20MilNoLess77. Vaughan and the company have been saying that for...

20MilNoLess77. Vaughan and the company have been saying that for months and as recently as a couple of weeks ago. BUT, it's all guesswork. The TOs are not your "usual" counter party. It's a completely different ball game dealing with them and, sad to say, only that arbitration system can provide any certainty and I'm sure that that would be the very last thing on the company's mind.
Remember that this MLA only applies to around 10% of the overall Agate Creek project and the same TOs are involved with the other 90%.
Piss them around over 10% and imagine how they'll react over the other 90%!!! Get this one right and the other 90% will go through much more smoothly. IMO, THAT'S what it's all about whether we like it or not.