RE: Interesting article on PANR12 Jun 2018 14:14
Hmm. Also from the same article it looks as though Winnifrith is not alone
"The fact remains that VOBM#5 has been commercially unsuccessful. The financial implications of this are likely to be negative for Pantheon.
In its results for the six months ended 31 December 2017, released in March, Pantheon reported a cash balance of $5.98m as at 26 March 2018. The balance looks healthy on the face of it, but it is worth noting that it has not provided a net cash figure since it spudded the well on 3 January this year- three days after the end of the last results period.
This point is significant because it means that all of the costs incurred from drilling the well may not feature in the business’s cash balance – we do not know. If Pantheon is yet to subtract drilling costs from its cash balance, then its face value strength should be taken with a pinch of salt.
Furthermore, to compensate for the failure of VOB#5, Pantheon is likely to want to go out and drill another well as soon as it can – the company has said as much itself. However, this costs money. If the firm is unable to fund the new well from its existing net cash balance, then we believe it is entirely possible that a placing could be on the cards. Proceed with caution. "