Force Majeure confirmation3 Jul 2020 12:58
Good Morning,
I posted the following in June and said I would share if I gained a response. After 4 attempts the reply received yesterday ……. “AIM rules restrict us from providing any detail outside of that which has been provided in our rns of 25 March 2020”.
I am disappointed in this response and while I like to think the BG will not dispute that this is a Force Majeure event it did not seem unreasonable to have that confirmation
ATB, Red
14 Jun 2020 09:29 POST (below)
Good Morning Starchild,
Thank you for your posts.
I contacted BPC (early last week) regards licence extension following Force Majeure notification and received a response on Friday.
I was referred to the 25th March RNS but they added....
….."The Company remains in discussions with the Government of The Bahamas as regards the specific period for which the licence term should be extended per the legal provisions within the licence agreement However, as the state of force majeure remains to date, with approx. 3 months having passed since the declaration was made, the Company is confident that the extent of the licence extension shall be sufficient to allow for the execution of Perseverance 1 within the planned timeframe as outlined in our rns of 26 May 2020.
As regards your query on insurance, all corporate insurance coverage remains intact and the Company will activate (incept) the drilling specific insurance cover that it has arranged, referred to in the industry as Well Control Insurance, in advance of the commencement of drilling activities.”
I was not entirely satisfied with the response (perhaps this is just me) because I asked for confirmation that the B/Govt had accepted there was a case of Force Majeure (I believe there is such a case but like to have peace of mind) and e mailed them back. My 'logic' is that while they refer to discussions they did not actually say yes it is accepted and we continue to have dialogue until the time-lines are clearer (i.e. virus gone/controlled).
I just thought I would share and if I get a response I will post again.
ATB
Red