Falklands: Rockhopper Exploration spuds Sea Lion
Rockhopper Exploration (AIM: RKH) has spudded its 100% owned Sea Lion 14/10-B exploration well in the Licence PL032 in the North Falkland Basin. Once drilling is complete, Sea Lion’s results will be eagerly anticipated among investors following the prospective Falkland oil and gas play.
Sea Lion 14/10-B is being drilled to an estimated target depth of 2,700 metres, and drilling operations are expected to take approximately 34 days.
Sea Lion is the second well in the North Falkland basin and follows the Liz 14/19-1 well, operated through a JV between Desire Petroleum (AIM: DES) and Rockhopper. The initial results from the maiden exploration well disappointed. Whilst the primary Liz target was encountered with indications of hydrocarbons, subsequent logging operations confirmed that oil may be present in thin intervals but the reservoir quality was poor.
Undoubtedly the outcome of the Sea Lion well will be important to investor sentiment and appetite for the speculative Falklands play. The long-anticipated drilling in the Falklands North Basin has been subject to high levels of speculation over the past 12 months or so, and following the disappointing outcome of the first well, the main players in the Falklands were initially hit hard on London’s AIM market.
After an initial announcement on the 29th March, the JV partners conducted further testing on Liz 14/19-1, and determined two levels of gas in the well. The well was plugged and abandoned as a gas discovery. Desire concluded, on the 6th April, that Liz ‘proved complex and highly encouraging’ and that it provided some promising results, with gas being discovered at two levels, and consequently the prospectivity of the basin has been greatly enhanced.
Desire and Rockhopper held 92.5% and 7.5% respectively in the Liz well, and since the previous result both shares have been fairly subdued. The outcome of the Sea Lion well is likely to have a considerable impact on investor confidence on the overall prospectivity of the North Falklands basin.
In response to the initial result in the North Falkland basin, back in March, Fox-Davies Capital noted that the Liz well results have no impact on the prospectivity of Borders & Southern (AIM: BOR) or Falkland Oil & Gas (AIM: FOGL), as the two companies operate in the South Falkland basin, a region with a very different geological and structural setting.
Source: Proactive Investors UK
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If I lose money then so what. There is more where it came from .
I lose a little or make a lot. I am happy with the risk.
arquero from Turkey (Hi again). Jorge is about as popular here as a nine inch nail in the head and has consitently shown himself to be an individual of dubious moral character.
Jorge, should Spain hand its territories on North Africa to Morocco despite the inhabitants wanting to remain Spanish? You avoided that one.
Keep drilling boys, bets of British to you all. Jihad Jorge can do nothing about it :-)
jorge is swift , patriot , bright and guerrero !
Turks like these type characters very much ####
to understand the roots of Malvinas( Falkland) crisis !!! ###
I believe that the main problem was Charles Darwin !!! ###
i am the translator and repeator of -- #2 Arquero --remarks !!
gdr ) your translation is true ..
But hey, nothing is happening .....
we don' know the details of this operation ! ..could be just hypothesis !
Jorge is a little bit hasty sometimes at some points !
merely among us !
his parents ..his youth period ...his hobiess...his friends ...
his Latin America journeys ... etc... etc ...
I am not asking you about consiracy theories. It is also strange that you appear to dismiss Jorge's comments as hasty, despite the fact he has been given ample opportunites to apologise and has blatantly refused to do so. I take it you admire such individuals?
Your comment that 3/4 of the world supproted hte 9/11 attacks is based on what exactly. Did you do a census or take a stratifed sample of people from a random population. I have academic links in Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Brunei and I can tell you that all of the people I have met in these Islamic countires are pleased to see Al-Qaeda crushed.
Here is a conspiracy theory for you. gdr and Jorge the same person? Someone doid say “one man show”.
you have academic links in Iran,Saudi Arabia,UAE,Bahrain and Brunei !
any have link in Kuwait, Oman , Qatar !?
these ~8 ~countries' value of (foreign) holdings of US Securities :
Total investment in US : ~430 billions~ US$ !
[Total Equities] : ~ 170 billions~US $ ..
[Total Long Term Debts] : ~ 190 billions ~ US$....
in which ;
Treasury Debts : ~ 85 billions~US $..
Corporate Debts : ~30 billions ~US$..
Banks' Debts : ~75 billions ~ US$.
[Total Short Term Debts] : ~70 billions ~US$. !!
can they talk contrary of USA !!??
What has this got to do with the amounts you quote above, bit lost there! Can you therefore indicate what my working links have to do with your post considering I was using my real world ethnographic observation to question a strange claim made by gdr?
“” A Fool despises good counsel but a wise man takes it to heart “”
CONFUCIUS !!
