"The Chinese sort of "owe" ERHC for forcing ERHC to keep quiet about the JDZ, I would think. Or at least, ERHC has gotten some "points" with SNP for its discretion in remaining quiet."
The Chinese don't owe ERHC anything IMHO. If their contract requires information to be reported only by SNP then ERHC had a legal obligation to keep quiet. But ERHC reported the findings of the drilling so that must have been OK'ed by SNP. ERHC has not done SNP any favors...they just abided by their legal obligations. If they hadn't, they could face severe consequences. And God help ERHC if they lied about the drilling results. I doubt that SNP would have OK'ed any lies anyway. They also have legal obligations.
This does not mean that SNP is...or is not...involved with ERHC in Chad. Any partnerships will be disclosed when the time is right. All the guessing is just that.
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