Replies to post #3313 on FEC Resources Inc. (FECOF)

[styl]

if thats the case then i stand corrected, but i'm not sure thats the case.

i thought i read somewhere <i'll look for it later> that they specifically said they were looking at sc72 <our sevice contract> when the chinese gunboats came.

also......does it go like this?
fep does the study and the doe confirms it...........
or the other way around with
the d.o.e. doing the study and f.e.p. confirming it?
I would THINK that its on fep first.....and the d.o.e. needing to confirm it to o.k. the drilling......
then again i dont live in the philipines so i'm not positive.

lets look at it this way...........The first study that anounced 3 tcf....that was fep wasnt it? If so then it would be the doe to confirm it.

[styl]

this line from hain's most recent post has a quote referring to the d.o.e. research vessel and the fep study being one in the same.....at least thats my take on it.

"He, however, expressed concerns on the security aspect of the recommendation, noting that the recent tension caused by the reported harassment by two Chinese gunboats of a research vessel of the Department of Energy (DOE) and its partner Forum Energy Philippines to conduct seismic research at the Reed Bank near the Spratlys. "

p.s. thanks for being civil with your difference of opinion on this matter...some of us here have too much attitude with difference of opinion

one other thing....you say it wouldnt impede any exploratory drilling on fep's part?
Please rethink that statement. If a research vessel was halted in the reed bank for just exploring, even if it wasnt related to fep which we now know it is, wouldnt you agree that it definitely impedes any drilling as well as to avoid conflict?
I feel all this will be resolved, but not as quick as people wish or would like to believe BUT it is a serious govt. conflict here where no single company will continue as they please until this conflict is settled.