I agree. I just hate to see some of these speculations crop up. It gives me the idea that certain people are floating these ideas around like ballons on behalf of management to guage investor sentement on options and possible directions.
That is probably a stretch of the imagination but nonetheless, I do get a bit concerned when I continually see these new thoughts start to show up on a regular basis.
Status quo for me. Lets wait for drilling. We will know what we have and can bargain from a stronger position. I see no urgency to make any merger decisions at this point in time. A buy out now would be a different matter - if the price is right.