SP discussion28 Nov 2019 17:24
Looks like somebody bought 135k shares to then sell at a £250 quid loss an hour later. It's silly trying to day trade with a 15% spread.
According to the last RNS the C02 equipment should begin testing next month before being moved to the site and the project has to be implemented by 28th January 2020. I think the past few days have confirmed the bottom, nobody would sell at those prices.
I've pasted a summary from a Petrotrin study looking at co2 EOR in Trinidad. The method clearly works but proper planning and well selection is crucial. There is a precedent for management to follow which helps us de-risk a little. Recent delays have at least shown, Paul is trying to ensure the pilot is executed with the maximum chance of success. Not investment advise.
Four immiscible carbon dioxide (CO2) pilot floods were implemented in thePetroleum Co. of Trinidad and Tobago's (Petrotrin's) reservoirs at its ForestReserve and Oropouche fields, Trinidad, over the period 1973 to 1990. The projects were conducted in a gravity-stable mode after primary, secondary, and tertiary production (after natural-gas and water injection). CO2 was injected into thick sands of variable continuity containing medium-gravity crude (17 to29°API).
Production increases were observed in all projects. It is postulated thatinjected CO2 swelled the oil, reduced viscosity and helped form oil banks that could move more easily under gravity. Oil-production rates and recovery improved as a consequence. In some of the projects, these beneficial effects continued for several years, even after discontinuation of CO2 injection(supply interruptions), with recovery aided by water influx. Interruptions inCO2 supply did not appear to harm incremental oil recovery materially.Channeling was observed at high injection rates and was promoted in reservoirs with low transmissibility.
Oil recovery improved as more off-take (production) wells were added downstream of the injection wells. This phenomenon reinforced the importance of optimising volumetric sweep and of capture during CO2 flooding by judiciously selecting injection and off-take locations. Incremental recovery ranges between2 and 8% of the original oil in place (OOIP), with predicted ultimate recoveries of 4 to 9% of OOIP. Cumulative CO2 use improved with efficient production practices and ranges from 3 to 11 Mcf/bbl to date
There are many other studies out there, DYOR.