Arthur:  With all due respect, big companies carry risk too.  BP was on the brink of filing bankruptcy after its creditors pulled its sources of financing on the heels of the Macondo Prospect offshore blowout in 2010.  Being a "Major" does not guarantee solvency.  Aurora Exploration (I'm a 50% owner and a 37-year Alaskan) is simply asking to be allowed to double the bonding currently available to the State (now - $700,000; after closing - $1.4 million); and to take responsibility for 6 of the 9 gas wells that will otherwise need to be plugged by the State.  We want to spend our money to increase production in these 6 wells; thereby increasing royalty income to the benefit of all Alaskans.  There's no substantive additional risk created by my company operating the six existing gas wells.  I'm offering to reduce the State's risk, not increase it.  Beyond more royalty income, we're trying to save some jobs for Alaskans, and will also be paying production taxes to the State.  Win-win.