re: cairn and command petroleum Hi dk,
I don't know anything about Command but I did find this without looking too hard. It looks like they did sell cheaply!
"is to acquire Command Petroleum of Australia for about £200m, a move which will create the biggest non-state energy company operating in the Bengal basin. 03-Oct-1996 "
http://www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk/cay23650.htm
Cheers,
xmagx