RE: Mexican bean time19 Aug 2021 19:25
@jonesrichard
I don't think the initial discovery will be that large. The aren't drilling to the Karoo initially as they are only going about 800m I believe. Therefore, the de-risked value of this won't be the full 31p I doubt, as the reservoir size will be smaller (if a discovery is proven).
However, what any discovery will do is de-risk the entire basin (by this, they mean it proves there is HE and it is getting captured in reservoirs within the underlying strata). It will also improve the COS (chance of success) at subsequent holes, but it doesn't de-risk them, as each drill has the potential be be a duster.
£4-£5 is a reasonable target but not this year - maybe late next year as extra areas are drilled.
However, I would not be surprised to see HE1 acquired in the event of a discovery. This will then be a proven, world class, highly in demand resource and will be very desirable to a number of multi-nationals IMO.