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My interest in Orbital began when it was CUI Global and was primarily concerned with its disruptive natural gas monitoring and testing solutions based on its GasPT sensors.  However, after being delayed to the brink of bankruptcy by the U.K. and Italy, and making to herculean efforts to avoid diluting shareholders, management transferred control to new CEO James O'Neil, who aims to transform the businesses into a diversified energy & telecommunication services company.  This involved the sale of the data center power and gas businesses, followed by the acquisition of Reach Construction and many other dilutive transactions.  In the process the company name changed to Orbital Energy Group (symbol OEG) and then Orbital Infrastructure Group (symbol OIG). 

This section has become public since the original investment thesis is long gone and my own investments long ago transitioned to other natural gas companies, like GLNG and NFE, both of which are covered on the private subscriber side and have proven fabulously profitable.  Orbital stands as an example of how good companies and rational strategic moves don't always make good investments, and I think my analysis was appropriately cautious every step of the way.


Updates:
-4 Orbital denouement11:49 05-Oct-23
-2 pre-expiration news and trading notes17:05 19-Aug-22
?2 Amsc 1Q22 schedule and more09:47 29-Jul-22
?3 Kinetik 1Q22 results09:43 11-May-22
-5 Google & other tangential earnings and other follow ups14:09 29-Apr-22
?2 New Fortress Gulf application complete & MACom DoD contract09:17 26-Apr-22
-2 market notes, ABB 1Q22 results, Westport & Nokia schedules10:28 21-Apr-22
+2 New Fortress, Himax, MACom 1Q22 schedules and more09:34 13-Apr-22
?3 Friday jobs preview and macro update08:36 01-Apr-22
?2 Yield considerations in a transitional market19:50 28-Mar-22
?2 Magnachip & PPL 4Q21 schedules, plus gas & India notes16:29 31-Jan-22
?2 look ahead on a short week11:44 26-Nov-21
?2 market leverage and other news12:03 19-Nov-21
-3 Orbital 3Q21 results and Vodafone 1H22 schedule09:09 15-Nov-21
?2 currencies and weekly wrap10:17 12-Nov-21
+2 New Fortress 3Q21 results and more08:41 03-Nov-21
?2 BGC Corant closing, Telus 3Q21 and Amdocs schedules plus follow-up and look ahead21:55 01-Nov-21
?2 Nokia 3Q21 results, Orbital Full Moon terms, Intel OMIBs & trading notes01:40 28-Oct-21
?2 WFS 3Q21 schedule and plausible deniability09:29 26-Oct-21
?2 Golar financing, potential new utility addition and more15:45 30-Sep-21
-3 market leverage, Akoustis 2Q21 schedule and Orbital results14:15 16-Aug-21
?3 jobs report and Orbital 2Q21 schedule09:00 06-Aug-21
-3 Orbital Direct Offering, plus Golar & New Fortress notes15:41 21-Jul-21
+2 adding AKTS, Resonant WaveX software and pricing notes09:30 22-Jun-21
+3 Orbital solar contract and Lumen video distribution12:43 09-Jun-21
+2 Himax dividend, plus networking & macro thoughts09:29 03-Jun-21
-3 Orbital Energy Group 1Q21 results09:52 17-May-21
?3 Vuzix 1Q21 results and Orbital schedule16:59 10-May-21
?2 PPL news and market update15:40 22-Apr-21
?3 Orbital Energy Group 4Q20 results10:35 30-Mar-21
+2 gas, macro and new pick09:25 29-Mar-21
?3 Nokia job cuts, Hygo closing & Orbital 4Q20 schedules10:11 16-Mar-21
+3 OEG convertible debt amendment19:43 16-Feb-21
-3 Orbital files $150M shelf16:37 03-Feb-21
