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Argentine Securities Commission puts more pressure on Falklands’ oil industry
Argentina’s National Securities Commission, CNV, announced on Thursday that it will inform UK regulatory authorities on the legal actions to be undertaken by the Argentine state against oil companies “illegally operating in the Malvinas Islands”. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesThis comes from a country that a few days ago stole a complete company, showing utter disregard for “protecting investments and contributing to the integrity of securities markets”.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 09:42 am - Link - Report abuse 0Do they not know their own faggotry?
Keep up the good work Argentina. I've no fixed views on sovereignty other than there should be negotiations, but this oil grab is utterly absurd and obscene and has to be stopped
Apr 27th, 2012 - 09:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0These activities may be illegal from an Argentinian perspective but they are hardly clandestine now are they? As for illegality, if these activities are illegal then so to are many, many more activities currently being carried out on and around the islands. For example, every time a UK chartered aircraft lands on the islands, Argentinian airspace must have been infringed and passengers illegally allowed to enter into Argentina. Why does Argentina not regularly issue threats of litigation to these companies too?
Apr 27th, 2012 - 10:01 am - Link - Report abuse 0They are not illegal. Argentina deciding not to take this to an international court is a clear sign they know this.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 10:15 am - Link - Report abuse 0The oil exploration will only stop if there is no funding and the BOR placing and FOGL farm-in shows that we and the big IIs can't get enough :-)
Argentina can do as they please. They are insignificants and they know it.
Haha, see how far they get with this. They seem to seek international humiliation. When will they get through their thick heads that they have no control over British sovereign territory. Another day another 'whinge du jour'.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 10:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0Seems they are not concerned about looking foolish on the world stage.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 10:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0The fact is that the islands are not under Argentine sovereignty, that being the case they would have to prove that the islands were theirs in order to take legal action with these firms. Bollock.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 10:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0( 4 )
Apr 27th, 2012 - 10:27 am - Link - Report abuse 0Your comment time is ...10:15 GMT...
You scrimshank your job to write comment ...is this your wont ?
“an area under Argentine sovereignty”
Apr 27th, 2012 - 10:27 am - Link - Report abuse 0LMAO
Good luck with the pressure, all we will do is laugh at your silly antics and then continue to drill and make money. Silly foolish Argentina they are so lame when it comes down to business, that's why in 2012 they continue to fuck up in everything they do,
Apr 27th, 2012 - 10:28 am - Link - Report abuse 02 British_Kirchnerist
Apr 27th, 2012 - 10:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0“Keep up the good work Argentina”
When did they start? you have to start the good work before you can “Keep it up” As far as I was aware, they hadn't started ANY yet.
Apart from looking like complete Idiots on the world stage......
And the wolf came and he huffed and he puffed ....
Apr 27th, 2012 - 10:50 am - Link - Report abuse 0And guess what ? Nothing happened .
3 Perhaps they will. This is only the start of a process that will eventually lead to armed conflict and another Argentine defeat.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 10:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0Taking court action and winning judgments counts for nothing if they Argentina can't enforce their nonsense. Argentina is taking these meaningless steps out of frustration to save face.
@13
Apr 27th, 2012 - 11:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0Agreed. This has one outcome - war with the UK - and a huge defeat yet again for the RG's, with a slap in the face for the rest of Argentina's South American supporters such as Venezuela.
I'm quite sure that as we speak there are more than 1 x type 45 frigate down there, 4 typhoons and 1500 troops.
I'd be very interested to know what we have within say 1,000 miles of the FI armed forces wise; also what plans we have in place to attack the RG mainland which we surely will this time.
@14 I think they'll end up with a lend-lease on a load of chinese weaponry and then it'll come to some kind of war with the EU where there'll be all kinds of shenanigans, and they'll lose and owe the chinese $ trillions, where the chinese will just take their entire country as payment.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 11:07 am - Link - Report abuse 0It's the only way for it to go.
I'm sure Wannabe-Argtard will think this is an amazing situation, where international socialism is being spread through just war. But ... that's for him to decide.
