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Repsol-YPF contract UK flagged vessels for Malvinas basin exploration
Repsol-YPF planned exploration for hydrocarbons in the Malvinas basin, off Tierra del Fuego has suffered a major public relations setback following on the Buenos Aires press revelation that the two vessels contracted for the job not only are UK flagged but also have links with the current oil exploration round in Falkland Islands’ waters. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesBusiness is business and Repsol-YPF know this; they clearly want to work with the best. This is more evidence that the Falkland Islands are used only for domestic political purposes.
Feb 21st, 2011 - 07:54 am - Link - Report abuse 0RKH has also announced the spuding of the first (secnod really) appraisal well of Sea Lion. All good news for UK oil exploration companies and associated support companies.
Lol and a hahah! Everyone knew it would only be a matter of time before Argentina's Symbolic decree and groin thrusting over hydrocarbon exploration in the Falklands was shown to be little more than belligerent posturing for domestic consumption.
Feb 21st, 2011 - 08:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0So will Argentina put her words where her mouth is and really cancel a multi million $ project to explore for Hydrocarbons just because the vessels are UK flagged?
Or alternatively, they're more likely to “seize” the vessels, then they won't have to pay for them....
Feb 21st, 2011 - 08:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0JustinKuntz:
Feb 21st, 2011 - 10:12 am - Link - Report abuse 0If they decide to size them, they'll only be a few hundred miles away from a friendly place....And they might have some work for them ;)
I bet Timerman choked on his sugar puffs this morning when he read this :D
Feb 21st, 2011 - 10:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0He knew about it before hand anyway. The Argie gvt don't give a toss about the Islands. They just use them as a domestic political football and this story proves it. They don't want to take the matter to the ICJ as they will then lose a card that they can play to get themselves out of a hole.
Feb 21st, 2011 - 10:38 am - Link - Report abuse 0Ignore the Argies and carry on.
LOL :-)
Feb 21st, 2011 - 11:21 am - Link - Report abuse 0But what sovereingty is being referred to ... Argentina doesn't have any over the Falkland Islands !
snigger:)
Feb 21st, 2011 - 12:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0jajaja so funny,
Feb 21st, 2011 - 01:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0my dear mercopress readers for once please check facts, as Clarin and Mario Cafiero should have done.
http://www.clarin.com/politica/bandera-britanica_0_430757000.html
“Without the British flag
20/02/11
The company YPF said in a statement that the campaign that the company will start in the Malvinas Basin will not be a British flag vessel YPF also clarified that the ship Stena Drillmax remains from the last quarter of 2010 on the coasts of Brazil and not in Mar del Plata.
Clarín published yesterday a complaint by former Congressman Mario Cafiero indicating that the ship operates in national waters under the British flag. YPF also said the tugs to accompany the ship moored at Mar del Plata carrying flags from other countries.”
In all fairness, the Stena Drillmax is not a British Flagged vessel, it's a Bermudan flagged vessel.
Feb 21st, 2011 - 03:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0But as Bermuda (like Gibraltar and the Falklands) still wants to be a British Overseas Territory then it is an easy mistake to make. Especially as the Bermudan merchant fleet use the national flag as their ensign (which is the red duster with Bermuda's crest on it), so unless there is enough wind to blow the flag out, the two look very similar.
Incidentally, the support vessel for Stena Drillmax would also be flying a defaced red ensign, as it is registered in the Isle of Man (which is a Crown Dependancy rather than a BOT).
Neither of the ships are BRITISH flagged, so that's all right then? Flags of convenience don't count (hence the convenience)?
This is not a surprise. This is the Kirchnerist way, say one thing but do another. She's anti-Imperialist but her daughter studies in New York instead of studying in our universities, she's ani-Capitalist but she's filthy rich and owns properties everywhere, she's anti-British but loves the Pound Sterling.
Feb 21st, 2011 - 04:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Obviously JB doesn't read the articles on mercopress in much detail:
Feb 21st, 2011 - 07:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“the vessel belongs to to Stena DrillMax an Aberdeen company which is one of the leaders in the industry for this kind of tasks”
-Aberdeen as in the UK :)
”support vessel, Normand Baltic (Isle of Man flagged) (DWT 4.100 tons) belongs to the Norwegian company Solstad Offshore ASA, which is allegedly involved in FALKLANDS’ oil exploration logistics activities“
-Hydrocarbon exploration as in the Falklands....apparently your great and glorious leader this time last year was meant to introduce economic ”sanctions” against companies in Argentina who also participated or aided Falklands Hydrocarbon Activities.
http://www.stena-drilling.com/sub.asp?m=drilling&p=map
If you look at the most southerly dot you will find the Stena drillmax....who is the current contractor?.....Repsol.....Do'h! :)
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Feb 21st, 2011 - 08:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0#3 I agree with you 100% , it wouldn't be the first time nor the last that Argentina tryes to fix their problem in a non conventional manner, maybe it's time Argentines start manifesting on the streets and take Cristina Fernadez out for betraying Malvinas, Argentina.
