RE: also... How ironic. You put forth negatively biased view-points without any logical explanations and accuse others, whose posts and information are much more thorough, of paid pumping.
I do not disagree there is a significant amount of inherent risk in this type of investment. PTA, however, has an excellent shot at converting their significant cash-flow (for a company this size) into additional cash flow growth via discoveries and opportunistic aquisitions.