Best wishes to the OG drilling team!
Want to try for slant drilling in an attempt to steal something else that isn't yours? Don't push your luck. Does any South American territory have a nuclear depth charge? No? Britain does.
To be honest - we wouldn't need to use it. Just the threat of sending in the SAS and the Ghurka's is enough to get the argie military - if that is the word that can be used to describe their rag tag bunch of boy scouts - to wet their pants and run home to mummy Kirshener;-))))
Well, do not expect an answer very soon.. If you get an answer it will be
totally useless, because he dont know what to write. Common sense is not his force...
You seem to be angry, lol, don't worry, you will recover your money away from here, for the time being I'm happy you lose it. :-)
3. Roberts, of course there is always speculation, but this is all and only about that. Remember that some said Malvinas was the new Kuwait!!!!
c'mon!!!!
4. grd, thanks!!!
5. Archibald, comprate una tortuguita y andate bien despacito a la concha de tu hermana!!!!!!!
7. grd, jajaja A estos brits no te los podés tomar en serio viste!!!
9. Estupid and liar beef, stop lying!!!!! You created Al-Qaeda, deal with it!!!
11. More crap from stupid beef!!!!
12. Hi! Mr “nothing happens”!!!
13. grd, don't let stupid beef lie to you. I'm not asking Al-Qaeda to do anything, I just said that everyone have the right to expell invasors from their land. I also said the creators of Al-Qaeda are USA-UK governments, now they have to deal whit that!!!
15. stupid beef, I won't aplogise!!!! Stop lying and talking crap!!!
20. stupid argento, why do you use that nickname when you are not an argentine????
If I were the argentine president, you would be the ones begging to negotiate the sovereignty....mmmmm...I can tell....yeah....on your knees!!!!
Sorry man, you and your countrymen will have to deal with the claim and sucesive argetine actions for ever untill you sit to negotiate.
Nuclear things??? You, as a nuclear country should not do any stupid thing because then you and USA will not have excuse to ask other countries to drop nuclear plans. You must love your hipocrisy, you and USA ask Iran to give up its nuclear plans and at the same time you make nuclear threats to another country as you are doing with us!!!!
Argentina has 40 years of nuclear development, we are the first latam exporter of nuclear goods. An engineer deputy designed a nuclear head for Condor II misile that was dismantled in 1991 due to pressure from USA and Israel.
you have many fans in here Turkey ###
www.malvinas1.blogspot.com
21. That's why I want my country rebuid the army and reactivate the misile Condor and place it in Río Gallegos just in front of Malvinas. We don't need/have to use it, just its pressence there will make you think twice before doing any stupid thing and islanders should relax by knowing they have a misile ready to hit them!!!
22 Christopher Ball, I said before that I don't know the Moroco's case, is any country claiming that terretory???
Is any country claiming Guyana??? If there is, then France and Spain should sit to analyse the case, if claimers had historical rights, then negotiate, that's the way problems are solved.
Peru cannot claim Guyana, that would be ridiculous, but they can claim borders with Chile, Bolivia, Brazil and Ecuador, they have to sit to talk, that doesn't mean any of them have to give up!!!!!!!
23. Idiot, stupid and retard!!!!! That's what you are!!!
Saludos.
it is one of the Turkish web blogs about football ! ( not mine)
## Türk arkadaşların seninle gurur duyuyor ! ##(Turco)
## amigos Turcos,estan orgulosos de ti !##
Yup, and some say the Falklands are part of Argentina
c'mon!!!!
????????
Jihad Jorge ejaculated ”I said before that I don't know the Moroco's case, is any country claiming that terretory???“
Of course you do - you just choose to say that you do not know as it plays against your own case.
Jihad Jorge ejaculated ”Is any country claiming Guyana???”
Not the issue - Your plastic princess is forever stating that colonialism has to end in South America - OK she wants to stop that by actually introducing it but we all know that she isn't the sharpest tool in the box - well you have a part of France in South America. It does kick the silly argument into touch. Of course, as with the case of the Spainish colonies in Morrocco, you will choose to ignore it....
And there we have it!!!!!! The twit Jihad Jorge shows that he is nothing but a warmongering, threatening little creep who, because he is losing the debate and because Argentina's case is so weak, to terrorise a peaceful land and its people.
Erh - can someone call Jorge's nurse - his meds are wearing off;-)
Jihad Jorge ranted “Sorry man, you and your countrymen will have to deal with the claim and sucesive argetine actions for ever untill you sit to negotiate.”
