Umbra,
I apologize if I was unclear.
I am NOT referring to you, BB, ERHClongtimer or Jim Long as Bashers. Infact, quite the opposite, please re-read my post.
My point was that we are all saying the same thing. Only using different nomenclature: The delay is due to the majors, Sinopec/Total/SEO and Chevron looking to optimize their positions and at the same time consume as much of the floating stock of ERHC as they can pry lose from smaller shareholders such as ourselves.
Aditionally, I wanted to point out that the presence of old and new bashers (Ponzi,Robjer, etc) validate that there is still much to be deciphered.
Sometimes my lineage (Texan) becomes too pronounced and I am not as clear as I intend to be. For that I apologize.
BAY