Feb 21st, 2011 - 09:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://neglectedwar.com/blog/archives/2034
I - I think you should get rid of CFK for corruption and incompetence. These things have a more detrimental effect on the average Argentine than the activity on some Islands that have nothing to do with you.
Feb 21st, 2011 - 11:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0my dear Rhaurie-Craughwell, red dot Location: BRAZIL!!! not Argentina!! no britsih vessel here, i'm sorry.
Feb 22nd, 2011 - 02:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0So many flags with the Union Jack on them ... must be very confusing for the uninformed :-)
Feb 22nd, 2011 - 04:00 am - Link - Report abuse 0Uuuuups.I can see my commment No 13 vas removed. ........
Feb 22nd, 2011 - 04:14 am - Link - Report abuse 0Surely because it was in Swedish......
Well.... it was in Swedish because I explained the Sassenach at No.12 that Stena Drilling Co. is a Swedish Company.
You get that?
Swedish from Sweden in Sweden…………………………
http://www.stena-drilling.com/sub.asp?m=about&p=about
”Stena Drilling, a wholly owned subsidiary of Stena AB, Gothenburg, Sweden is one of the world's foremost independent drilling contractors.”
#8 Brought a smile to my lips.
Feb 22nd, 2011 - 08:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0But business is business eh, comrade Think?
18 Think:
Feb 22nd, 2011 - 12:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The article does not say anything about Stena Drilling Co being a British company.
The article says that the STENA DRILLMAX is a british flagged vessel. Which it is.
STENA DRILLMAX:
Ship Type: Other
Year Built: 2007
Length x Breadth: 229 m X 42 m
DeadWeight: 97000 t
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 93 / 93 knots
Flag: United Kingdom [UK]
Call Sign: 2ALV2
IMO: 9364942, MMSI: 235060864
You will also note if you check the contact page on the stena drilling website that the headquaters is in the UK:
Stena Drilling Ltd.
Ullevi House
Greenbank Crescent
East Tullos
Aberdeen AB12 3BG
Scotland, U.K.
Tel: +44 (0) 1224 401180
Fax: +44 (0) 1224 897089
But yes, it is owned by a very rich Swedish family.
I wonder, lol....If the workers on the ship are Scottish? that would be quite amusing.
My dear JB....you do know that ships can move don't you :) So if it isn't the evil Stena DrillMax then what nearby drill ship prey, are Repsol and YPF going to be drilling with in the Malvinas Basin?
Feb 22nd, 2011 - 02:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It wouldn't have escaped your notice that the Stena Drillmax's location is but under a weeks sailing away from the Malvinas Basin and is currently contracted by a company who is contracted to drill in both locations, don't you think that perhaps they intend to sail the ship between locations based upon demand?....D'oh D'oh!
Thinkity winkity
Now where on earth did I say that Stena Drill is a UK company? UK based yes, with UK employees and a UK board of Directors...with UK flagged vessels...Swedish owned yes....But does that somehow make this embarrassing revelation any better..maybe slightly :)
I notice dead silence on the other allegations of the Norwegian owned vessel and its parent companies dirty dealings with the “other drilling campaign” by both yourself and JB.
Are the sanctions coming any time soon...nope...probably why BHP Billong is still mining quite merrily in Argentina whilst keeping its Falklands Island Oil prospects. :)
There is a limited supply of expertise in the field of deep sea drilling, and unsurprisingly, the UK is well established within it.
Feb 22nd, 2011 - 05:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Whether British workers, UK / UK Crown Dependency / BOT Flagged, British operated, British based, or even British owned, perhaps by British shareholders, that is the landscape of the industry, what did a backwater country like Argentina expect?
It wants to isolate itself from anything 'British', but the business it wants is laced with British technology and expertise, and just like its lack of realisation of the reality of the Falkland Islands, it backs itself into yet another an illogical corner and looks stupid.
Well done Argentina, you look like a bunch of bleeding amateurs again.
“you look like a bunch of bleeding amateurs again”
Feb 22nd, 2011 - 06:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It doesn't take much to look like one if you are one!
Don't be so hard on them boys, after all they are wide-eyed innocents who were cheated of their rightful place in the world. They are also deluded, they think that some naughty country stole “their”islands too.!
Feb 22nd, 2011 - 11:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“Esta leche alemana no es tan buena como la chilena”, declara Sharon, una Kelper”
Feb 23rd, 2011 - 12:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0This milk is not as good as the Chilean, Sharon says, a Kelper.
Now I know why Isolde is so edgy.
http://www.lanacion.cl/el-petroleo-inflama-las-malvinas/noticias/2010-12-18/173732.html#inicio_lista
@25Marcos, you're wasting your time, Dr Marcos as l don't read your silly links anyway.
