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the government will not have to incur any expense for exploration under the Tenneco offer. And if the government is willing to sink money in exploration, it might as well decide to go it alone in oil production and accept either the Zapata or the Mitsubishi offer, as both are willing to offer reasonable terms of payment. The Mitsubishi offer might come up for discussion when the Prime Minister visits Japan next month.