RE: New Management - Advancing on all Fronts2 Apr 2024 17:00
oh that it was that simple, the island said no to all things for two decades, woodside only agreed to stay and look after offshore after the other majors decided to leave 2009, eventually being compensated by wealth fund loan in 2019, sunrise already mothballed since 2004, after darwin specifically built by woodside refused, then flng in 2008.
could have drained all 4 still waiting fields long ago and sat with 80-100 billion in their wealth fund but its never been about money for gusmao who invented the project tasi mane, always about jobs for the people in its own industry, full up-mid-downstream extravaganza manned by timorese , not foreigners.
australia via the maritime boundary settlement also have to step aside for others to move in, gussy knows he can't just pull the plug on them, its and international agreement, australia agreed to abide by various deals, one being not to issue a license on their side of the boundary and drain sunrise from their own waters, believe the wording is, australia agree to all clauses listed , while the boundary agreement in force.
if he ****ed them off, they could quickly u turn on that license agreement.
china to me the bonus ball, they will not care if they build the facilities and timorese man them, they like in many other countries under bri, will be looking for much broader all encompassing preferential trade deals etc. π€
fingers crossed , the sudden u turn 3 days after saying no to beaco for the god knows how many times, meg came out with we will take another look, with bias towards tl onshore processing.
statements since have suggested both now in agreement , a decision will be made this time, on completion of the new studies. we all know the demon duo have no interest in any other option, so down to meg to play or go away. π€
guzzy said about 4 1/2 months ago, he expected results in around 6 months, so could come anytime. especially as that u turn was a year ago, woodside said will take another look , then out of the blue oct/nov, said they now had permission (wtf) from tl , to conduct new studies, surely they did not sit on their hands for 7 months first ?????? π