anatol
Anatol
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Shell may go a completely different direction: Santos. Santos has both gas, and a site for a LNG facility. To be honest, I will be completely surprised if STO isn't bought by one of RDS or XOM (or maybe even BG) in the next year.
Anatol;
BG would not make a $1,000,000,000 bid for PES, just to "punish" AOE. And certainly not offer them $8.25 for shares they picked up for <$1.00.
-and why would the buy a stake in PES at $5.00+ then? if they intended to T/O PES all along. <$3
Shell's intentions are not of pure business. Take their 10-15% stake in PES, they were happy to sell to AOE at $5.00, but now have gone silent. If it was purely business they would of accepted or intended to accept BG's superior offer. Shell's intentions arent entirely clear.
And why would BG make a hostile bid for AOE now? they have inflated AOE's price by upping the bid for PES [ie. csg], and why wouldnt they make a T/O after AOE acquired PES.
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Basically, BG has contracts and need CSG. PES is great value at $8.25. So BG must be very happy with themselves, they have upped their reserves at a good price.
AOE dont have the money BG has.
Regarding to Shell's attitude; ... CSG reserves are too small for them. So what is the rush for them! AOE sould look after themselves.
AOE directors are so smart, they saw this situation, which Shell would not help them much. Shell did not do anything other than making an announcement of "looking for a LNG plant land in Curtis Island" during the PES war either. Then AOE .... made their own strategy to buy as much as PES shares and increase their % in it. Then they would bargain for some tenements as they don't need the money but the gas, like BG.
Maybe, maybe,.. If above thesis is right (Shell is not very supportive to AOE is proven) BG may put a hostile bid on AEO after everything has settled down. This might happen easily if AOE SP is still under $3. I can see a good chance for this. Because AOE will have a very good position with those tenements. There is a very good logic in that takeover and it is viable. That would be the best business decison of BG then. I have the whole tenements map, I can see BG's and AOE tenements are all coming all next to each others.
Hi Dangerous. Are you saying that Shell could see the writing on the wall.... paid 700mil for a 30% stake of AOE & 10% of PES just to make a quick buck & then walk away leaving it to BG never really having any interest in CSG? Do you feel that Bg & Shell are in control here, just playing it out & the loser being AOE?
Hi Dangerous. Are you saying that Shell could see the writing on the wall.... paid 700mil for a 30% stake of AOE & 10% of PES just to make a quick buck & then walk away leaving it to BG never really having any interest in CSG? Do you feel that Bg & Shell are in control here, just playing it out & the loser being AOE?
I guess this means folks are either selling on market (as you would) or holding on tight to see what happens, rather than going to BG.
So Dukey, have you sold yet, or still holding? How about you Grace? I may sell my remaining stake on market. Seems BG may have trouble getting 90%.
R.
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