Equity Capital Markets and Advisory Business, Auctus Advisors

Auctus Advisors

Equity Capital Markets and Advisory Business

Auctus Advisors is a specialist Equity Capital Markets and Advisory business with a focus in the Energy Sector. The partners have complementary skill sets, with decades of experience across Equity Capital Markets, Investment Banking and the Energy industry. We have worked at Société Générale, Canaccord Capital, BMO Capital Markets and Schlumberger. Most recently we have worked together for many years at GMP FirstEnergy. Auctus has been set up at the beginning of a new decade in which we see significant opportunities in the Energy space. Globally, demand for energy is at record levels and continues to grow. Conversely, investment in traditional energy sources has been severely constrained. We believe this imbalance creates opportunities for both companies and investors. Auctus provides Corporate Broking, Equity Research and Investment Banking services.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>ADX Energy (ADX AU) C; Target price of A$0.070 per share: Anshof Reserves estimate well above expectations – RISC estimates that the Anshof field holds 5.2 mmboe of 2P gross reserves (4.2 mmboe net to ADX).</li><li>The 2P reserves estimate is based on an assumption of a water oil contact at 1,720 m and includes the area of the field where the sand thickens.</li><li>Calima Energy (CE1 AU) C; Target price of A$0.70 per share: 3Q22 update.</li></ul>

ADX Energy (ADX AU) C; Target price of A$0.070 per share: Anshof Reserves estimate well above expectations – RISC estimates that the Anshof field holds 5.2 mmboe of 2P gross reserves (4.2 mmboe net to ADX).The 2P reserves estimate is based on an assumption of a water oil contact at 1,720 m and includes the area of the field where the sand thickens.Calima Energy (CE1 AU) C; Target price of A$0.70 per share: 3Q22 update.

European Event-Driven Analyst

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Event-Driven

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<li>Project Gemini seems to have been put on ice for at least twelve months, which is unsurprising given the volatility in energy markets and Government intervention.</li>
<li>Top shareholders IFM and CVC are committed to their investments. GIP has on paper gained almost the same amount it invested from dividends and share price increases. </li>
<li>The stake of GIP is worth c. €5 billion. I do not see TotalEnergiesto spending that money for a stake that would not grant it control over Naturgy.</li>
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Project Gemini seems to have been put on ice for at least twelve months, which is unsurprising given the volatility in energy markets and Government intervention.
Top shareholders IFM and CVC are committed to their investments. GIP has on paper gained almost the same amount it invested from dividends and share price increases. 
The stake of GIP is worth c. €5 billion. I do not see TotalEnergiesto spending that money for a stake that would not grant it control over Naturgy.


<ul><li>ADX Energy (ADX AU) C; Target price of A$0.060 per share: Good production rate at Anshof.</li><li>Busy months ahead – Commercial production at Anshof-3 has started at a stable rate of 100 bbl/d (80 bbl/d net to ADX).</li><li>Equinor (EQNR NO): 3Q22 results, increased dividend distribution, additional share buyback – Adjusted net earnings over the period were US$6.7 bn with 2,021 mboe/d production.</li></ul>

ADX Energy (ADX AU) C; Target price of A$0.060 per share: Good production rate at Anshof.Busy months ahead – Commercial production at Anshof-3 has started at a stable rate of 100 bbl/d (80 bbl/d net to ADX).Equinor (EQNR NO): 3Q22 results, increased dividend distribution, additional share buyback – Adjusted net earnings over the period were US$6.7 bn with 2,021 mboe/d production.

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>Earlier this week, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/royal-dutch-shell-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22108:1" rel="noopener">Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA LN)</a> announced a plan for 'Unification' of the A and B lines, to be put to shareholder vote in 3 weeks. </li>
<li>The plan entails moving 10 execs to London, changing corporate and tax jurisdiction to the UK. </li>
<li>The question investors should be asking themselves is... Is There A Trade Here?</li>
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Earlier this week, Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA LN) announced a plan for 'Unification' of the A and B lines, to be put to shareholder vote in 3 weeks. 
The plan entails moving 10 execs to London, changing corporate and tax jurisdiction to the UK. 
The question investors should be asking themselves is... Is There A Trade Here?


