there are some issues with cost, bhp billington has particular concern about its us shale operationsrrency on the horizon, am i overstating it? on the horizon is the right way of putting it. venezuela has been conducting what it calls a presale ofa conducting what it calls a presale of a new currency to be called the petro, which it says is backed by its oil reserves. there is a lot of scepticism out there amongst professionals, some people are very sceptical about the figure of $700 million, they say they have raised by this, there is also the us sanctions issue. one of the appeals for the venezuelan is that it might bea for the venezuelan is that it might be a way of getting around sanctions, and the us treasury has warned us nationals getting involved might be exposing themselves to risk because they say it appears to be an extension of credit to the venezuelan government and americans are not supposed to do that. a very quick example, the sense of the scale of the economic crisis for venezuelan now... it is extraordinary, an imf official talking a few weeks ago that by the end of