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sea lion wellFalklands’ Desire Petroleum stake in oil discoveries worth 900 million dollars
The North Falkland basin explorer Desire Petroleum has revealed the findings of an economic assessment of the group’s stake in the Sea Lion oil discovery, based on a high level development concept and economic review by Senergy from the UK.
Goldman Sachs raises price target for Falklands’ Rockhopper Exploration
Goldman Sachs raised its price target on several exploration and production companies, including Falklands’ Rockhopper Exploration, and said there were opportunities for deals in some assets in the sector.
With oil development in mind, Falklands’ trade delegation visits Aberdeen and Shetlands
A numerous delegation from the Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce is on its way to Scotland for a five day high-profile meeting with peers from Aberdeen and the Shetland Islands which begins next May 8.
Foreign Office to meet Rockhopper investors over Falklands oil plans
Britain will meet shareholders from explorer Rockhopper to discuss the Falkland Islands and the location for the company's proposed 2 billion dollars oil project based on recent discovery estimates.
Falkland Islands: 2016 for oil says Rockhopper but Islanders cautious
Rockhopper Exploration’s announcement this week that they expect to begin pumping oil in 2016, set the international media off on a further round of speculation about future wealth, but Falklands stakeholders and interested parties are taking a more cautious approach.
Rockhopper spuds new assessment well in Falklands’ Sea Lion Main Complex
Monday morning Rockhopper Exploration announced the spudding of its latest exploration well, 14/10-7, to further test the Sea Lion oil discovery in Falkland Islands waters.
Rockhopper raises its estimate of oil in North Falkland basin to 608 million barrels
Rockhopper Exploration PLC upgraded its estimates of how much oil it could find off the Falkland Islands, boosting hopes that the remote territory in the South Atlantic could become a new oil province.
Falklands’ appraisal well confirms extension of oil find described as ‘commercially viable’
Rockhopper Exploration said on Tuesday an oil discovery in Falkland Islands waters extends to the west of the original well, adding to hopes that the oil find is large enough to open up a new province in the remote South Atlantic.
Falklands’ third appraisal oil well results should be known by end of August
Falklands’ Rockhopper Exploration, the oil and gas explorer, pressed ahead with its hunt for oil in the North Falklands with the drilling of its third appraisal well on the Sea Lion Discovery feature last week.
Falklands Rockhopper contracts further drilling of four wells
Rockhopper Exploration plc announced on Thursday a further drilling of four wells offshore the Falkland Islands. The first of them, 14/10-6, will be the third appraisal well on the Sea Lion feature where the discovery of oil at commercial rate has been confirmed.


