they lie, they do the opposite, they create a story (look down) , but then have to create a visual representation to 'make' it the truth and look up. They may look either left or right depending on what they are doing. So far so complex. Visual people will use visual words such as 'see' - I see what you mean. Auditary 'I hear what you say', kinesthetic 'I understand what you mean'. By asking a controlled question, such as 'what did you have for breakfast', where there is no need for a lie, you can quickly get a type, then listen to the words used to confirm.
Sadly unless you have an understanding of all of this you can't just lay one persons eye movements on another.
I only listened to the webcast in the car and as yet haven't had time to go back and watch.
Haaaaaaa, I agree Irene!
But If I weren't so lazy I'd find the messages where it was the opposite way around and we had dropped 10% on a few sells.. Short term fluctuations...
Ouch!
Hi Cars,
There was a brief period of time where the residents of the mad house had left us and there was constructive argument, hopefully it will return and you will stay!
Hi Willec,
From what I hear most people know nothing about BPC let alone the merger..
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Oh nice! :)
Hi Cars,
I have very fond memories of the Bahamas, and have a very close friend who lives in Delaporte. Was reading the PLP (Progressive Liberal Party) 2017 charter for governance this morning. A very small paragraph in their about natural resources: 'Seek to improve the fiscal regimes for the har vesting of natural resources as was done in the case of Petroleum (not sure what this was /is) to ensure that the Bahamian people receive fair compensation.' but nothing else. The PLP's with no 1 item in the charter is: environmental sustainability, do you think this puts BPC at odds with what the opposition /potential new government wants to implement? I can't find anymore information on it
Hi Matt,
The government could boot them out by nationalisation, however for any country this is quite a dangerous thing to do. The potential side effects of such actions, especially on a nation who is just opening up and needs inward investment to bump start the economy would be serious, no-one would be willing to provide the funds if it could be lost at the stroke of a ministerial pen..
Just Google stena leo Koot. He's worked with them before with TAQA Bratani, I suspect that if one digs deeper the relationship goes back further
Hi Cars,
Peter used to keep a running total of everyone's holdings but I haven't seen him for a while. You there Peter?
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Hi5thto3rd, you are right, the Bahamas is in a bad state. They rely heavily upon the tourist industry which is dead, they haven't recovered from the hurricane and people are still living in tents, the current government is in a doggy state and cap in hand to the IMF a snap election is likely before the end of the year. The new leader of the opposition is a man on a mission to put the islands back on their feet he is going to be interesting to watch how he handles the US if he becomes PM
I have to agree LLL, LOL
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Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) said it had entered into a “definitive” contract with Stena for a sixth generation drilling rig. The rig will drill the Perseverance well, which is targeting almost 800 million barrels of oil equivalent.
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London-listed BPC had to postpone the work earlier this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
BPC said the terms of the Stena deal meant it could lower the cost estimate by 15% for its first exploration well in the Bahamas. It said total payments to Stena would range between $8m and $11m.
A specific vessel has not been assigned yet, but is likely to be the Stena IceMax, Stena Forth, or Stena DrillMax. Drilling will start between December 15, 2020 and February 1, 2021.
Stena Drilling chief executive Erik Ronsberg said: “The unprecedented covid-19 situation has affected all of us very badly and Stena Drilling haven’t been immune to the repercussions caused.
“With some of our fleet subsequently now out of operation, we have had to make some tough decisions to ensure our company’s survival, so signing this drilling contract with Bahamas Petroleum Company has lifted our spirits and given us some new hope for the future.
“Our investments into managed pressure drilling, developed primarily at our office in Aberdeen, have kept us at the forefront of drilling technology and this is one of the features Bahamas Petroleum need for their drilling campaign at the end of the year.
“With a fair wind, we’re hoping for more work and getting our people back to what they do best.”
BPC chief executive Simon Potter said: “This decision – to lock in a rig now, at an already favourable rig rate, rather than try and second guess what markets and availability will look like later in the year – speaks to our intent to ensure Perseverance #1 is drilled at the soonest opportunity, and provides the necessary certainty needed for operational planning.
“Acting decisively in this way is consistent with our single-minded focus on technical delivery. Importantly, the commercial parameters in the rig contract have allowed us to not only revise down significantly the anticipated well cost, but also clears the way to revisit our funding strategy with adequate time to ensure we have the funds available as and when we need them, on the best possible terms. I look forward to updating shareholders in the coming months as we continue making progress towards recommencing operations
Under the contract, Stena Drilling will provide a sixth-generation drilling rig, which may be any of the Stena IceMax, Stena Forth, or Stena DrillMax, including integrated supply of a Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) unit. "To this end we are pleased to announce that we have today entered into a rig contract with Stena Drilling, which provides a firm series of parameters on rig rate, provision of MPD, mobilization and demobilization costs, and defines a revised drilling window of 15 December 2020 to 1 February 2021."
"This decision - to lock in a rig now, at an already favorable rig rate, rather than try and second guess what markets and availability will look like later in the year - speaks to our intent to ensure Perseverance #1 is drilled at the soonest opportunity, and provides the necessary certainty needed for operational planning. Acting decisively in this way is consistent with our single-minded focus on technical delivery."
"Importantly, the commercial parameters in the rig contract have allowed us to not only revise down significantly the anticipated well cost, but also clears the way to revisit our funding strategy with adequate time to ensure we have the funds available as and when we need them, on the best possible terms. I look forward to updating shareholders in the coming months as we continue making progress towards recommencing operations."
Try learning something before you give a stupid reply?
Irene, do you have any idea what NLP is? I am rarely rude but I suggest that you do some homework. Most of the top TV interviewers use the same technique. As does Derren Brown the illusionist
I take an slight interest in NLP (neurolinguistic programming). Each time LK is asked a question and answers, he always looks up and to the right, (visual Remembered), not the opposite, he uses visual words, the fact that he's constantly doing the same thing indicates to me that he is telling the truth. Any NLP practicioners out there can challenge me or back me up? Feeling more comfortable now!
I take an slight interest in NLP (neurolinguistic programming). Each time LK is asked a question and answers, he always looks up and to the right, (visual Remembered), not the opposite, he uses visual words, the fact that he's constantly doing the same thing indicates to me that he is telling the truth. Any NLP practicioners out there can challenge me or back me up? Feeling more comfortable now
Hi LGO,
You can be present (subject to certain restrictions atm), you would need to speak with your broker, the last time I received a letter advising of the number of share I held. Depending upon the broker you use you may be asked to indicate how you want them to vote on your behalf, if you do not see a corporate action come up, give them a call and tell them