The last ditch - The National "quotes' Duma

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Best bet is that it's our good old friend in Petromin who is not helping get the job done, and this just might give O'Neill and NEC what they need to take some actions. What Duma says is correct as far as "The state negotiating team is yet to report back to NEC through the ministerial gas committee on the outcome of these negotiations." This group is the one charged with reporting back to the NEC through the Gas Committee which Duma heads. The State Negotiating Team is "headed by the Secretary for Petroleum and Energy, and comprising the Departments of Treasury, Justice and the State Nominee Petromin, to negotiate terms of the 50/50 proposal and report to cabinet, through the Ministerial Gas Committee by 30th November 2012."

This Negotiating Team has failed. O'Neill is the government's voting member for the State in regard to Petromin.