Hello Roger;
Thanks for yet another interesting link. Bit of a worry, but at least it isn't law yet!
BTW - I checked out the conference - it looks like the chairman is presenting?:
http://www.theenergyexchange.co.uk/event/1st-international-forum-madagascar-oil-mining/speakers
Maybe he'll discuss modern picnic planning techniques? Unlikely to have much of anything useful to say about exploration. OZ