RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Eric Nutttall 'SEES' 2% BASE DIVIDEND For MEG On DEBT TARGET- they hace PLENTY of BITUMEN RESERVES
- Christina Lake, BY ITSELF; 'COULD' GO UP TO 210,000 bbls/d from the PRESENT 110,000 bbls/d
- they 'NEED' to GROW to INTERNALIZE and INTEGRATE their HIGH-VALUE COST STRUCTURE
- this means GETTING OWNERSHIP and CONTROL of their HIGH-COST INPUTS, namely; DILUENTS (CONDENSATES) and NATURAL GAS
- they DO TRY TO LOCK IN these INPUT COSTS by HEDGING and IMPORTING ~1/2 of their DILUENT REQUIREMENTS from the CHEAPER TEXAS SOURCE
- UNFORTUNATELY for MEG; NG and CONDENSATE prices are HEADING STRUCTURALLY HIGHER
- this is WHY, it is BENEFICIAL for MEG TO ACQUIRE a HIGH-CONDENSATE NG PRODUCER before the PRODUCT PRICES GAIN TRACTION
- Suncor Energy is IN THE SAME POSITION as MEG Energy
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