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Bullish
Tamboran Resources Ltd. (ASX: TBN) is a natural gas exploration and production company operating primarily in the Beetaloo Basin in Australia. The company is strategically positioned within the unconventional gas sector, focusing on vital infrastructure projects aimed at significant gas production and addressing the growing energy security demand in the Asia-Pacific region. With recent capital raises and partnerships, Tamboran is advancing toward first gas sales, marking a pivotal moment in its growth narrative.
Bull says
- ↑40 MMcf/d first gas by mid-2026 could drive initial revenues
- ↑$198 M capital raise boosts pro forma cash to $298 M
- ↑Local-sand fracking lowers well costs from $4 M to $0.5 M
- ↑Controls 2.9 M net acres in Beetaloo Basin for upside
- ↑Geopolitical tensions heighten Asia-Pacific gas demand
- ↑Strong momentum and oil-sensitivity factors support stock
Bear says
- ↓Negative earnings yield and weak profitability factors signal strain
- ↓High short interest of 33% reflects market skepticism
- ↓Third-party drilling hiccups threaten project timelines
- ↓Inflationary cost pressures could erode margins and cash flow
- ↓Native title approvals may delay projects up to three years
- ↓Declining earnings revisions and no dividend return raise concerns
Earnings Call · Q3 2025 · Mgmt. Guidance
Updated 06-03-2026bullish
Transcript signals
Bull points
- believe there's material cost efficiencies that we'll see with multiple wells going down. You know, we long-term believe that we can get well costs down, both drilling and completing, down to about $15 million.
- think it sets us up to really make a lot of progress around reducing costs. That's something the company has been focused on.
- 35 stages in the Shenandoah South 2H well and has commenced a flow test, with plans to report an IP30 flow test to the market by the end of June, followed by an IP90 report by the end of August.
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