Question following publication of 88E's half yearly report27 Aug 2025 01:00
Hiya Brom - you clearly missed the question I posed about the capital expended by 88E management on the failed Project Longhorn strategy. For your convenience, I have copied the original post below. I appreciate you're keeping very busy over on the NN's forum these days. Tell you what's a tad odd though, and I'm not the only one to have observed this......you appear to be a great deal more inquisitive and curious about the risks associated with operating an E&P company in Alaska than you were ever prepared to express on this forum about 88E. I wonder why that might be?
I'd encourage any members of this forum who don't read Brom's content on the NN's forum to head over there and have a read of the content published by this most prolific of posters on lse (almost 28,000 posts!!!!!). Those who have only read Brom's posts on 88E will likely have to rub their eyes and look once again at Brom's content on the other forum. Would you believe that Brom actually fact checks folk on the NN's forum? He also responds to those who don't appear to recognise the operational and investment risk attached to the NN's investment case. I know, I know.....it's almost like someone else has taken over his username!!
Sadly, the content over on the other forum does appear to prove that Brom was acting as a manipulative puppetmaster on this forum for years and years. It also proves that those of us who warned forum members of Brom's duplicity in admitting to selling stock ***many months*** after the SP spikes of 2021/22 were spot on. Remember, Brom had been lse's most prominent, ahem, 'commentator' on 88E ("the company is always very quick to reply to my queries"), and who was delighted to fan the flames of the social media-driven campaign to promote 88E far beyond its fundamentals.
Perhaps he has acquired some integrity in the last few months? Who knows?
Anyhoo, please see the question below, Brom. Given your new approach to posting on lse, I'm confident you'll respond objectively in order to ensure your fellow forum members are fully informed. Good stuff.
"Hi Brom - Longhorn's production numbers v's management forecasts on 88E's acquisition heralded the first time in over 20,000 posts that you used your undoubted intellect to accurately call the company to account. Good for you.
In the same spirit, I'm sure the forum would be fascinated if you would highlight for them the total acquisition cost (including subsequent additions to 88E's working interest in Longhorn) *plus* 88E's share of the investment in workovers. Then deduct from that total the dividends received in 88E's period of ownership and the sale proceeds. Happy for you to use the gross sale figure for the purpose of this exercise.
What amount of shareholder funds, to the nearest US million dollars, do you calculate has been wasted by 88E's investment in Longhorn?
Many thanks in advance."