@14
Apr 27th, 2012 - 11:24 am - Link - Report abuse 0Tomahawks. Effectiv, e no risk to any crews. Yanks would let us have as many as we wanted. Use them first, worry aboutpaying later. Our credits good (Opps that's another subject.)
Lets not be complacent.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 11:26 am - Link - Report abuse 0A new war is coming.
Not long now.
no its not.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 11:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0kircher may want one.
fortunatly the argentine military is in no state to get any sort of force to the falklands let alone fight.
i suppouse we could always do them a favour and seize brunos Aires third time lucky :)
insane but then again the 5th or 6th Afgahn war not exactly a paragon of sanity
That is insane
We've always failed in Afghanistan, everytime we follow the USA's lead like poodles we get done over, at least this would be a “proper” war for a just cause.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 11:41 am - Link - Report abuse 0The UK faults are many
Apr 27th, 2012 - 11:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0Argentina has only two
and that is everything they say
and everything they do.
The best way to avoid war is to be prepared for it, but personaly, I do not think it will ever come to that. We could always go to the RG courts and take an injunction out against their armed forces.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 11:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0The fact that one of these oil companies has just raised another $46million to investigate their hydrocarbon findings truly shows how worried they are about Argentine legal threats. Still, come the 2nd of May, all will be revealed and come the 3rd of May, the oil companies will still be chuckling at the hilarity of the gag!
Apr 27th, 2012 - 01:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@15 - The Chinese wouldn't give the Argies anything, especially weapons. They may sell them weapons, but since Argentina's credit is sh!t, I doubt it would happen. I suppose they could trade all their gas and oil for weapons, but then, what would they use to fuel their fleet? LOL
Apr 27th, 2012 - 01:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0However, back to the subject. The Argentinians continue to live in cloud cuckoo land, when they honestly believe that they have any influence anywhere in the world. I hope they're not stupid enough to try to invade again.
However, if they try to repeat the invasion of 1982, then they'll get a repeat performance by our forces. This time, however, I believe the price of peace should be Argentina having to sign a treaty affirming that the Falkland Islanders are an independent people who have the right to choose their allegiance, and to manage their own affairs.
15GY : Any re-arming would be some sort of Cuban style people's militia led by Maximo .No threat to the Uk or the FI , but a huge threat to the people of Argentina .
Apr 27th, 2012 - 01:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Malvinero , Axel ,et al would be commissars in said organization , which kind of says it all .
@23 LRPRecon
Apr 27th, 2012 - 01:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0No, they would never repeat 1982. Last time they faced the worlds best professional armed forces. This time round they would face the worlds best Veteran professional armed forces, what's more they know it.
I personally think this is hilarious, each week I wonder just how low can Argentina go and each week they surpass themselves.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 01:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It maybe illegal under Argentine law, its just a shame for Argentina they aren't in Argentina or anywhere near it. They are in the Falkland's where its entirely legal.
This is delusion on a grand scale!
The point here is really that the Argentinians have the gall to talk about legalities, when they simply have no care for the rule of law.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 01:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0This is why the war comes, because they cannot be trusted not to invade.
@25 - RC - I know you're right, but the current administration in Argentina are nothing short of insane and self deluded enough to believe their own lies.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 02:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The pessimistic side of me wouldn't put it past them trying something insane and suicidal. It's not like they give a damn about the welfare of their own people is it.
2 British_Kirchnerist (#): I am so glad you are open-minded because I have to tell you that my grandfather once visited your parents' house and he rather liked it. I think that gives me some claim to the property, don't you? - especially as I live just round the corner (much closer than you do, by the way). So I would ask your father - as of now - to stop using the swimming pool in MY garden until you and we have sat down and talked about the future of the property. I am not saying that your parents won't be able to stay. Of course, I will be bringing some mates to live - yes, they will probably want to occupy most of the rooms and park their caravans in the garden - but your mum and dad are welcome to sleep on the couch. Sorry ... did I hear you say that the house is theirs and there is nothing more to talk about... then I shall be dumping my rubbish in their - I mean, in my garden for the next twenty years until you are more reasonable.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 02:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@28 Argloons gonna loon.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 02:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@28 PEPRecon
Apr 27th, 2012 - 02:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I wonder though if their current crop of conscripts have the stomach for it. After all, this time they would know what all kinds of hell was coming their way. Would not suprise me at all if they mutineed, refused to fight, even with all their national ferver for the so called Islas Malvinas. Oh and if I was one of them, who did have the nerve. I would make sure I bought my own set of dog tags.
