You are correct Bear, of course. If Dr Ray simply reflected Don’s « bullish outlook » he would lose his credibility, and then everyone loses. His job is not to be bullish or bearish, but to be totally objective.

And at the end of day anyhow, BP’s own senior scientists are more than capable of assessing the evidence and advising management accordingy, whatever Don, Dr Ray, or anyone else says. They need time to digest the data themselves. So we need to be patient.