Negotiate? Negotiate what?
according to me , Jorge is better than Maradona ! becouse of,
he doesn't need the --God's Hand--,he can score goals to Brits.
whenever he wants ..... !!!!!!
he doesn't need the --God's Hand--,he can score goals to Brits.
whenever he wants ..... !!!!!!”
The only goals he ever scores are OWN goals. You need to seek out a better hero than jihad Jorge;-)
You suggest that I will get my money eventually but lose it in the short term. How is that going to happen exactly? You make or lose money buying or selling and considering I have only sold and bought back (at a profit) about 20% of my enture FI oil holdings then how can i be losing money??? Profit or loss comes on sale of assets you spanner!
Which county do Al-Qaeda defend and since when did they have a nationalist agenda? Do most Afghans want Al-Qaeda (don't think so). Do the Iraqis; no evidence of this considering the actions of the awakening councils in the sunni triangle.
Al-Qaeda are multinational fighters made up of angry men with an ideology, they are often on the periphery of society; ah I am beginning to see why you admire them so much (pretty much sums you up). You shouted your support very early into this all to common exchange and desite having ample opportunity you have refused to acknowledge your error of judgement. You may have received much more respect if you have held your hands up and moved on (we Brits are a forgiving and honourable race and would have given you the benefit of the doubt).
I see that you want to threaten 3000 islanders in their homes with a missile. This is why we maintain an ample defense force on the Falkland Islands because we can't trust your pathetic leadership who use the Islands as a political football. BTW my friend has a beautiful Argentine rifle from 1982. It is in great condition, once carfeul owner never been fired!
If you want a peaceful solution then I reiterate the point to take the matter to the ICJ. You have no problem in doing this regarding a paper mill but not to stake a claim for territory you passionatly believe to be yours. This is either spineless or you clearly don't have a case to present to the ICJ. Anyway, the drilling goes on and the ships keep coming and going unimpeded.
Hasta luego ..........
30. LOL. Some????
31. I don't have to know everything that happens in another country like Spain. Nothing is against our claim, you asshole!!!!
Again, is anyone caliming that terretory occupied by France???
Why that Moroco thing will play against us??? Why are you so stupid???!!!
32. You are losing the debate and I'm not the one who started the threats. Read the comments of your countrymen, asshole!!!
Peaceful??? You are not peaceful!!!! Those people are in our land!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
33. Ask islanders!!!
34. LOL Thanks!!! I think anyone can do it with these silly brits!!!!
35. Stop admiring me Christine, I have enough!!!
36. Stupid and asshole beef, I'm not contradict myself. I think you'll make money outside Malvinas issues, otherwise, you'll lose.
What do you know about Afghanistan and Irak???? Just what the western media tells you all the time. You have to watch a little more Al-Jazeera to understand what's happening there. You are the typical brain-washed by the media.
No no. Al-Qaeda was created by Americans and British to fight Soviets and Iranians during 80's. You should investigate a little more outside the BBC, CNN or SKY. If they are angry is because of your behaviour toward them. You used them for your interests and then betrayed them, now DEAL WITH THEM!!!!!! It's your own fault!!!!!!!
Get the f*ck out of Afghanistan and let alone Irak and Iran, then you'll see much more support against “terrorism”.
I don't want to threaten anyone. One of your stupid countrymen suggested UK send a nuclear submarine here to threaten us.
After all, your forces there are a threat to us. You have forces in our land for god sake!!!!!!!!
a friend with a rifle???? What the hell are you talking about???
The pulp issue in ICJ has nothing to do with Malvinas case. The treaty with Uruguay clearly stablishes that any difference should be adressed to ICJ. Malvinas case is different. We are not obligated to go to ICJ to solve this.
37. Bye pajero!!!!!
Al-Jazeera is Brits pre-dominant Tv Channel to manipulate
especially to Third World areas !!
Again, is anyone caliming that terretory occupied by France???
Why that Moroco thing will play against us??? Why are you so stupid???!!!”
You know all about Spain and Morrocco - you just choose to say that you don't know because you know that it pisses on your argument. As to your claim that I am both stupid and an arsehole - well it is nice to know that you think more highly of me than I do of you!!!
We caused NO problem in 1833 - Argentina tried to steal our islands and we conducted a police action to stop you. That is the truth - and as to the UK being pirates - that is rich coming from one such as yourself who sits in a country that was stolen from the original inhabitants. Grow up you stupid twat!
And the reason is because you know full well that they would throw your silly claim out of court. You dare not take it to the ICJ so you come up with excuses like the cowardly worm you are.
Thing is Jorge - Argentina can cry ' they are our islands' all they want. We are not obliged to give any credance to your silly juvenile and false claim. Get used to it.
This from my stalker?
But you do whenever you start to lose the argument. Which is often...
