Germane = pertinent, relevant, akin

Thanks Brian you can count me in as one guy who learned a new word today.

Actually there are three of us because I asked my two Canadian collegues and they didn't know either. Some chance of our project being a success if we don't even know the English language. OH the shame

Don't know if your man will be right but I wouldn't rule out huge volitility in commodoties over the next couple of years and yes timing, if you can get it right could make you a lot of cash. Bit dissillusioned at the moment myself with buy and hold so I should look into it.

OOPs it's Monday so quickly write something about CLL . Oh yes I know. What about these hedges guys just when it seems there is some blue skies ahead and an increase in the oil price we go and hedge. Are we just the unluckiest O&G company in the world or what? If we fell in a barrel of tits we would come out sucking our thumbs.

Den