+2 AES 4Q20 schedule, Virtu Analytics APIs and more09:53 25-Jan-21
-2 MACom 1Q21 schedule and OEG placement09:27 13-Jan-21
?2 Himax 4Q20 schedule and more10:39 12-Jan-21
?4 OEG dilution, HIMX movement and weekly claims16:03 31-Dec-20
+3 Orbital utility contract and more09:45 02-Dec-20
-3 OEG convertibles and other transitional news17:44 19-Nov-20
-3 Orbital 3Q20 results plus RCEP trade thoughts09:05 16-Nov-20
?2 election implications, GRoDT schedules & news, plus Q&A09:45 09-Nov-20
?3 Orbital, BGC, Vodafone and other news from India11:52 25-Sep-20
?3 OEG OMIB, new Covanta and other debt18:54 24-Aug-20
?3 renewable natural gas website changes22:26 11-Jun-20
?3 CUI Reach final, CWEN 1Q20 schedule, plus CVA & COVID thoughts08:47 07-Apr-20
?3 CUI 4Q19 Results plus other hydrocarbon news21:18 30-Mar-20
?3 CUI acquisition, jobs, ABB dividend & Vodafone towers official & more09:06 26-Mar-20
?2 Golar Sergipe COD & CUI 4Q19 schedule19:58 24-Mar-20
+2 CUI compliance and more20:37 17-Dec-19
-3 CUI Global 3Q19 results17:35 12-Nov-19
+3 CUI divests and Aramco macro09:41 11-Nov-19
?3 CUI Global 3Q19 schedule and Energy Recovery CEO departure08:46 05-Nov-19
?3 CUI Global sells electromechanical components business15:54 01-Oct-19
-3 partial CUI Global 2Q19 results19:20 14-Aug-19
?4 FedNow payments plus AMSC, CUI and VUZI schedules15:29 05-Aug-19
+2 CUI Global service contract and macro thoughts09:32 22-Jul-19
+3 CUI deal update08:51 11-Jul-19
+3 CUI OMIB and the safety dance19:39 20-May-19
?5 CUI Global 1Q19 results and more18:22 15-May-19
?4 CUI Global schedules 1Q19 report11:25 10-May-19
+2 CUI Global introduces VIRTU & other hydrocarbon news10:50 03-Apr-19
-2 CUI Global 4Q18 results17:13 18-Mar-19
?3 CUI 4Q18 schedule & Latest Ebix purchase10:33 11-Mar-19
+2 CUI $3.3M Purchase Order & AMSC settlement complete09:53 27-Dec-18
+2 CUI HQ sales and leaseback, Cantor lawsuit and more09:05 26-Dec-18
+2 energy markets, CUI and global trading10:17 07-Dec-18
?3 CUI Global 3Q18 results09:31 07-Nov-18
?3 CUI Global schedules 3Q18 report and more08:57 22-Oct-18
?2 more on energy and trade12:51 02-Oct-18
+2 CUI Samson agreement, OMIB and more macro09:37 20-Sep-18
+3 CUI's ICE selected by SAP and Fluence update09:27 13-Sep-18
+2 CUI Global OMIB and oil/gas markets18:48 10-Sep-18
+4 CUI Global wins $1.5M services contract and more09:21 13-Aug-18
+3 new CUI agreement, eMagin 2Q18 results, previews & follow-ups09:20 09-Aug-18
+4 CUI CEO OMIB17:54 08-Aug-18
-3 CUI Global 2Q18 report09:08 06-Aug-18
?3 CUI Global schedules 2Q18 report05:52 26-Jul-18
+2 ephemeral opportunity in AT&T and more10:31 25-Jul-18
+2 politics, energy, communications and trade08:57 01-Jun-18
+2 natural gas stock pricing follow-up11:57 30-May-18
?3 UDC, BGC, LNG, Italy, tariffs and the waiting game19:35 29-May-18
+2 CQH fold-in and other natural gas and telecom follow-ups16:15 17-May-18
+2 CUI OMIB and Italian government19:09 14-May-18
+3 new CUI Global order and follow-up06:48 08-May-18
?2 CUI Global schedules 1Q18 report and macro08:47 23-Apr-18
?3 CUI Global 4Q17 report09:47 14-Mar-18
+3 another CUI gas win and report preview07:38 13-Mar-18
?3 CUI Global schedules 4Q17 report10:43 28-Feb-18
+3 CUI Global gets U.S. purchase orders and more on gas08:32 20-Feb-18
+2 CUI OMIB and Westport MoU10:00 22-Dec-17
?3 year end energy update08:29 21-Dec-17
?3 SLB, AES and new natural gas picks02:25 01-Dec-17