I have absolutely no doubt that there will be another Falklands War because the UK will sucker Argentina into one.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 03:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0There is a certain group who are looking for a new WW3 and if it is to be fought in south america then so be it. If that group can sucker Russia and China into it then so much the better.
Argentina arent playing ball with the world banks and for that there will be an ultimate price to pay ie regime change so that they do play by the rules. Goldman Sachs rules the world - ok?
“clandestine” – The world knows about this, do they know what this word means, obviously didn’t go to the same school as Tobias.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 03:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0They have less chance of getting anywhere with this, than Repsol have of getting any compensation.
Particularly liked the ““protecting investments” bit. Ask Repsol about that.
Still, makes it look like they are doing something to “futher the cause”, keeps Malv’s spirits up.
(i) there is no such place as “Malvinas Islands”. The Islands are called the Falkland Islands. Show respect. It's like calling Argentina La La Land.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 03:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0(ii) any legal action outside of Argentina will fail.
MORE HOT AIR FROM LA LA LAND.
31 reality check (#)
Apr 27th, 2012 - 03:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Apr 27th, 2012 - 02:37 pm
No conscription in Argentina anymore. The military are all volunteers but are not stupid, so it's quite on the cards that there would be a mutinee or a mass resignation of the lower ranks in the event of a war with any one not just UK.
Perhaps, if there were a war between Argentina and UK rather than another “enemy”, the mass resignations would be more massive due to the reputation of the UK troops.
Lets hope that it doesn't come to that, Kretina has enough on her conscience already without more death and destruction.
@35 Simon68
Apr 27th, 2012 - 04:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Amen to that, there are no victors in war, only victims. That is the view of this 3rd generation ex British serviceman.
@24 UP You're probably depressingly clairvoyant there. I can foresee a Franco-era Guardia Civil type of paramilitary force, led by Maxi K and used to elbow his mother out of power. I reckon it'll be just around the time of the next presidential election (when they'll need all the thugs they can get to quell the protests after various “electoral irregularities”).
Apr 27th, 2012 - 04:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0All this talk of war is nonsense. The most the UK would commit to is a defence of the islands in the event of an attack. Argentina would not be invaded nor any of its cities attacked. The most that would happen might be a strike against its military airfields and naval bases - even then that would be doubtful.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 05:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0All the UK would have to do is sit and wait. By a general attack on the mainland we would lose the moral high ground and gain nothing
As Churchill said “jaw jaw jaw is better than war war war”.
I think it would be different this time Clyde if it did happen which I don't think it will.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 05:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0This time the UK could use its cruise missiles to devestating effect on the Argentine military facilities. You don't need to defend against incoming aircraft when you've blown their bases up.
How can Argentina capture the island with only 100,000 military?
Apr 27th, 2012 - 06:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0They know whatever they did they would end up having the shit kicked out of them again, but I hope that this time we would invade BA and end it once and for all.
They know whatever they did they would end up having the shit kicked out of them again, but I hope that this time we would invade BA and end it once and for all
Apr 27th, 2012 - 06:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0AHAHHAHAHHAHAHAAHA
cris: Wake up,idiot!
uk is finish!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbLfje8_jgI&feature=relmfu
UK will go bankrupt pt 1/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbLfje8_jgI&feature=relmfu
AHAHAHAHAH poor deluded ex-empire
@38
Apr 27th, 2012 - 06:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Clyde, war is inevitable.
The UK will sucker the RG's into this and finish them off on this issue for another 30 years.
Also and inevitably if the UK wishes to do maximum damage to an already poor armed forces then it simply must send some missiles into the mainland and destroy as much of its military capabilities as possible.
