Falklands approves Noble and Premier plans to drill Rhea-1 and Jayne East

Friday, September 4th 2015 - 08:26 UTC

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The most recent meeting of the Falkland Islands' Executive Council (ExCo) was dominated by matters relating to oil exploration and development including recommendations for plans of Noble Energy and Premier Oil to go ahead with drilling of Rhea-1 and Jayne East wells. Read full article

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golfcronie
Glad to see that the FALKLANDS Government are dotting the “ i's ” and crossing the “ t's ” all good governance methinks.
Sep 04th, 2015 - 10:07 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ezekielman
Great news. Let's all hope the drillers are successful in their search but, no matter what, this will extend their knowledge of the geology of the Falklands' waters, priceless when assessing opportunities.
Sep 04th, 2015 - 04:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
The argies in charge of TDC don't even understand the concept of good governance.

So, what's new?
Sep 04th, 2015 - 05:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
Steady, stable, well-considered progress.
Indeed, a lesson for those that covet the Islands.
Sep 05th, 2015 - 12:45 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Pete Bog
More arrest warrants for the argentine judges to issue.

Interesting that one has been called Rhea.

I presume it is a myth that Ostriches stick their head in the sands, though Rheas are found in Argentina and their politicians spend a lot of time observing the minute molecular structure of sand particles-a tongue-in-cheek Falkland islander sense of humour name? Or coincidence?
Sep 05th, 2015 - 02:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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LEPRecon
@5 Pete

Interesting theory but it is more probable that Rhea was named after the daughter of the Earth Goddess Gaia and the Sky God Uranus.

It'll be good for the Falklanders to have the revenue from sites like this. Once the money starts rolling in they'll be able to make good and affordable improvements to their whole society.

It's a pity Argentina doesn't take a leaf out of the Falklanders good governance book...but they're too busy stealing everything that isn't nailed down.
Sep 05th, 2015 - 09:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Pete Bog
@6 LEPRecon
“is more probable that Rhea was named after the daughter of the Earth Goddess Gaia and the Sky God Uranus.”

Interesting to know, “It's a pity Argentina doesn't take a leaf out of the Falklanders good governance book...but they're too busy stealing everything that isn't nailed down.”

Yes and although this sounds like a scratched record, a bit of friendliness shown to the Islanders would enable unemployed tyre burners in Tierra del Fuego to get jobs in the Islands (similar tot the Spanish who work in Gibraltar), and mean that Argentina would benefit from the money in the Falklands rather than get nowt.
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