Hi Jester,Are you aware that the federal govt. is putting up for...

Hi Jester,
Are you aware that the federal govt. is putting up for tender most of the balance of petroleum exploration leases
in the Ashmore,Cartier area and also the North west shelf
as reported by D.Jones Aust. a few days ago .They are confident that they can make Australia self sufficient in oil .Certain Leases(not sure which) are being determined
by Sept. 2008 ,and the balance sometime 2009.Could be something A.E.D. would be interested in,with a huge warchest