MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Argentina confirms drilling in Malvinas basin for next December
The Argentine press confirmed that following the contracting of a semi-submersible rig from the Swedish company Stensa, a consortium of Argentine based oil companies will begin exploratory drilling in the Malvinas basin next December. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesIsn't it strange that when the Falkland Islands engage in hydrocarbons exploration it is condemned, by Argentina, as “unilateral and illegal” with possible environmental consequences, but when Argentina does it, it's OK?
Sep 15th, 2010 - 10:32 am - Link - Report abuse 0It will be very interesting to see how they do the pre-drilling permission Environmental Impact and Spill Risk Assessment - or don,t they bother with such things?
Sep 15th, 2010 - 11:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0Its their zone area - but the Islands directly down wind and current -perhaps the idea is for a big spill - to wipe us off?
So long as they do carry out proper predrill assessments - then I wish them good drilling.
Best of luck with the drilling, although how drilling in Argentine waters is supposed to prevent “encroachment” by those companies operating in FI waters is a bit odd. The drilling happens in licences blocks and all ofthe blocks licences by the FIG are nowhere near the internationally recognized demarcation zone between FI and Argentine waters!
Sep 15th, 2010 - 11:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0Even a five year old could spot that idiotic comment.
As the sands in these areas come from different ancient river basins then it is no as if either side could side track by the odd “100 miles” although this may another claim dreamt up in BA (even though this would defy the laws of physics and material science)!
They might stop moaning so much if they find some oil.
Sep 15th, 2010 - 03:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Goodluck with it.
They are yapping to the G77 about the environmental impact that drilling in the FI could have yet they are to start drilling in their own nearby waters.
Sep 15th, 2010 - 05:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Honestly this bunch become more of a laughing stock everyday.
Curiouser and curiouser
Sep 15th, 2010 - 06:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0This Alice in Wonderland country called Argentina
You mean Alice in Wonderland was not based on a true story :-(
Sep 15th, 2010 - 09:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Neither is most of what Argentina claims.
Sep 15th, 2010 - 11:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Seems to me that we have a case here where the one with the longest drinking straw will drink the other´s milkshake.
Sep 16th, 2010 - 12:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0We will put a knot in the Argie straw
Sep 16th, 2010 - 06:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0Did anyone else read Gordon Dickinson's “Dragon under the Sea”?
Sep 16th, 2010 - 08:21 am - Link - Report abuse 0A sci-fi novel about oil, submarines and piracy, there was the potential for this in the North Sea but now more likely in the Carribean/GOM
Unlikely to happen in the South Atlantic, argies dont have the balls!
It is not matter of balls or straws, is more important if it is commercially viable to have this oil drilling and future production 8000 miles from UK or 300 from mainland Argentina.
Sep 17th, 2010 - 03:38 am - Link - Report abuse 0Jose, I watched that movie, a good one!(“There will Be Blood”)
When they decided to spend millions to start oil industry around the falklands islands this is the main issue that would have been thought out.
Sep 17th, 2010 - 11:31 am - Link - Report abuse 0They wouldn't be there if it wasn't commercially viable..they are businesses.
The sooner there is a UK/Chile agreement the better, as argentina has clearly demonstrated the lack of desire (now there's a word in the news!) to share anything with the UK or the Falklanders.
Sep 19th, 2010 - 08:53 am - Link - Report abuse 0Struggling to work out how this thread is involved witht the Falklands, but, this is in the “most-commented-upon-thread” and therefore I'd like to have my say...So, why are the Argentines so quiet?!...
Sep 19th, 2010 - 04:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I thought Argentina's current argument in the latest round of the traditional C-24 was that they should get sovereignty because drilling was an environmental catastrophe waiting to happen?
Sep 19th, 2010 - 07:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I'm waiting to see what happens when some innocent cargo ship, fleeing from pirates (later found to be Argentine rowboats), collides with one of these Argentine rigs. Could be messy!!
Sep 20th, 2010 - 04:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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