Q: The commodity market isn&ampCloseCurlyQuote;t very pretty at the moment with Brent Crude Oil riding just above $48.00 a barrel. Junior exploration companies are feeling the pain, bleeding heavily at the bottom line and having to shore up to weather the storm. How has Canadian Overseas Petroleum prepared itself over the last year to ride out this time of market volatility? A: The Company has continued to build its portfolio of African opportunities through these "down&ampCloseCurlyDoubleQuote; times. To do so, it has completed 2 Prospectus Share Offerings in each of the last two years. Q: Canadian Overseas Petroleum is currently playing in the LB-13 deep water block in Liberia, Africa with JV partner Exxon Mobil. This partnership has potential to add great value for longs, where does the company currently sit in regards to the 2 nd Exploration Phase at Mesurado-1 well? A: The current second Exploration Phase was suspended for a year due to the Ebola crisis.