If this leaves the RG's vulnerable to an attack from one of its neighbours looking to sort out one or two territorial disputes then thats another repercussion for the Argentines.
There is no way that the RG;'s will mouth off without eventually resorting to some sort of action and i would imagine that lying not too far from the falklands will be a major nucleus of Uk military hardware waiting to enter the fray.
Frankly I pay no attention to all of this Argentine rhetoric about wanting to sort things out peacefully. The intentions are clear, if our military wasnt on the Falklands then the RG's would have gone in by now.
The Argentines are playing an increasingly dangerous game and all of this claiming to own the Falklands just ratchets up the tension and inevitably there will be a showdown with a regime that is increasingly Nazi in its actions and words.
Sooner or later someone will ask the Argentines the question of whether or not they are going to turn actions into words and at that point their machismo will be questioned. That will be their achilles heel.
Dear Malv.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 06:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Have you heard of Gotterdamerung ? If Britain is going down the tubes seriously then what have we to lose. We have a large arsenal of nuclear weapons so we may as well use them on you. You are far enough away so the fall out will never reach us. In other words, if we go down you will come with us !
Once they've finished laughing they'll advise the sender to go forth and multiply.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 06:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@38 Don't be silly. When you want to kill a snake (accurate description of argieland) you cut off the head. Primary target is the Casa Rosada. When you respond to an unprovoked attack, you'll ALWAYS have the moral high ground. Besides, we'd be doing CFK a favour. Allowing her to rejoin Nestor. Hope he's good at jigsaw puzzles.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 06:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Then, when you've crushed the head, you can continue with the arms and legs. Chop 'em off and burn 'em.
Finally, we will need to put a reconstruction force in place. Only right for Britain to take the lead role in reconstruction of the devastation, re-education of the population, rooting out the remains of evil. putting a proper civilised British-style infrastructure in place. And, hey, progress with the remains of 40 million lab animals available for testing. No more testing on defenceless beagles, rabbits, mice, rats. We can use argies instead under tried and tested procedures. How could they refuse the inducement of food?
What a wrath !
Apr 27th, 2012 - 06:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@41
Apr 27th, 2012 - 06:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The UK will never pay back its debts. Its now impossible. Same with the US.
The objective now is to control the worlds oil and as many regimes around the world as possible and as yet the US, the UK and its allies havent really input into south america. Brazil knows that your continent is next hence this arms race along with Venezuela.
your continent has oil. simple.
However as Argentina has no money it cant act tough so has to talk tough but be assured your posturing will play right into the hands of this NWO.
The bankers are in charge now, not the governments and at some point a New world Order will emerge of which the US and UK will be at the head of.
China and Russia are now shit scared of this. they can see whats happening or about to happen in Syria and Iran and very soon if both of those countries dont put a stop to the US/NATO/UK expansionism then they will find themselves totally surrounded. Russia is almost surrounded now.
Have you not noticed that once NATO troops and its allies go into a country and sort it out eg Bosnia, Iraq, Afghanistan they never leave?
One they go into Argentina, a bit like Colombia they will never leave either. Conquer and stay, conquer and stay.
You could be next.
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Apr 27th, 2012 - 06:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0great comment ....but it will be very hard to convince the brains bombarded by popular media..
@45 Conqueror
Apr 27th, 2012 - 06:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Mengele revisited!
A bit extreme, don't you think?
32 The Cestrian
Apr 27th, 2012 - 07:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I don't think so. The Pentagon had long since advised the president that ww3 would not start in the South Atlantic, more the South Atlantic would catch the world's attention while the bad guys did some bad guys sh*t elsewhere, and by the time it came to the attention of the good old US of A, it would be too late.
That is why Haig flew his peace missions back in 1982. The USA wanted the whole Falklands thing sorted out and done with so they would not be distracted and keep their eye on the ball. They always said that the south Atlantic was far enough away to not be that serious but just close enough to home to grab their attention.
@48
Apr 27th, 2012 - 07:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Both the Russians and chinese have totally missed a trick here. they have sat back, abstained from interfering in Iraq etc. and right before their eyes they have allowed the US/UK/NATO and other allies to take control of whatever they wanted.
