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Budgettrader,

I'd agree that I'd like more information, however we have been told that we are in the running for 4 offshore blocks, and we have not been told that they have fallen through.

The communication from the business is quite good - they have told us everything in broad strokes that they are doing, but not the detail as you'd expect. I think people are either expecting too much or reading too much into certain things.

I have been disappointed at certain things as well, and I'd agree that current sentiment (including the odd omission of offshore in the recent Wallstreet.net interview) has helped to push it lower today.

I just don't think that it is justified to lay it all at MS's feet - there is a lot going on and there is plenty happening even if they can not keep the market fully informed.