"....In October, the JDA rejected a bid by Swiss-based Addax to replace Noble Energy, which had been selected to carry out the drilling and exploration work on behalf of the winning consortium in block four, but withdrew from its partnership with co-operator ERHC without explanation..."
The JDA REJECTED a bid by Addax? That's the first time I've seen that. All of the other posts stated that the JDA had ACCEPTED Addax. Wow. I wonder who is right?