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Hi loki01,

I have been out or I would have replied sooner to your post.

Your comment:

"Sentry/medina seems to be just another front for Chinese to buy up assets in other countries. The Chinese want to buy as many assets in Australia becuase we are just too dumb to make the most of them. We are just in the early stage of moving from a US dependency to a Chinese dependency, paid in part from profits they gain from our own resources. Instead of us getting the long term benefits, we just get some short term gains. The Chinese will just use western companies as a front, if they have to but will control those company."

Just in case you have not taken the time to research MEDINA and those behind MEDINA please see the information below that may help you.

Cheers,
Brantley

The mention of MEDINA as a Chinese company refers to the fact that they are a Hong Kong registered Investment Company specialising in the oil and gas sector. They were registered in Hong Kong when it was still under the British prior to the transition to China. They are also registered here in Australia.

Your comments above are totally out of context as to MEDINA being a front for the Chinese to buy up assets in other countries.

AS I posted last year MEDINA is headed up by Rory O'Byrne who is President and CEO of Hampton Financial Partners out of San Francisco, Ca. See below.

MEDINA is owned by private equity investors from North America, Europe and Asia with a current focus on petroleum exploration and exploitation in Kyrgyzstan and Australia.




Please see the information on THE MEDINA GROUP PTY. LTD. and some of the people and entity behind it below. There is much more but this a good start.

On Medina Group Ltd:

MEDINA is owned by private equity investors from North America, Europe and Asia with a current focus on petroleum exploration and exploitation in Kyrgyzstan and Australia.

Medina Group Ltd, (Medina) a Hong Kong registered Investment Company specialising in the oil and gas sector.

THE MEDINA GROUP PTY. LTD. Registered to do business in Australia on 31 Oct 2007 and that it's director is Rory O'Byrne.

Rory O'Byrne is President and CEO of Hampton Financial Partners.

http://www.hamptonfinancial.com/portfolio.aspx

Background on Rory O'Byrne:

Mr. Rory O'Byrne obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political History at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. Thereafter, he graduated with Honors in Law, specializing in Intellectual Property and International Trade and Finance at University College in the United Kingdom.

Based for many years in Hong Kong and Japan, he has worked in the international finance and merchant banking industries for the majority of his professional career. Relocating to North America, he founded San Francisco based investment bank Trilogy Capital, specializing in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and corporate compliance.

In 2000, he led the merger negotiations between Trilogy Capital and Hampton Financial Partners, successfully closing the transaction and assuming the office of President and CEO of the newly created firm. Focused on creating investment opportunities for a growing list of individual and corporate clients, Hampton Financial Partners has solidified its' position as a premier investment bank and market research firm serving an International client base in the areas of wealth management, investment banking, and asset management goals.

Hampton Financial Partners

http://www.hamptonfinancial.com/bios.aspx#obyrne

Another member of the Hampton Financial Partners group is Alan Hart.

Alan Hart, obtained his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Geology from the University of Texas (Arlington). An Exploration Geologist for Hunt Oil early in his career, he moved ARCO to work on exploration projects in North and West Africa and the Middle East.

Mr. Hart's responsibilities evolved to his position as Exploration Manager for ARCO's Indonesian Bali North Project. During his six years in Jakarta, his project team drilled 96 wells which contributed 156 million barrels of oil and almost 1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas to ARCO''s reserves.

As President of Golden Downs Consulting Ltd. his group provides this expertise to U.S., Australian and Canadian companies for exploration projects in Australia, New Zealand, China, Indonesia and Nigeria.

Among others, his affiliations include the American Association of Petroleum Geology, the Geological Society of America, The Scientific Research Society, and the American Institute of Mining.

http://www.hamptonfinancial.com/portfolio.aspx

Hampton Financial Partners portfolio companies:

Tap Oil (ASX:TAP) is a client of Hampton Financial Partners.

Others are:

portfolio companies include:

* Canadian Natural Resourse (NYSE:CNQ)
* Canadian Oil Sands Trust (TSX:COS.U)
* Encana Corporation (NYSE:ECA)
* Swift Energy (NYSE:SFY)
* TAG Oil (OTCBB:TAGOF)

http://www.hamptonfinancial.com/portfolio.aspx


Cheers,
Brantley