WOW, not what I expected from silence. NP gone! This indicates a buyout, not a partnership and a buyout that could not come to terms with NP or needed him gone to complete. Sidley involved? Boy does this raise a bunch of questions.
Craig and SAP win, this is what you wanted! Now let's see if we can get approval faster. Lots of people didn't want to deal with him, so maybe it's the old "if you can't beat BP, join BP."