$$ ;If asked , I would give up on any extra dividend as long as they geared the money towards drilling the North Sea assets . I , as well as everyone else that owns this stock completely understands the costs of taking on this endeavour . But boy would it pay off ! Not only would it be good for the company it would also be good for the people of England as well as the Government . Hopefully this is what the hold up is in regards to news . Cheers