Yes, no, no, no, and as to your last question, profit is it`s own reward..right?  It`s a sad truth that they enjoy basin control from the very first legacy leases. It`s the price they extracted from us to build the TAPS.   But "basin control" shouldn`t mean "legislature control" as it  sadly still does here in Alaska.  Oil money talks Dave, even louder since the SCOTUS decision equating money to free speech as spelled out in our US constitution.  A sad mistake.  The industry in Alaska doesn`t need any help Dave.   They are quite good at extorting and fast-talking bills and amendments through the legislature that together steal our fiscal wealth sovereignty.   I voted for changing all that when I voted for Walker. Well see who leads the fight for the cartel won`t we...