RE: Today is a prime example of how....24 Aug 2022 14:55
The SP was up 6% yesterday; a slight pullback today is normal. It's unrealistic to expect it to rise in a straight line.
We are rising and falling with other oilers as the sentiment around the future of oil demand fluctuates. Halliburton was almost 44.00 in June. Even after yesterday's 8% rise it's now only 31.21. It was as low as 26.33 last month, a 40% drop from the previous month. In fact, on bad days for oil, we seem to do better than many oilers.
In many cases, mergers don't deliver the synergies announced, and the merged entity can get bogged down in internal power struggles. The SP fell heavily after the merger announcement. Had the merger not been announced, the SP would probably be 10 - 15p higher than it is today.
A poor set of results announced in March undermined confidence in Tullow as a recovery play. Until it demonstrates it has transformed, by announcing decent results (costs under control), sentiment will remain cautious.
These are a few of the things driving the SP action.