Incredible naivety.
Both of those countries have now sat down and signed what appears to be some sort of mutual defence pact but given that the US/NATO/UK and its allies spent two thirds of the words defence budget then you can see plain as day what is transpiring.
Iran is now totally and utterly surrounded by the US forces. The US has troops in something like 34 countries around the world - including Colombia and if there is also regime change in Syria as well then Russia becomes wide open to attack from a number of fronts, including through the likes of Georgia.
The Russians sat back and allowed Europe free reign to mass right along its Eastern border and did nothing. It has allowed the Kazakhs to be a main friend of the US, right on its Southern border. they even offered the Us an air base.
Just look at a geo political map of the world now and see where the US/UK/NATO and its allies are. Frightening.
so far everyione has turned a blind eye to South america, although as I said the Us has 7 bases in colombia. all the SA governments know what is going on here and they now have not only the US in their own domain but also one of the most powerful military forces in the world ie us just across the road.
No wonder they are shitting themselves.
give up the Falklands to a bunch of fucking hopeless weak machismo, corrupt RG's? not fucking likely. That wont be happening.
#45 snakes don't have arms and legs.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 07:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0There are no oil companies illegally operating around the Falkland Islands. There is a twisted history invented by Argentina about 70 years ago a drip fed to its people so that they actually believe the lies that they are being fed.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 07:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I think deep down that CFK and the politburo in Argentina actually know this but can't stop because they'll lose face.
@53
Apr 27th, 2012 - 07:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0There is no evidence that there is any oil anyway. A lot of nice noises from the various companies like rockhopper but little by way of any product.
Oil is the new world currency and its ludicrous to suggest that the UK would give even the possibility of it up to those hopeless bastards in RG Land.
Its just not going to happen for Argentina.
I actually can't wait to see CFK get a big fat slap on her Peter burns, Botox injected face when it comes out they have no case. I kinda feel sorry for the Argentinians it's quite childish that after over 100 years of education, factual knowledge and common bloody sense that the Falklands are not Argentinian they're British just as the population of the island want. They look childish, obnoxious and desperate to the rest of the world, AND were pirates??? You've just hijacked repsol. Cheeky gets! It's time to move on and let go unfortunately I won't lie I was and am completely open to any FACT that proves they're argentinian but there isn't? You can't say you inherited the islands from Spain at the time argentina wasn't even a state? It's a shame that you can't let go.
Apr 27th, 2012 - 07:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 055 karlos vg
Apr 27th, 2012 - 07:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Exactly. There arn't any. The british had control of the islands even before Argentina was Argentina. I think that their argument is based on the fact that the Islands are closer to them than the UK. I know, I know!! I haven't quite worked that one myslef either.
@ 43 Clyde15
Apr 27th, 2012 - 08:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Hang on a minute! Don't go nuking Argentine - you might be far away enough to avoid the fallout but we poor Falkland Islanders would catch the tail end of it.
More seriously, there isn't going to be another war over the Falklands. Argentina doesn't have the resources and Argentine people don't have the will for it. HOWEVER this is only due to the level of defence present in the Islands. If it were not for our excellent HMso Forces the Argentines would be in like Flynn and all thoughts of caring for our needs and quality of life forgotten.
And since when did Mrs K ever know so much about our needs and quality of life in the Falklands? She never asked us.
we aint done nothing yet,
Apr 27th, 2012 - 08:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0and already she is falling apart,
tearing her hair out over the dreded brits,
she cant beat us, she cant better us, she cant even see us, but our very name,
is tearing her apart, , oh dear, at least she has the support of some ,
Britain is going down the tubes seriously then what have we to lose. We have a large arsenal of nuclear weapons so we may as well use them on you
Apr 27th, 2012 - 09:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0clyde: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH
we aint done nothing yet,
and already she is falling apart,
tearing her hair out over the dreded brits,
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Hang on a minute! Don't go nuking Argentine - you might be far away enough to avoid the fallout but we poor Falkland Islanders would catch the tail end of
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Exactly. There arn't any. The british had control of the islands even before Argentina was Argentina. I think that
Too bad that uk recognized Argentina in 1810,has it was.No objections,MAlvinas included.1825 treaty odf friendship and commerce with Argentina.MAlvinas claimed by Argentina,in 1810,by UP,1820,sent a fully commisioned officer to take control.No objections by uk..
