Madpunters valuation10 Jun 2019 22:40
Valuation
18kMMbbls oil and 202TCF (at the same recoverable rates as the figures in the CPR = 2.9kMMbbls and 140TCF) . If this is converted to oil equivalent (1TCF = 170MMbbls oil) = 2.9 + 26.7 = 29.6kMMbbls. With an oil price of $75/bbl = $2002.5bn.
Typical takeover amounts for O + G companies are 1 - 3%. As the numbers are so huge, it would have to be a consortium (we have two majors interested remember) and the 1% would likely be the top limit. Therefore, with 1% = $20bn, which equates to a share price of 98p. If a JV/farmout, then I would look at 0.1% = $2bn, which equates to 9.8p. If FRR were to go into field production alone borrowing the money, then £500m market cap. is achievable + $440m recoverable expenditure is roughly $1bn. Hence, why IMHO $2bn is the figure for a JV/farmout.
IMHO a figure somewhere in the middle of the range is most likely for a buyout of Block 12. Therefore, halfway between $2bn and $20bn is $11bn, which equates to a share price of 53.5p ($11bn = £8.44bn @ current rate of $1 = £0.7675).
Remember, I have used a very conservative value of just over 0.5% of the value of the recoverable hydrocarbons. When takeovers are considered, factors that give higher valuations are low costs per barrel; infrastructure in place; market in place; proven resources and fields already in production. BP recently bought 4.6kMMbbls for $10.5bn and FRR has almost 6.5 times as much. The costs for the BP acquisition are well under $50/bbl, whereas for FRR it is under $12/bbl. There are pipelines running through Block 12, with the nearest to Tarabani only 18km away. There's a ready market in place connected to the pipelines. Production apart from the very low zone 9, is only just starting for FRR. Tthe resources are being proven by the current EWT's, plus the seismics and the proven geology of the Kura Basin and Maykop formation. Therefore, IMHO taking everything into consideration, half a percent of the recoverable value is very conservative and not utter tosh.
I am assuming the resource of 4.6kMMbbls of oil BP bought is the amount recoverable, as I haven't found a breakdown for the resource.
FRR has 6.5 times as much recoverable hydrocarbons and 4 times as much profit per barrel, which equates to 26 times as much profit. BP's acquisition is already flowing at 190kbbls/d and is a proven resource. IMHO $11bn for 26 times as much profit, than a resource for $10.5bn with the field already developed, is a good deal