Feb 23rd, 2011 - 12:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0You obviously can't read, or don't want to. Even in your own (Spanish) language, Marcos (implanted Spaniard from Spain), which explains a lot. It says:
Feb 23rd, 2011 - 12:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0“This German milk is not as good as the Chilean”, says Sharon, a Kelper.
J.A. Roberts , That makes my point! You are the implanted Spaniard from Spain, not me.
Feb 23rd, 2011 - 03:05 am - Link - Report abuse 0@28 Marcos, l think you need something implanted in your head---like a brain.
Feb 23rd, 2011 - 08:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0Even just a brain-cell would help...
Feb 23rd, 2011 - 09:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0Enjoy drinking bad German milk from 14000 km away.
Feb 23rd, 2011 - 04:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Remember they call you inselaffe, Island Monkey.
Evolution did not quite hit the coast of Great Britain. :-)))
There are many, many racist words in the world. Only the ignorant, that would be you.
Feb 23rd, 2011 - 05:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Use them*
Feb 23rd, 2011 - 05:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0My bad.
So more crap........your arguing with a bunch of monkeys on Mercopress about milk....... and these monkeys also have possession beloved Malvinas and have done so for the last 180 years.....I wonder what that makes you then? We could make a film of your life “The adolescents who argue with Monkeys” (did you see my cunning pun on a very well known film and book?)
Feb 23rd, 2011 - 07:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0More craps debating skills and attempts to slur just about anything to do with Britain in a pathetic attempt to win and argument......have gone beyond rock-bottom....they've fallen so far they've passed into a parallel dimension :)
Can we expect anything from more crap about the article in question? It would be nice to see his opinion on it :)
But apparently not....more crap does not have opinions of anything that does not begin in “aaaiiiiie BREETISH DIABLO!!!”
I will set you a task More crap come up with one opinion about the above article which does not involve an anglophobic outburst...
This will require immense skills of mental concentration...
@ Milk argentina the best...
Feb 25th, 2011 - 12:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Nah, not even close mate, the best milk is gold top.
Feb 25th, 2011 - 05:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Bailey's lrish Cream is better!
Feb 26th, 2011 - 09:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0Baileys goes very well with coffee in the morning..midday..afternoon and just before bed :)
Feb 26th, 2011 - 11:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0maybe YPF is really a a british spy firm, in most nation spyes are executed, why isn't YPF gas stations targeted for extermination or execution ???? are the Argentine still buying fuel from YPF ?? rather then just taking it from them ??? if I was in Argentina I would fill my gas tank and drive away, if I was send to court I would say “ladron que roba a otro ladron tiene 100 anos de perdon”
Feb 26th, 2011 - 04:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@39 I Yes l, you are right. you've caught us out. YPF really belongs to a group of women from the Falkland lslands. How did you get your information? You must have broken our code. Damn, and we were just about to increase prices in Argentina.
Feb 26th, 2011 - 09:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0YPF is the biggest fuel supplier in Argentina....I think can logically assume from your nutty outburst that:
Feb 27th, 2011 - 03:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0A) Your not an Argentine
B) You Don't live in Argentina
C) You Don't Drive
D) Quite Clearly you are communicating with us from a parallel dimension.
E) Education and logical arguments are quite clearly not a requirement in this parallel world...
What's everyone soo excited about ?
Feb 28th, 2011 - 03:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0Malvinas basin oil exploration set to go
Malaysia Sun
Tuesday 22nd February, 2011
Deepwater exploration off the coast of Tierra del Fuego in the Malvinas basin is expected to begin before the end of the first half of 2011.
The Argentine company, Repsol-YPF, said plans are afoot to invest an initial US$100 million in exploring the region which is 300 kilometres east of Tierra del Fuego.
The exploration region is known as the Malvinas Basin and is on the edge of Argentina's maritime border with the Falkland Islands.
The company has said it will lead the project with financial backing from Brazil's Petrobras and Argentina's Pan American Energy.
It also said that no UK flagged vessels would be involved in the operations.
http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/747322/cs/1/ht/Malvinas-basin-oil-exploration-set-to-go/
The PIRATE flagged vessel got kicked out of Argentina.
Feb 28th, 2011 - 06:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.malvinense.com.ar/smalvi/11/1797.htm
Hahah lol Martin...no wonder your so clueless on the Falklands if you take your opinions and “facts” from that webpage of insanity :) The baltic is a Manx flagged vessel ya numpty! Is that sad lonely bloke waving the flag like a beaver on steroids you per chance?
Feb 28th, 2011 - 08:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0Oh yes I Malaysia today hahah! You did know that the Stena Drill Max is Bermudan flagged? So YPF wasn't lying when it said no UK flagged vessels lol :) Just UK overseas territory flagged vessels that is XD
Jeeezuz Malvinists are so thick and desperate its beyond comprehension :)
Two sad fucks being photographed by a third sad fuck, so impressive.
Mar 01st, 2011 - 04:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Loco Malvinistas
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