What a bunch of LIARS!
is that billy
Apr 27th, 2012 - 09:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@ 41 Malvinero1..that's ok sunshine, yes the North Sea oil is starting to run low but we know where there is plenty more..!
Apr 27th, 2012 - 09:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0| 51 |
Apr 27th, 2012 - 10:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Don't forget to say “ Guantanamo American Base ” in enemy Cuba.
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Russia/USA/China have some interrealation and coordinated strategic
allocations over the world beyond the well known official engagements and institutions.Also each governments of them never know what they are...this is the rule of the game..!
Malvi baby
Apr 27th, 2012 - 11:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0According to Wiki, you did not declare independence until 9 July, 1816.
We recognised you six years before. Well f**ck me, we must have been far sighted. Now you see, I always thought, a country had to declare it's existance, before it could be recognised. Just shows you, god blessed the greatest country that has ever been with the charity to pity the weak and needy. It's okay, no need to thank us.
@64
Apr 27th, 2012 - 11:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Well, not exactly. In Argentina the declaration of independence is no such thing. It is really the Ratification of Independence. The formation of the first national self-government not answerable to Spain is May 25th 1810; 1816 is rather the conclusion of the process following the War of Independence.
You are just simply constrained by the severe conceptual limitations that most Anglosphere people suffer about how things can be or develop. You study the US independence event and conclude that must be the only way or fashion such an process could be conducted.
China Plans Shale-Gas Investment in Argentina
Apr 28th, 2012 - 01:00 am - Link - Report abuse 0By Aibing Guo - Apr 26, 2012
China, holder of the world’s biggest shale-gas reserves, plans to speed up exploration of the resource by jointly developing the YPF company recently nationalized by Argentina. Jointly developing the Argentina reserves will be spearheaded by PetroChina Co. which plans to invest three times the minimum amount earlier requested by the Argentine government.
The new proposed YPF management team is tentatively planning to propose seizing fields from other companies that fail to invest at least 30,000 yuan ($4,747) per square kilometer annually, Zhang Jianfeng, a director at the companie’s research institute, said in an interview today. Explorers will have three years to meet the requirement, he said.
Argentina holds 25.08 trillion cubic meters of exploitable reserves of the unconventional fuel trapped in shale rock, the company said, citing a nationwide survey. The Argentine government has pledged to prioritize land approvals, allow tax- free equipment imports and offer subsidies to explorers.
The policy “will certainly prevent companies from sitting on acreage,” Neil Beveridge, a Hong Kong-based analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., said in an e-mail.
The proposed rules will be similar to those for conventional oil and gas exploration, where the minimum annual investment requirement is set at 10,000 yuan per square kilometer, Zhang said in Beijing, while attending a two-day Shale Gas Summit organized by Centre for Management Technology.
More than 100 Chinese companies have qualified to participate in Argentina’s second auction of shale exploration area, which will likely be held before July, the official said. The Argentine government will offer at least 20 areas, he said.
“Anglosphere”?
Apr 28th, 2012 - 01:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0@ 41 Malvinero1..that's ok sunshine, yes the North Sea oil is starting to run low but we know where there is plenty more
Apr 28th, 2012 - 02:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0Really? We Argentines knows that also.
According to recent analysis by EIA and Advanced Resources International, Argentina has 774 Tcf of technically recoverable shale gas resources – the world's third largest assessed endowment, behind only China and the United States. The Neuquén Basin in western Argentina contains more than half of the country's technically recoverable shale gas resources.
http://205.254.135.7/countries/cab.cfm?fips=AR
AHAHAHHAAHAAH!brits IDIOTS!!
Too bad that beef,conqueror,and all the BS brits will be EXCLUDED! You can have Isolde guys..NO problem!
