23000 barrels of oil, page-8

Hi Acamas,

In all fairness, the current production rate has been explained further than just a headline figure.

As the announcement states.....

Chinguetti production averaged around 27,700 bopd for October 2006, and is currently around 23,000 bopd following significant disruptions to production in November related to unplanned facilities shutdowns during the month.

Add the upcoming Ching Remedial well along with the facilities repairs and production will be well above 30K bopd again in no time.

I'm sure most of us long term shareholders agree that it's all about the long term with Hardman as cliffan mentioned. Survival isn't an issue for mine. As I've said previously, where there's a will, there's a way. In this case, there's no will IMHO!

cheers,
xmagx