Jihad Jorge ejaculated “You have forces in our land for god sake!!!!!!!!”
We do not have any forces on Argentinean soil. Stop lying - it only makes you look even more stupid - hard I know but you do seem to excel in making yourself look really dumb;-)_
Given its colonial past - Argentina is itself a country that was formed from land stolen from the indigenous people. If what Argentina says about 1833 were true, which history/facts shows that it isn't, then what they are saying is that they want back land that they claim to have stolen in the first place. But then this is all hypothetical as the Falklands were not Argentine in 1833 anyway.
Christine is full of sh*t jajajajaja. Now the piracy has changed its name to “police action” LOL.
UK stole the islands from Argentina!!!! That's the thruth!!!!!!!
Islands will have to deal for ever with us!!!!! That's a fact!!!!!!
You pirates are 13000 km away and won't be able to do much in future!!!!! Thta's another fact!!!!!!!
Your country is a mess and will lose power in international issues!!!!! That's the best fact!!!!!!
Be ready Christine, you could be asking the nationality in the argentine embassy any time soon!!! LOL
We'll receive you with our open arms!!!!! :-)
You culd tell your grand-children here about that country that existed once.....mmm...I don't remember the name....ah yeah, Great Britain!!! It is now in the same list of URSS and Yugoslavia. LOL
Christine is full of sh*t jajajajaja. Now the piracy has changed its name to “police action” LOL.
UK stole the islands from Argentina!!!! That's the thruth!!!!!!!
Islands will have to deal for ever with us!!!!! That's a fact!!!!!!
You pirates are 13000 km away and won't be able to do much in future!!!!! Thta's another fact!!!!!!!
Your country is a mess and will lose power in international issues!!!!! That's the best fact!!!!!!
Be ready Christine, you could be asking the nationality in the argentine embassy any time soon!!! LOL
We'll receive you with our open arms!!!!! :-)
You culd tell your grand-children here about that country that existed once.....mmm...I don't remember the name....ah yeah, Great Britain!!! It is now in the same list of URSS and Yugoslavia. LOL
No - it was always a police action. You try to call it piracy. This despite the fact that Argentina was trying to steal the islands from the UK. The only pirates on this issue are Argentina.
Jihad Jorge ejaculated “UK stole the islands from Argentina!!!! That's the thruth!!!!!!!”
Stop telling lies Jorge. You have been shown to be wrong on this time and time again. To carry on repeating this lie makes you look really stupid.
Jihad Jorge ejactulated “Islands will have to deal for ever with us!!!!! That's a fact!!!!!!”
There you go again with the threats towards a peaceful people. Is it any wonder that you are thought of as a violent prat?
As to the rest of your silly rant. In comparison to the UK, Argentina has nothing and is nothing. All your 'facts' always turn out to be nothing more than the wishful dreams of an Argentinean who has nothing else to offer but lies. I pity you.
home again, cross the sea
i am sailing , i am sailing
to be near you ,to be free
home again, cross the sea
i am sailing , i am sailing
to be near you ,to be free”
Oh the blessed irony. GDR you have scored an own goal;-)
sailing is associated with the jingoism of the Malvinas War !
Christine, I put jizz in your milk!!!
That will happen anytime soon!!!
How exactly?
It isn't 1982 anymore when the Falklands only protection was a single company of marines, and the volunteer defence force. The Islands are now properly protected by a full strength garrison force with air support based on the island itself.
Also I was under the impression that the Argentine government had rolled out any kind of military action.
Daddy UK won't be for you for ever and we won't need to attack you, we'll just be around showing ourselves!!!
Argentina .... a fldgling 'democracy' in a continent of tin-pot republics .... can hardly wipe it's own arse ... Argentina couldn't take the Falklands in 1832, 1982 or anytime in the foreseeable future... dream on jorgyboy, you and your country are LOSERS!
Damn it Hoytred - you give them far more credit that I would;-))))
face it Jorge Argentinas military should do what is does best repress and kill it's own population before it plays silly buggers with proper armies like in 1982.
I hear the latest in innovation from the Argentine military R&D managed to develop a bio fuel for teh Pucara, truly Argentina's military leads the way in cutting egde techologdy? what next a new composite polymer developed from Jerkners face?
Given some of the anti human rights comments made by Jihad Jorge I wouldn't be surprised if he would be up for commanding said Argentine military to do just that.;-)
I'll wait to see how you are hit and I will smile, then your country will disapear and Malvinas will return.
Argentina will disappear long before the UK and who would miss it when it does? Answer - no one as Argentina is of no importance. If it decided to enter the 21st century ...now that would be a different story and I am sure that she would become a valued member of the international community...but until then..
LOL - as if.
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