“ The LOW END of Mr. Mulacek's estimate range is WELL ABOVE the estimates provided through our independent resources certifier."
This is simply a false statement in the “Facts Sheet” from IOC management.
Here is what Phil said: “The InterOil Board and management allowed the material balance payment from TOTAL to be removed, which represents a significant loss of value assuming an interim certification of 7 tcf and a material balance certification of 12.5 tcf, both of which we believe to be reasonable based on our detailed understanding of the resource.”
The following is from: http://tinyurl.com/zpfomk7
Here is what IOC’s independent resources certifier said: “GLJ Petroleum Consultants Ltd ("GLJ"
, an independent qualified reserves evaluator, prepared an independent evaluation of Contingent Resources for the Elk-Antelope Field as at December 31, 2015 which estimated the gross unrisked Contingent Resources for the Elk-Antelope field# of 7.7 Tcfe 1C, 10.2 Tcfe 2C and 12.4 Tcfe 3C.”Previously GLJ estimates for Contingent Resources were 7.5 Tcfe 1C, 9.9 Tcfe 2C, 11.8 Tcfe, as at December 31, 2014.
So GLJ increased their 2C estimate for Elk/Antelope from 9.9 Tcfe at the end of 2014 to 10.2 Tcfe at the end of 2015.
The range of the field size according to GLJ is A 1C volume of 7.7 Tcfe to a 3C volume of 12.4 Tcfe.
Not much difference from Phil’s estimate of field size ranging from 7 Tcfe to 12.5 Tcfe.
The low end of Phil’s range i.e. 7 Tcfe is not “WELL ABOVE the estimates provided through our independent resources certifier” as stated by IOC’s management.
Of course the SPA between Interoil and Total is based on 2C resources so the important number in the latest GLJ report is a 2C resource volume of 10.2 Tcfe.

