The whole recent line of events, Rudds proposed tax in whatever...

The whole recent line of events, Rudds proposed tax in whatever form, the decline of the AUD, Europes uncertainty, have actually all played into the Shell / Petro China's hands quite nicely.

I figure the comments made by Ms Pickard are designed to quietly keep the pressure up on holding the certainty of the deal together. It appears they remain very committed to completing the deal and see the buy price as a long term bargain.