Perhaps, but I'm sceptical.  BPT is in the same situation with...

Perhaps, but I'm sceptical.  BPT is in the same situation with far far bigger STO and STO never took em over.

I for one prefer STX doesn't get taken over for a few years, and if they were preyed on by someone, I would prefer STO took em over instead of BPT.  They have far better infrastructure and access, influence, ability to set/influence/assert market prices etc.  They basically own Moomba, they have access to Asia through their own GLNG; and soon the largest O&G conventional fields  discovered in the last 30 yrs with their Dorado fields in WA.  If the CB proves up most of that 12Tcf, then it would put them on a great position for both east and west domestically and ability to leverage exports through their own GLNG train for hedging.