deceit by proxy?

As a rapidly consolidating industry of large global corporates on the cusp of several decades of profitable operations and hundreds of billions of dollars in revenues, could the few GLNG players involved take the time and effort to try to cripple or kill off a potential game changer?

If that could happen, could those few players involved throw a fair effort into nurturing political support for their industry and political trouble for the potential game changer?

If that could happen, could those few players try focus their attentions via governmental proxy to a potential game changer close to commercial success or those a long way off it?

Where were Cougar in the scheme of things when DERM stepped in?

Dex