Alert this is a RUMOR!

[SamAdams]

Some time ago management was asked how much access Shell has had to information through Petromin. The answer was that because they were brought in in the capacity they were the have seen all or most all of what others will have seen.

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But to Dmarques insight, working with the IBs would have given them  some "feel" as to where winning bids needed to be versus the data they had already gathered. Perhaps they are the  Dukes and they let  Mr. Valentine set the price.