the initial offer is likely to be raised in up, page-2

" Meanwhile, there is talk that Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina?s takeover target Bow Energy may have received interest from other interested parties, although that is unlikely to help it escape the embrace of the energy majors."

from Business Spectator - i just Googled this, and it came up as publicly available page

http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Leighton-management-BHP-Rio-Tinto-Coal--Allied-Mar-pd20110829-L6SDC?opendocument&src=rss