general chat/ thoughts, page-2243

Hi Mr M

I'm staying the course, but can still imagine this going nowhere fast.

Or maybe I'm just a bit irritated by the way 2022 feels like it's limping over the finish line. If Bahay said they had a catalyst for options and then nothing shows up, it kinda hints that his expectations were out of whack and I have to hope that doesn't come into play elsewhere. As Ftrain noted, soon and imminent have had their meanings stretched out of shape. The jury is out on transformational.

All things being as they should be on planet PWN, Shell should be signing. However, I don't assume it's a slam dunk. Gas is having a very lucrative moment and maybe they'd rather spend the money putting wells in place and then worry about the cleanup later. That would be thematically correct for mining and energy companies. Maybe someone with a lot of clout come decision time doesn't want to jump in on an unproven technology\company - still plenty of room for excitement, but why don't we see one of these things in production before we jump on in. They don't just have to be convinced by the figures, they need to believe that PWN can successfully scale those pilot plants up and get the job done. Just tossing ideas around in a Bah Humbug sort of way, but I don't think the FS will hold everything that goes into Shell's decision. There will be stuff that is outside of PWN's control.

Cheers