According to Wiki, you did not declare independence until 9 July, 1816.
We recognised you six years before. Well f**ck me, we must have been far sighted.
OOPS reality unchecked has goofed again,and again and again...
The United Provinces of the Río de la Plata were formally established in 1810
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Provinces_of_the_R%C3%ADo_de_la_Plata
25 MAy 1810,was de facto independence.
9 July 1816 was the Jure independence..
China eyes Argentina's high-speed rail system
Apr 28th, 2012 - 02:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0By Tim Sheehan / The Wall Street Journal
Friday, April 27, 2012 | 10:09 PM
In the 19th century, laborers from China helped build railroads.
In the 21st century, the Chinese may be again doing the same -- not for backbreaking labor, but with financial and technological muscle.
The People's Republic of China has more miles of track for high-speed trains than any country in the world, while Argentina has none. But the Chinese want in on the state's fledgling high-speed rail project. They're eager to help bankroll and build the system and, eventually, provide the trains to operate on the tracks.
China's with the newly created Argentina High-Speed Rail Authority to share information about high-speed rail -- and wants a piece of Argentina's business.
“Other countries want to be a part of this because they know high-speed rail can be profitable,” said Maximo Kirchner, the authority's deputy executive director. “Their ultimate interest is operating the system.”
But experts suggest that China's economic might -- and government-backed companies -- give it an advantage.
“China is cash-flush, and its highly subsidized industries are bankrolled with surplus government funds,” said Usha Haley, a professor of international business at Massey University in New Zealand and an expert on China's worldwide business strategies. “They're investing in infrastructure around the world ... and if they're bidding in an open-bid process, China will get that bid.”
Argentina expects to barter part of it’s newly nationalized petroleum of about $43 billion over the next decade to build the backbone of an 800-kilometer high-speed system linking the state's major cities..
It's too early to know what Chinese foreign investment might look like. Argentina is still forming its business plan for high-speed rail, and construction won't begin until mid- to late 2016 between Buenos Aires and San Juan. Test runs could begin as early as 2018.
@67 Malvinero1,
Apr 28th, 2012 - 04:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0Who cares when you got your independence, malvi-baby.
Keep your oil & gas, we've got our own.
We also have the Falklands which you'll NEVER get!
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH-Stupid malvinistas, Argentina is FINISHEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
@67 Malvinero1 ..well that's just fine then, so you have your own resources, why not just get on with exploiting them so you can sell them all to China. I know you would like to get your hands on resources that don't belong to you as well but that would be greedy. Perhaps the Falklands Islands Government will choose to extract their oil and decide to sell it to you or maybe just 'cut out the middle man' and sell this to China instead of you. Personally I hope they decide to supply it to Britain and I have every confidence that they will choose to do that. If you should be curious why not write a nice letter addressed the same way you would write to Santa. Try 'Falkland Islands Government, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic'. If you post it anywhere in the world except Argentina it should get there :)
Apr 28th, 2012 - 08:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0Argentina is following the same (rail) road as Zimbabwe.
Apr 28th, 2012 - 09:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0Only difference is that President for life Mugabe is better looking than Old Turkey Neck.
#71 Be serious!
Apr 28th, 2012 - 10:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0We also have the Falklands which you'll NEVER get!
Apr 28th, 2012 - 11:32 am - Link - Report abuse 0AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH-Stupid malvinistas, Argentina is FINISHEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
isolde: AHAHAHHAHHAHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH
We will kick you out.....Just wait.
The ex empire will be OBLITERATED!
“The ex empire will be OBLITERATED!”
Apr 28th, 2012 - 12:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0What? By Argentina?
(if I wrote down the amount I'm laughing now I'd exceed the word limit on this post)
@2, 67
Apr 28th, 2012 - 02:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Vanoli is unaware of the truth so he contines to spout the irrelevant political spin as he is unaware of the history of the Falkland Islands. The Argentine claim to the Falkland Islands is null and void.
