if i were a betting man, page-19

Jgol,

Says who.

I say u r wrong on both accounts.

But thats not my point.

The point has to do with ''why aoi suspended drill opps,,, Their announced reasons for suspending,,,

and Landau's explanation at the Gold Coast presso, mid yr.

The threat to any rig is greater on land than on the water.

AOI state that the threat on the water is too great to risk.

So where do you think that risk lies in comparison to the land based threats ?

Landau stated that the TFG finance minister had issued death threats to ANYONE that brings an oil rig onto punty soil that does so without his say so...and that this was the more relevant reason behind AOI' quick pull out of the Nogal, AND, the most salient reason for operational suspension of rig mobilisation.

Now you tell me if the pirates are not the main issue...rig wise...

Then ask yourself...knowing that Musse owns, runs, and operates the pirate fleet ( not at arms length of course...but similar to the way some small cap explores run the shop )...Why would Musse threaten the safe transport of a rig knowing that he has publicly stated that he would do a deal with the devil to discover oil in Punty....

Would it be that the 100 mil+ he skims off the high sees scam every year, is a bird in the hand, whilst rrs and aoi are simply 2 in the bush...worthy of playing for some extra brown paper bags ?