COP thought FAR were just opportunistic, playing games for...

COP thought FAR were just opportunistic, playing games for financial gain and in any event lacked the financial / technical clout to achiecve approval from Senegal.
Perhaps in these early discussions Senegal may have indicated their concern in having FAR as a major JV partner and perhaps this sort of indiscretion lead to the dismissal of the minister for energy.

COP require the TOR to address if FAR had the right to consider PE in the first place before addressing the issue of FAR being denied the right to consider PE.
Disagreement on the wording of the TOR maybe the reason for the delays, this is not a strait forward open and shut case. COP will be holding their ground to get the TOR to reflect in their favour knowing time is running out for the project to resolve this issue.
AIMO