Then I’m sure he understands the economics of negotiating the drilling rights with the government where the drilling will take place, understands the logistical nightmare of getting a drilling rig to a location in a third world country, what the costs are of laying pipelines when there are no existing pipelines to tap into, and the costs of security to protect the facilities from the local population.
Listen to him well.
There’s a reason that so much drilling is going on in Africa, and the reason is because it’s extremely profitable and there’s a monster amount of oil.
There’s also more than one reason we have a military base in Djiboitu.
But given that you’ve worked for oil companies with international operations for 30 years I’m sure you already knew that.