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bija,


no probs.


Two points re the farmout.


Firstly, Jeffries has been instructed and the JVPs are looking for the best deal from the most credible bidder - it has been noted elsewhere that Petrohawk is raising some more cash. The JVPs haven't spelt out their criteria but they are obviously looking for the longest carry on both drilling/completion costs and on infrastructure; they want accelerated development and proving up of the acreage; and they will want fast and cheap drilling and completion with no mishaps. So they will probably be looking at some organisation with track record and experience in the over-pressured chalk and shales.


Secondly, the package includes acreage held by TCEI & AUT that ADI and the other JVPs (EKA and EME - UK company) have no interest in. The deal has to suit their purposes as regards those other acreages.


That is bound to make it a bit more complicated.


Rock86 - if you need a new car before Xmas, it might be an idea to give priority to that purchase. There's no telling when the deal will be done; no telling when the completion operations on the 3 drilled wells will be completed and the wells tested; and, in particular, no telling when the ASX investors will start to recognise the prospective value of this company. Oh, and there cannot be certainty that a deal on acceptable terms will be offered to the JVPs.


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