New Seeking Alpha ArticleThe guy who wrote the Seeking Alpha article on PTA wrote this in a chat:
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Since you are a PTA shareholder now, I would like to let you know that I will write 1-2 PTA articles over the next days to prove the obvious once again.
I will compare PTA to the oil producers that drill in Africa, Asia and Middle East where the geopolitical risk is much higher than Colombia's.
The numbers will speak volumes again, and based on my database I can assure you that PTA is the cheapest oil-weighted producer WORLDWIDE.
Meanwhile, PTA's balance sheet is one of the strongest ones in the E&P sector WORLDWIDE. Crazy as it seems.
Regards,
VD"
He also wrote this:
"1) Brent price does not play one single role for PTA's rise from the current levels.
This article is a relative valuation analysis. Given that all the peers above receive the same Brent pricing, it does not matter whether Brent is at $100 or at $90.
The fundamental reason that must push PTA much higher from the current levels, is the tremendous valuation gap between PTA and the peers above.
2) To give you an idea about this gap, Amerisur Resources (AMER.L) produces ~7,300 bopd (same with PTA) and has Enterprise Value at $1 BILLION.
Yes, you read that correctly. This is $1 BILLION, while PTA is at $210 million.
AMER is PTA's neighbor at the Suroriente Block (former SRN acreage).
AMER has zero diversification, but has only Platanillo field.
3) PTA was producing 6,400 boepd in Q1 2014.
PTA will produce 7,400 boepd+ by year end (lowest case scenario).
Bottom line: The production growth is here.
In addition, the production growth is here, despite the blockades at SRN's acreage.
This production of 7,400+ excludes the impact from the upcoming high-impact wells that will be drilled by year end.
4) Aside its other wells, PTA will also drill 4 Quinde wells by year end, according to the news. To date, there are ONLY gushers at the Quinde field (Suroriente Block), flowing between 2,400 bopd and 4,400 bopd.
Please do the math to find the implications from the 4 Quinde wells.
5) PTA was grossly undervalued at C$0.39 and the words are not enough to describe PTA's undervaluation now at C$0.30.
Regards,
VD"