I agree with you Denis, but these "revelations," coupled with the almost certain failure of the company's recent exploration efforts, equal a situation that doesn't give me a lot of confidence.
I mean, ACA's got nine pipes in the same time that the MEO Brain Trust has established the need for seismic.
PERSONAL ALLEGORY (if uninterested, please don't read)
When I was a kid, I vividly remember going on an Easter egg hunt and loading up my basket. Another kid, meanwhile, came up dry on the hunt. He was a little younger than me, about four and half, I'd say.
Of course all the eggs were spoken for, but this kid just kept looking. While me and the other kids were counting and comparing our booty, he just kept running around. Soon his pace signaled a sense of desperation.
My mom, seeing what had happened, took a few eggs from my basket and quickly scattered them in the most conspicuous spots available. She then led this kid to them. Of course, he found them; and joy that registered in his smile (I can still see it) caused me to quickly forget my loss. I mean, I was maybe six, but I knew that I had done the right thing.
I relate this story because MEO reminds me of this kid, except that my mom isn't geologist, and Ashton isn't inclined to give up its Easter eggs. Accordingly, with every new pipe Ashton announces, my embarrassment for MEO's management just gets bigger. |
