"Papua New Guinea again? Mario was rumored to have spent a good deal of time there last year." Well so has Exxon <A HREF="http://www.abc.net.au/news/business/2002/06/item20020606175633_1.htm" target="_blank">http://www.abc.net.au/news/business/2002/06/item20020606175633_1.htm</A> Shell <A HREF="http://www.sidsnet.org/archives/trade-newswire/2003/msg00251.html" target="_blank">http://www.sidsnet.org/archives/trade-newswire/2003/msg00251.html</A> Chevron <A HREF="http://www.moles.org/ProjectUnderground/motherlode/chevron/png.html" target="_blank">http://www.moles.org/ProjectUnderground/motherlode/chevron/png.html</A> and BP... Companies currently exploring for oil and gas in PNG include Chevron, Exxon, British Petroleum, Phillips Petroleum, Barracuda, Union Texas, Oil Search, and several others. Suppliers of drilling equipment and services should enjoy significant export opportunities. <A HREF="http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:N_GRuWGPGVYJ:dosfan.lib.uic.edu/erc/economics/commercial_guides/Papua.html+PNG+British+petroleum&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=12" target="_blank">http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:N_GRuWGPGVYJ:dosfan.lib.uic.edu/erc/economics/commercial_guides/...</A> I'd say 'ol pointy hair is out of the picture at this point.