More companies line up to join the Falklands’ oil rush
While there have been strong protests from the Argentine Government about the drilling program due to start in Falkland Islands waters this month, it has not deterred other companies wanting to join Desire Petroleum, Rockhopper Exploration and Falklands Oil and Gas in the search for oil.
At an extraordinary meeting of the Falklands’ government Executive Council on Wednesday, new applications for seismic and geophysical surveys were considered and Governor Alan Huckle was advised to seek approval for both.
Director of Mineral Resources, Phyl Rendell said an application had been received from a company considering seismic survey work for an oil company with production licences in the Islands.
To allow a vessel to survey here, the company requires an exploration licence and the Governor was advised to seek approval for the award of a licence.
A further application from a geophysical survey company to carry out a speculative seismic survey in unlicensed acreage was also considered.
Mrs Rendell said this application was encouraging and demonstrated the willingness of companies to invest in additional data acquisition.
Details are yet to be agreed on the scale of the survey, but meanwhile Governor Huckle was advised to seek consent to award an exploration licence and thus allow the survey to proceed.
In both cases the proposed surveying is outside the fisheries area that is potentially active in coming months, said Mrs Rendell. (Penguin News)
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I said that we 'll take back Malvinass “ sin problemas ” from the Queen and her - worker bees - !..I haven't say that we use money , army, blood..
to take back !!
if you think borrow from China to import eggplant ,pepper,onion..
it would be very expensive for you !!
i fear that they will capture Miami..Las Vegas...Atlantic City ..
as strategical points...!!!???
audiaence : 3 blns
min 26 .... Argentina : 1 England : 0
goal : Pedro (*) min (5) (*) petrol companies
this is about legitimate supremacy over the islands,not about profit from illegal ocupation of said territory
and u really lived in ba? i doubt it..but i agree with you on the plastic surgery thing..shes messed up and we hate her with a passion.
cheers
Malvinas are Argentinians. When you understand this point, everything will change. All argentinian people think that MALVINAS are Argentinians. For ever. No doubts for us. So, please, stop with this program. Respect to the argentinian people!
my worthy friends you'll miss me the new name “ cougar” becouse
i changed my old “ Tarzan ” name !! i like you all !!
“I love the narcissism of Argentinians, don't you realise most people don't even know where your country is?” It is not our fault that people are ignorant. Just like your countrymen that in 1982 they had to go to the map to look the place up. Many could not read a map.
How many of your airmen flew in to mountains? I will tell you , a few x2 on the south jason island x1 on blue mt & x1 near murrel bridge!!!! were there maps upside down? so zip it noddy.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Dust_(aircraft)
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