Opposition not Cool with Petromin sacking - 'What about Shell?'

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Funny; I think Japan and Thailand are fine with it. Seems the only ones who are upset are the ones who didn't want to do things correctly and instead wanted to operate by their own rules. We'll now see who PNG's real partners are. Bet XOM will be fine with it.

Botten's comments the other day implied PNG LNG may be fed from E/A with a deal with PNG Gov't's share of gas.  That's a win for PNG LNG, Gov't and IOC as that would put a force field up around IOC as far as a take-over.

Opposition is now getting vocal over the Petromin delete and articles accusing O'Neill of power grabs are surfacing.  If Shell wants to play the victim card with 'unjust' treatment by O'Neill.    Maybe O'Neill will have the opportunity to discuss that JAPEX/MOU with Petromin, the subsequent Shell/Petromin MOU and the final JAPEX/Petromin MOU and PZ if some industrious report asks questions in an interview coming our way.

They want explanations, then we may hear more of the story.