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Falkland Islands’s Government says oil drilling round will commence as planned next week
The Falkland Islands reaffirmed its right to develop a hydrocarbons industry and anticipated that in spite of disruptive measures from Argentina the oil drilling round will commence as planned early next week, “weather permitting”. Read full article
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Feb 19th, 2010 - 12:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Of course!. They like these kind of news where we comment later.<br />
Feb 19th, 2010 - 07:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0<br />
Justice will come!!!!!! and British are gonna pay hard!!!!!!
You had your chance to share the revenue, you chose to tear up those agreements. Your own fault, as usual, the empty threats impress no one.
Feb 19th, 2010 - 08:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Why do you bother answering me? Pirates!!!!!
Feb 19th, 2010 - 11:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0causes it funny, and amuses us Jorge, your whimsical empty hollow threats, looked in depth at decree 265, it only requires permission, it doesn't forbid travel, nor does it require payment.
Feb 20th, 2010 - 06:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0And it excludes cruise ships anyway, the main source of income, as it says only carrying goods directly or indirectly bound....
It is also curious to note that most cruise ships, due lack of a deepwater port in the Islands and South Georgia, do not dock with any harbour or port, but rather transfer people on shore, via water taxis.
Thus the decree does not apply in this sense, as the boats they transfer the passengers and goods to did not transit from an Argentine port, and the ships from Argentina are not in a direct method of docking with any port facility on the islands
Badly thought out law that will do more harm to Argentina than the Islands, who will be mostly unaffected...
....“You had your chance to share the revenue, you chose to tear up those agreements. Your own fault, as usual, the empty threats impress no one.”....<br />
Feb 22nd, 2010 - 01:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0<br />
Those royalties belong to TDF and South atlantic Islands(islanders). I'm not claim them for me.<br />
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comment #5, weird name, don't underestimate us, if you were intelligent, you would know that is not a good strategy for anyone.
I think he is trying to get you to understand that any and all revenues from oil goes to the Falkland Islands not to the UK. Unlike in Argentina, the taxes and the kickbacks are none existent.
Feb 22nd, 2010 - 02:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Royalties from oil goes to the provincies. Oil companies only pay federal taxes to B.A. IGNORANT!!!
Feb 22nd, 2010 - 03:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Yep and taxes in the Falklands go to the Falkland Islands Government, not to London.
Feb 23rd, 2010 - 12:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Jorge:
Feb 24th, 2010 - 12:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Weird name indeed, perhaps you might want to forward it to the Welsh and Scottish communities in patagonia that you talk so much about...If you insist I'm Scottish and the name is Gaelic....But seeing as you can't tell the difference between england, the UK and can't comprehend the whole idea that the Falklands is an independent country in free association with the United Kingdom, this will fly over your head.....
Dwylo o'r Ariannin Falklands!
Falklands Gu Bragh!
Soar Falkland!
Jorge:
Feb 24th, 2010 - 12:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0If Argentina wanted to, they could submit an application for oil drilling to the Falklands Government.
Sadly because Argentina refuses to recognise the Falklands Govt, this is slightly problematic.
But I'm sure when the oil billions roll in the the freely democraticaly elected and thus only legitimate government on the Islands will be quite glad to hand you a cheque for 20 billion to adress that massive government deficit!
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