"Douglas Johnson" wrote in message
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the current stock will be worthless, unless you have the paper share
for fire starting.

Have you read their balance sheet? Do you know what their cash reserves
are? Do
you know their non-cash assets and how much can be liquidated? Do you
know
their borrowing capacity?

Do you know how much insurance coverage they have? Do you know their
contracts
with the rig operator and how liability is assigned? Do you know how much
insurance the rig operator has? Do you know their contracts with the
equipment
providers (like the blow out preventor) and how liability is assigned?

Until you do, you are spewing ignorance.

You nailed it.

One thing you can be sure of, a bunch
of lawyers are going to get rich(er).

That's usually how it works out.