Don't know Java but this was reported back in March
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-11/cove-ex-ceo-craven-starts-new-oil-company-to-explore-east-africa.html
when everyone still believed Hess would be moving forward so I don't know that it's a sign. But reading the numbers on Cove in the above article - a sale sounds very appealing indeed!!