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Hi Bob and Sandy - it must be a bit surreal watching events unfold from your part of the world. But maybe only a bit less sureal than us.

We won't know who the farminee partner is until the 'big' ann.

I agree with winki inasmuch I think the order in which today's announcements were issued pointed to the fact that things are beginning to move quickly and loose ends are being tidied up.

When you say 'the date' are you referring to the ann date or the drill date? Either way the only deadline is the committment to drill by the end of the year, which is still negotiable.