Absolutely dead wrong, as loanranger already proved.
(1) loanranger posted the regulation that said Private Placement people can have access to material non-public info.
(2) It has to be material info that wasn't previously made public. If the NYSE: SAI reported cost information/estimates that said the cost per barrel was under $10 per barre, that's already public information. Interestingly, JBII hasn't retracted that $10/barrel claim since the NYSE: SAI report. What gives? ;)
"Insider trading is the trading of a corporation's stock or other securities (e.g. bonds or stock options) by individuals with potential access to non-public information about the company."
Notice the word "trading"? There is nothing wrong with having insider information. If you were to TRADE on that info, then you might have a problem.