Hi jbmurc,
That's a valid comparison of MPO and SSN. Both companies have a lot going for them. MPO with all its cash and SSN with still a reasonable amount of cash and lots of untapped oil.
Yet MPO has also fallen from around $1.65 at the end of 09 to now be at 49c.
SSN has had an even greater fall from 24c to 4.6c. Just goes to show the market can be irrational at times.