Hence the Captain became a major on the strength of this
I take my hat off to the guys who fought in the Falklands War but clearly he wasn't running the show here. Wonder why he didn't want to stay on and work his way to the top having come so far? Not that I would ever want - nor think I would ever have the courage to go into battle. So I'll toast the major on that front.
Hellis / Papa
I know you're both ultra positive but your thought process is somewhat flawed: Surely you are not suggesting that he deliberately put out all these RNSs to create the fear that it was a Dud to keep the price down for land which as yet has not been "leased" (rather than "bought") - but that's good enough because you get the right to work it.
I could certainly understand that since the JV it may have been prudent for the well not to flow if they were looking to lease, but hasn't there not been RNSs to the contrary ....?