An article dated 17 July 2000 in Lloyd's List Energy Day reports that Desire is leading on offshore Falklands farm-in papers.
Three days of Anglo-Argentine talks over co-operation on oil exploration have ended in London with serious differences over interpretation of the 1995 Agreement negotiated with the previous Menem Government. Both sides left the talks promising to consider how these difficulties may be overcome to allow co-operation to proceed. They will meet again at a date to be fixed.