RE: Share Price According to the WFE employees, all but a few of the most junior are being let go. If they have built expertise on the Viking play, this will be gone and the staff at Guide, who have a poor track record, will be doing the technical work. If share price is related to drilling success, then I'd rather see the staff intact.
As for the executives, I think they will be replaced in any case, and I'm sure they will be.