Looking at the BPT/SNE announcement today.
Here is clearly one advantage that ADE has with BPT: that is BPT will look after its ally companies.
Quote: "Through its alliance with Somerton Energy and under the terms of the TOAG agreeement, Beach has the right, to assign a portion of its interest in this farmin to Somerton."
http://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20111012/pdf/421q147xkk8vk8.pdf