RE:I believe there are dirty tricks being played here Well, in terms of a conspiracy theory to tank the company, there are a few facts that just don't add up.
Firstly, the rig company just recently forewent over $5M and took it as stock at $0.44 per share knowing it was most likely going to tank right after the deal (like it has). I'm sure they're not in the business of throwing their money away, especially in these uncertain oil times.
Why do they have any faith in CGX?
Secondly, relatively speaking, there is a tiny amount of shares trading daily and the stock has dropped substantially; that just means there are a few (very few) number of people trying to save a couple thousand dollars. Big deal. The majority of the 20 or so million shares held by people like us are being held tightly (which can be seen even when the stock went to $2, only 2 million shares traded that day).
Why do we have any faith in CGX?
Thirdly, if you were the government of Guyana, why the heck would you extend the licenses to a puny bankrupt company which probably has trouble paying their electric bills? Why wouldn't you let them expire and give them to Exxon who can afford it immediately and who has just found the mother load for the country?
Why do they have any faith in CGX?
So much about CGX simply does not make sense but yet so many groups keep holding on and keeping the faith! Why? I think, deep down, everyone likes to root for the underdog. The rewards must be warranted by those in the know, but, having said that, there are a lot of unknowns that even those in the know are most likely unaware of. The board members serve on the board for both companies, Pacific and CGX, so they cannot, I don't think, blatantly take advantage of CGX to benefit Pacific. It would be way too obviously corrupt and transparent. I think they are simply trying to get a decent joint venture offer. Who knows, maybe they have received offers but they have been terrible. They haven't disclosed anything like that to shareholders. It would be interesting to know. They probably want 50% of the findings for a 100% carry. They may have to settle for less in this environment. I personally think even 30-40% would be a good deal considering the potential number of barrels between all three properties. That would still probably give a stock price of $5-$10 (the old $0.50-$1.00 pre split). Time will tell I guess!