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Argentina was sure Chile would not be involved in Falklands’ oil exploration
The Argentine government minimized the potential impact to bilateral relations with Chile following news that the country’s oil company Enap had been approached by a British corporation to team up for hydrocarbons exploration offshore the Malvinas Islands. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesThe Islanders on the Falklands (UK) should do business with Petrobrasil.
Dec 12th, 2009 - 12:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0Petrobras is Nicholas, I have worked there in BA Headquarters, I dont think Brazil or Chile will start business with the illegal occupants of Malvinas, they have a big risk if do that. Argentina is a better partner and when Desire Petrolium will be part of YPF then we can talk.
Dec 12th, 2009 - 02:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0Yes Argentina's corrupt government and economy which is heavily dependent of the International Monetary Fund is a much safer option!
Dec 12th, 2009 - 02:34 am - Link - Report abuse 0Illegal occupants? That is incorrect. But you are the guy with the international law degree right? It is sad that your education has been heavily influenced by the Argentine Government's propaganda. It is also a shame the Argentines has selective memories. Your occupation in 1982 was illegal and aggressive. Very hypocritical...
“when Desire Petrolium will be part of YPF then we can talk”
Dec 12th, 2009 - 12:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0YPF is part of Repsol Spain and PetroBrasil ownes some part of it. If you trully believe that your Argentinian oil company is independent, keep on dreaming, it ain't. You folks screwed it up and now it's in the hand of foreigners. Very intelligent.
What Risk is PetroBrasil taking if they do business with the Falklands what is not illegal occupied but was illegal occupied by the Argentines?
You really believe the Kirchners dare to challenge the Brazilians on that Issue? Let me remind you that your country owes them lots of money, second they don't care about your crying about the Falklands that was never yours, third, we shouldn't be surprise if they do business there, because the Brazilians (PetroBrasil) are expending rapidly, faster than Exxon Mobile, in the americas and else were in the world for oil exploration. Let's see what will happen.
Nico, agreements are between companies of sovereign countries, for example in the business of Petrobras Argentina's lubricants there is a agreement of production with BP (British Petrolium), Never might be agreements with companies of colonies enclaves in litigation not recognized by the UN for a political question. Let live in the reality of the XXI century.
Dec 13th, 2009 - 03:01 am - Link - Report abuse 0it is very simple actually. If brasil does or chile do business with the pirates in malvinas they would lose their areas and all their businesses in argentina.
Dec 13th, 2009 - 01:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0So they won't do any business with the pirates.
P.S. nicholas, are you still buying waitress with your dirty dollars?
Stop moaning about the Falklands/Malvinas and get some offshore rigs and do the siesmic studies and start drilling this continental shelf. It only costs about two million pesos a day to explore for oil and gas offshore deepwater.
Dec 13th, 2009 - 05:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0jorge you are right and that is very simple, like fishing around our Malvinas
Dec 13th, 2009 - 11:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Argentina exports more to Brazil than it imports, are we to expect Argentina to be such a bunch of idiots that they'd screw their economy over for a stupid irredentist claim? Quite probably.
Dec 14th, 2009 - 06:00 am - Link - Report abuse 0Justin, more stupid are kelpers that love to live like Cuba with their stupid self determination that nobody believe.
Dec 14th, 2009 - 09:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0For jorge and nitrojuan.
Dec 14th, 2009 - 09:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.flickr.com/photos/45547666@N02/4184130179/in/photostream/
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