Stories for September 17th 2010

Friday, September 17th 2010 - 20:43 UTC
Rockhopper declares Falklands’ oil discovery will be commercially viable

Rockhopper Exploration (RKH.L) said it believed its oil discovery offshore the Falklands Islands will be commercially viable. A test at the Sea Lion 1 well in the North Falkland basin produced sustained rates of over 2,000 barrels of oil per day, in line with its hopes, Rockhopper said in a statement on Friday.
Friday, September 17th 2010 - 06:39 UTC
Successful testing of ninth out of ten oil-wells in extreme south of Chile

Latin American oil and gas firm GeoPark Holdings Ltd said on Thursday it successfully drilled and tested a new well in the Guanaco oil field on the Fell Block in the extreme south of Chile.
Friday, September 17th 2010 - 06:30 UTC
Chinese oil company after BP’s stake in Argentina’s Pan American Energy

CNOOC, Ltd, China’s biggest offshore oil explorer, may bid 10.2 billion USD for BPs 60% stake in Argentina’s Pan American Energy LLC and will probably seek a partner in the acquisition, Citigroup Inc. said.
Friday, September 17th 2010 - 04:14 UTC
EU and Argentina overcome differences and look ahead to Mercosur trade talks

The European Union said differences with Argentina over food import impediments belonged to the past, but in private warned that such measures only help to erode the needed trust to keep advancing negotiations for a free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur.
Friday, September 17th 2010 - 03:45 UTC
Uruguay’s “life quality” tourism attracted 1.5 million in eight months

The numbers of tourists arriving in Uruguay during the first eight months of 2010, compared to the same period a year ago, increased 13% and revenue jumped 20.2% according to the latest figures released Thursday by the Ministry of Tourism Hector Lescano.
Friday, September 17th 2010 - 03:43 UTC
Japan will continue to intervene to keep Yen-priced exports competitive

Japan's prime minister said that authorities would keep intervening to curb the country’s currency strength as sagging manufacturing confidence underscored the threat the currency poses to the fragile economic recovery.
Friday, September 17th 2010 - 03:37 UTC
Korea/Argentina sign nuclear cooperation MOU; new light-water plant planned

Argentina and South Korea signed on Thursday a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for bilateral collaboration in the nuclear sector. The MOU sets forth that the two nations will discuss concrete cooperation plans to build a new nuclear plant in Argentina and to repair the country's existing heavy water reactors.
Friday, September 17th 2010 - 03:21 UTC
He had to borrow money for a bus ticket to collect a 2 million USD lottery prize

A Uruguay construction worker had to borrow the equivalent of seven US dollars from a neighbour to get to work. It was Thursday morning and several turned up to loan him the requested money.