This would have been a very short meeting. An Aussie company in...

This would have been a very short meeting. An Aussie company in London (that's already a handicap in itself).

Then add the investment story. Zero proven reserves. Exploring for oil in East Africa where there is no pipeline infrastructure. Negative cash on hand. Oil price stuck at $50.

To put it politely, let's just say the suits in the City would not be ... err ..ahem..'falling over themselves to invest' shall we say....