With the history of the announcements, it probably means any...

With the history of the announcements, it probably means any time after November. Not sure how things work in the gas industry but it seems as if VEN is not the contractor's priority? Apparently, they scheduled a date initially and now they are saying they are short of equipment/crew. Who is going to compensate us for the lost time

'The contractor engaged to conduct operations at Vali-2 from early November has advised of rescheduling due to availability of equipment and crew which means commencement is now most likely to occur from end-November.