RE: Estimated Rukwa revenue4 Sep 2024 17:02
Bluebay. HE1 isnt drilling those 6 BlueStar wells. HE1 has zero operational involvement they are just funding part of the drill work in exchange for a share of the production profits. If production is good and exceed the cost of investing then the deal is a good one.
Also think that whilst it's clear that investment is required at Rukwa to get to production, some nuts cost going around. However the additional drills are funded they won't cost 10m each, there are economies of scale and the number of wells would be drilled over time - the initial arch of wells would likely fund the rest and you can borrow against future profits etc.
I was surprised to see the statement about 20-30 wells in the RNS and wonder if that is what they have lined up through some form of JV which has been pending the EWT results. More to this than meets the eye.....