ConocoPhillips is ready at last to start a FEED competition for a floating production unit at the Salam-Patawali oil project offshore Sarawak, Malaysia.
ConocoPhillips has worked quietly on this project for some years, with its efforts last year focused on pre-FEED technical studies performed by floating production, storage and offloading specialists, according to Kuala Lumpur sources.
Market suggestions were that Malaysia's MISC, Dutch company Bluewater and a few other contractors had been engaged in last year's pre-FEED work.
Now, the focus has turned to a FEED competition to be performed by a minimum of two parties, with ConocoPhillips currently going through the process of selecting those companies.
All the top-tier Malaysian FPSO companies are keen on a new contract with a quality client, including BumiArmada with its Indian partner Shapoorji Pallonji Energy, MISC and Yinson Holdings, all of which are currently wrapping up the delivery of FPSOs on their books.
Other Malaysian companies like MTC Engineering are also keen, while Bluewater is in the mix too.
Just got confirmation that Q4 2023 results will be released at 12.30pm on 28th Feb 2024.
Expectations would be of a net profit of ~RM200mil to RM220mil (after stripping off any one-offs). Anything above can be said to be a bonus, anything below will be a disappointment as the Kraken FPSO was back to 100% during the whole quarter.
But again, profits mean nothing really. With sustained "good" profits, the company will probably head closer to 70 sen. But to go beyond that (looking at RM1.00 and above), the mantra is "new contracts, new contracts, and new contracts". Can't run away from that.
Good morning and good week everyone. Hope we hear about new contract here this week. Analyst should ask about those on the topic of future projections.
An interesting point, Enuest lost arbitration case and now had to deposit some RM 70 mln to file an appeal. I think Petronas is also on the hook. They owe it legally to PBJV. Hope there is still money left over. Their appetite for investment in Malaysia may diminish. Also the ability to replace Armada Kraken with a different unit.
There was a discussion about Armada`s dividend payout. Some said Armada must clear all accumulated lost before able to give dividend, the other reserve doesn't count.
I'm surprised to see Velesto give dividend after yesterday announcement.
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Posted by rohank71 > 2024-02-20 15:22 | Report Abuse
63 is next resistance.