Sabria artificial lift9 May 2021 10:23
Tunisia, Serinus have steadied the ship and are now increasing production. For the Sabria oil field they plan to use an artificial lift, a common method, to increase oil production. I decided to seek out production estimates for this single field. During lock down they have been testing and researching how to implement this artificial lift: Refer to management’s corporate presentation 2021-03-03.
The document states that the first stage of the project starts in July 2021. The project is a mixture installing pumps below ground plus upgrading of the surface infrastructure to handle the increased production. On completion it is expected that Sabria will be producing 2,918 (bbl/d). Initially Serinus will get 100% of the revenue, this falls back to 45%. The first well to be upgraded in July is estimated to be producing 543 (bbl/d). Serinus should get 100% of this for a least a year. Over the next 2 years more of these wells will be upgraded and added to the network. Revenue from the first upgrade will be: 543 X 365 @ $60 nearly $12 million per annum. Eventually this field is estimated to be generating 2918(bbl/d): 2918 x 635 X 0.45% @ $60 nearly $29 million per annum. This is at an estimated cost of $4 million per well.
I bet the new Directors cannot believe what they have. A energy company with no debt, oil and gas fields, all that can be upgraded with standard technical methods. They must be pinching themselves. Add in increased production in other fields in Tunisia and Romania. It seems to good to be true. Romania gas fields alone are worth 6p a share.
Again DYOR.