i wonder if this caused a delay, page-12

Well spotted mrmoshe - the pieces are starting to fit together.

First Petrobras had the fraud probe situation (as mentioned in your article) and reported at the time here.

I posted this event here 18 Dec.

Petrobras was cleared of the charge. Note this report was the day before the farminee's board meeting (18 Dec) which led to the confirmation of the farminee negotiations by MEO 21 Dec.

Next was your sleuth work in ASIC.

And now the latest event you've posted above which is also the day before another +ve announcement by MEO. It can't all be coincidental.

It does explain why MEO have been vague since the AGM, as they have had their hands tied whilst waiting for the wheels of a country's government to turn, not just a slow moving Petrobrasauras (thanks for that one ANZ:))

It does appear thet Petrobras is indeed the No1 pick now, although I would still like to wait for the official confirmation. It still leaves us with the question 'how independent is 32% government owned? - but then we are like crows picking over the bones of these announcements when we are bored.

I'm glad 'The preferred Farminees internal legal review' is being sorted prior to the signing and that the minnow MEO is keeping them honest:>))