questions for the sydney meeting , page-9

Hi geos,

I was hoping to get a response from you.

As I stated it was hard to pin Simon down, however I was certainly left with the impression that Hardman's geos did not have ANY input into Mauritainia decisions.
Simon stated that his guys were "balls to the wall" with all their own work.

Given that Hardman now have such a large portfolio and 3 more areas to come very soon I dare say that they would have little time to spare.

He did say that Hardman pays Woodside for the technicals, I am certain of that.

With Ted gone and Simon not being a geologist as such (I think) it may well be that we just have to trust Woodside's team to make the right decisions.

The Chinguetti wells and lack of exploration success is beginning to show that the trust may well be misplaced.

It would be good to get some clarification on this issue from Simon. After all these guys can make or break us all.