I have a few comments on your post there Pete...
1) Of course, as we learned here on this board, if that worker posted the information on this message board first then in that case, he has made it public and therefore is probably not subject to any insider information issues. (per our resident securities lawyer, and so we think).
2) He is off the coast of NIGERIA. So I guess it depends on the insider info laws of Nigeria to tell a friend in the U.S. about their oil findings. Again, that info should be posted here just in case. ;o)
3) If the worker is not an executive, then I guess he can spill the beans...unless he is held to an NDA (non-disclosure agreement), which he probably is.
But then again, I'm fairly certain there will be leaks...and the volume will say it all.
Krombacher