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[Art2004]

Great News Ruby! Just when Barry M. seemed not as current as before, he comes forth with an excellent news report.

I have felt that all those years of his being the expert reporter on African oil would be of continuing benefit.

Mark makes my days and now Barry M made my evening.

Go ERHC!

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Ruby1100 Woooo WEEEE SOUNDING GREAT Up TEN CENTS TOMMAROW.... MAYBE .15 GAPPER !!!! STILL LONG STILL STRONG

[upndwninnout]

Thanks Ruby! Great News, can't wait to see the official notice!

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Posted by: RUBY1100
In reply to: rambus who wrote msg# 20149 Date:2/2/2006 7:06:30 PM
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***UPSTREAM NEWS*** ERHC ADDAX APPROVED !!

Top-level meeting set to ease JDZ blocks gridlock

By Upstream staff

Final resolution of the continuing uncertainty surrounding the allocation of key blocks in the Joint Development Zone administered by Nigeria and Sao Tome&Principe may come when the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) meets on 6-7 February in Abuja, writes Barry Morgan.
The JMC will set a date for the official signing of PSCs for blocks 2, 3, 4, 5 and perhaps also Block 6.

Most controversial has been the swift action of preferential rights holder ERHC Energy to sign a memorandum of understanding with Addax Petroleum replacing Noble Energy, which pulled out of a joint operatorship agreement for Block 4.

Addax had not even bid the block and critics in Sao Tome castigated Nigeria for its swift approval of the deal, arguing that second-highest bidder Anadarko Petroleum should have been consulted first.

Sao Tome finally approved the deal last week, enabling the JMC meeting to be brought forward a few days. It is understood from Joint Development Authority sources that "no big issues remain to be overcome and the matter is in its concluding stages", with PSC signatures expected shortly after the JMC.

To underscore the urgency of the process, President Fradique de Menezes flew into Abuja for talks with his counterpart Nigerian head of state Olusegun Obasanjo this week.


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03 February 2006 00:02 GMT | last updated: 03 February 2006 00:02 GMT


Deserved a re-post!!!!! ;)