Ahead of their own clock: a consequential milestone just moved earlier than the company's own prior timeline
The model's full reasoning — Q2 2018 call → NOWe need to determine if management states that a consequential upcoming milestone is happening earlier or faster than the company's own previously communicated timeline. The transcript includes statements from Neil Chapman. He mentions progress on Guyana, Permian, etc. He says: "We are on track for first oil early in 2020." That's not earlier. He says: "The updated production profile reflects this increased pace of development from what I shared with you in March." That suggests increased pace, but is that a specific milestone? He mentions that they have more FPSOs planned, but not necessarily earlier timing. He says: "We are currently making plans to add a second exploration vessel offshore Guyana, bringing our total number of drillships on this Stabroek block to three." That's not a milestone. He says: "The collective discoveries on the block to date have established the potential for now up to 5 FPSOs, producing over 750,000 barrels per day by 2025, the potential for additional production from significant number of undrilled targets and plans for rapid exploration and appraisal drilling." That's a potential, not a near-term milestone. He also says: "In the Upstream, there are two messages. First, lower volumes in the second quarter versus the first quarter were due to the seasonality of our gas business. So I think you all understand, it is primarily in Europe. That reduction was fully anticipated and was consistent with prior year's quarter-to-quarter variation." That's not about acceleration. He says: "We are on plan in terms of our strategy and the growth plans that we laid out in March." That's reaffirming. He says: "We are on track for first oil early in 2020." That's on track, not earlier. He says: "Liza Phase 2 will be larger, 220,000 barrels per day FPSO. In June, we submitted a draft environmental impact assessment and the development plan for the government's approval. We're targeting start-up of that FPSO in 2022." That's not earlier. He says: "Payara development will target FID in 2019, and we'll use an FPSO designed to produce - at this stage, we see an approximately 180,000 barrels of oil per day as early as 2022 - 2023, excuse me." That's not earlier.
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