Thinking About the Royal Dutch Shell "Unification"

David Blennerhassett

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<p>Despite a momentary memory lapse from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/oil-search-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:773:1" rel="noopener">Oil Search Ltd (OSH AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/santos-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:711:1" rel="noopener">Santos Ltd (STO AU)</a> <a target="_blank">confirmed</a> on the 20 July it had submitted a confidential, non-binding, indicative all-scrip merger proposal to Oil Search's board on the 25 June.</p>
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<p>Santos proposed Oil Search shareholders receive 0.589 new Santos shares for each Oil Search share held, resulting in Oil Search shareholders holding 37% of the merged group and Santos shareholders 63%. The implied transaction price, to be implemented via a Scheme, was A$4.25 per Oil Search share - based on Santos’ closing price on 24 June 2021 - or a 12.3% premium to Oil Search's closing price on the same day.</p>
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<p>Oil Search considered the terms were not fair but <a href="https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02397158-2A1310798?access_token=83ff96335c2d45a094df02a206a39ff4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">agreed</a> there was strategic logic combining with Santos. </p>
<p>In <em><a href="https://skr.ma/epYxh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Santos/Oil Search: Getting Facts Straight</a></em>, I recommended buying Oil Search, with a view towards an improved ratio upwards of ~0.66x, or ~25% premium to last close using both share prices as 24 June. </p>
<p>This morning Santos <a href="https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02402372-2A1313090?access_token=83ff96335c2d45a094df02a206a39ff4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bumped</a> the consideration by 6.5% to 0.6275 new Santos shares for every Oil Search share.  This would give Oil Search's shareholders 38.5% of the merger group. The implied transaction price of A$4.52/share  - if using Santos price on the 24 June - is a 19.7% premium to the undisturbed price. </p>
<p>The Oil Search board recommends the Offer in the absence of superior proposal. Due diligence has been afforded.</p>
<p>More below the fold.</p>
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Despite a momentary memory lapse from Oil Search Ltd (OSH AU), Santos Ltd (STO AU) confirmed on the 20 July it had submitted a confidential, non-binding, indicative all-scrip merger proposal to Oil Search's board on the 25 June.


Santos proposed Oil Search shareholders receive 0.589 new Santos shares for each Oil Search share held, resulting in Oil Search shareholders holding 37% of the merged group and Santos shareholders 63%. The implied transaction price, to be implemented via a Scheme, was A$4.25 per Oil Search share - based on Santos’ closing price on 24 June 2021 - or a 12.3% premium to Oil Search's closing price on the same day.


Oil Search considered the terms were not fair but agreed there was strategic logic combining with Santos. 
In Santos/Oil Search: Getting Facts Straight, I recommended buying Oil Search, with a view towards an improved ratio upwards of ~0.66x, or ~25% premium to last close using both share prices as 24 June. 
This morning Santos bumped the consideration by 6.5% to 0.6275 new Santos shares for every Oil Search share.  This would give Oil Search's shareholders 38.5% of the merger group. The implied transaction price of A$4.52/share  - if using Santos price on the 24 June - is a 19.7% premium to the undisturbed price. 
The Oil Search board recommends the Offer in the absence of superior proposal. Due diligence has been afforded.
More below the fold.





France

TotalEnergies SE operates as an energy company. The Company produces, transports, and supplies crude oil, natural gas, and low carbon electricity, as well as refines petrochemical products. TotalEnergies owns and manages gasoline filling stations worldwide.

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Auctus on Friday - 04/11/2022

The 2P reserves estimate is based on an assumption of a water oil contact at 1,720 m and includes the area of the field where the sand thickens.

Auctus Advisors

Naturgy Split Remains Frozen

Project Gemini seems to have been put on ice for at least twelve months, which is unsurprising given the volatility in energy markets and...

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Auctus on Friday - 28/10/2022

Equinor (EQNR NO): 3Q22 results, increased dividend distribution, additional share buyback – Adjusted net earnings over the period were US$6.7 bn...

Auctus Advisors

Thinking About the Royal Dutch Shell "Unification"

Royal Dutch Shell has announced a planned "Unification" to be decided by shareholder vote on 10 December. The goal is to unify the A and B lines to...

Travis Lundy

Santos and Oil Search Agree on Terms

This remains a non-binding offer but ostensibly is done. Yet Wulff's resignation, Mubadala's sell-down, and chairman Rick Lee's odd short-term...

David Blennerhassett

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