I thought all partners get the raw data from drilling right along with the operator. If so, each partner would be insane not to have a top flight company analyzing the data for them alone so as not to have to rely on the operator for information.
If the above is true, then SEO,JDA, and ERHC should have all pertinent data as to what has been found regardless of what SNP tells them.
You really think that Sinopec is not capable of hedging drill information especially to Offor. Tight capping here means many billions in savings for the chinese. Combine the immediate savings with their natural propensity to operate in secrecy and we have what we have .