06-23-2013, 12:17 AM
Sydbod, what we are talking about is big business for energy assets. As STP says, you won't likely find a company issuing a PR stating that they are intentionally working behind the scenes to thwart another company's efforts. Part of what we are talking about is just plain big business and what competition breeds. And some of that is just IOC putting on the big boy underwear and manning up to meet those things that "naturally" happen to protect "territory". However, there has been enough info from different sources that sure makes it appear highly likely that things have gone on behind the scenes. At some point one decides to put some weight with that info. Happens all the time. You choose not to believe it because you don't see anything in black and white. That's your choice. From experience most people know that after hearing something enough times you tend to believe.
If you don't believe it that's your choice, but enough credible sources have made many believers. You may want 100% substantiation on everything, but you'll be waiting a long long time for that. If you have been an OSH investor for some time and just heard about IOC 6 months ago, how many of OSH's presentations have you looked at? How many of the PNG publications have you read? IOC has been in PNG for much longer than 6 months.
If you don't believe it that's your choice, but enough credible sources have made many believers. You may want 100% substantiation on everything, but you'll be waiting a long long time for that. If you have been an OSH investor for some time and just heard about IOC 6 months ago, how many of OSH's presentations have you looked at? How many of the PNG publications have you read? IOC has been in PNG for much longer than 6 months.