Danpech Fair points , however I think the margin is also...

Danpech
Fair points , however I think the margin is also important . For example
Rocs reserves in paper look a whole lot better due to the Malaysian PSC , however we know that the margins are likely to be at lot less than Beibu . So the question would be if the gas is produced As a by product to extract the condensate , then the real Margin on the gas may be higher than margin on PSC oil

I still don't like the deal but I wonder if we would have felt different if if was done before the Malaysian JV

For me what irks me is it was not necessary now and the next 12-18 months could have resulted in. Big re rate for Roc imp proving their ability to acquire other assets via script .

In fairness though - the fact is these assets if acquired via TO need to be acquire via a premium bid so in a sense the premature friendly larger reduces ROCs upside by about 20%-25% but also acquires assets with a need for a TO premium . The issue I really struggle with is I would jade preferred them paying a premium for careful chosen assets , rather than
Getting something like Maari for fair value

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