During the 1600-1800 period the Falkland Islands changed hands many times between Britain, France and Spain until France gave up and Spain and Britain formed a truce. However, when Spain ws thrown out of South America during various wars of independence, the British were left with the last standing legal claim. During the early Argentinian Republic, Argentina decided that it wanted the Falklands but instead of claiming it, it attempted to subvert the settlement/penal colony of one Louis Vernet who had already gone to Britain for permission to be there and he had recognised Britain's ownership. After Britain found out that Vernet was trying to subvert the colony for Argentina they sent a ship to take direct control of the settlement and ejected the garrison but allowed the settlers to stay on. While this irritated Argentina, by 1850 Argentina had forgotten about the issue and legally dropped it's attempted claim in a treaty with Britain.
Argentina, you are one disgusting, miserable country. Millet USA
Apr 28th, 2012 - 04:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0#74 Nice moniker. Of course Argentina is west of Britain, and of the Falklands =)
Apr 28th, 2012 - 08:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0#76 No country as a whole is disgusting. But yours may come closest, certainly in its world role
Uk are no longer selling anymore military kit to argentina last year it was 3 milluon quid so thats Equal to 75 Javalin missiles.
Apr 28th, 2012 - 09:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0UPDATED
Apr 29th, 2012 - 12:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0Argentina's 'plans for farewell intercourse law so widows can have sex with DEAD husbands' branded a 'complete nonsense'
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 28 April 2012
Alleged proposals to allow Argentine widows to legally have sex with their dead husbands for up to six months after their death have been branded a 'complete nonsense'.
The controversial new 'farewell intercourse' law was claimed, in Argentine media, to be part of a raft of measures being introduced by the Peronist-dominated parliament.
Controversial: The 'farewell intercourse' law is 'a complete nonsense', and was confirmed after re-interviewing sources
Sources inside the Argentinian Embassy in London have said the claims were 'completely false', and 'could never imagine it happening'.
The source said the proposal, if it even existed, had not reached the congress- although it was also admitted it could be the work of an extremist politician. Although not officially rebutted, the claims that someone inside Argentina could introduce such a law provoked widespread skepticism.
@77
Apr 29th, 2012 - 01:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0and what makes you think that my moniker has anything to do with the rest of the world?
Look at a map of the Falklands you stupid prick.
We never had any success in Afghanistan? - not strictly true. You can never get an outright victory there unless you are prepared to “make a desolation and call it peace”. However you can get negotiated deals whereby the end of hoistilities benefits both sides.
Apr 29th, 2012 - 08:11 am - Link - Report abuse 0The first afghan war was a disaster - but in 1880 we beat them and got them to sign the treaty of Gandamak, in which they ceded foreign policy to us. In 1919 the Afghans failed to score an outright victory, but were able to get major concessions from us.
@malvibaby .
Now now, time for your medication again. The UK is not FINISHED. Anyway who is going to finish it? You and whose army?
ahahaahah
If you want to see a country heading for a real train crash- look outside your window in whatever part of Argentina you live in.........
@ Malvinistas and supporters like BK
When CFK goes, you'll find out that the legacy she left was toxic. She'll be laughing all the way to the bank, just like any other politician.
Possession is 9/10ths of the law. The Falklanders possess the oil, we get to share out the profits. You could have had a share and chose not to.
@80 - if you are from west falkland - wow, looks very wild and beautiful from the pictures I've seen. Good day to you!
#80 My apologies, I thought you meant “the West” was better than Muslims, Africa etc, glad thats not what your about
Apr 29th, 2012 - 12:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0#81 Her legacy up to now is already impressive, when they control their own oil it will get even better
#79
Apr 29th, 2012 - 07:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Whover thought of this piece of garbage “news”? It must have been an April fool joke in bad taste. They obviously know nothing of human biology. After death, the human body undergoes a steady perid of decomposition. I would not even like to imagine what it would look like after 6 months. What is possible is to store a partner's sperm which could be used to impregnate her after her partners death. This is legal in several countries but I assume it must be passed by legislature before it can be carried out.
I don't think any Catholic country, (which I assume Argentina is), would pass a law permitting necrophilia. !
77, that is because we in the USA are presently suffering under “leadership” of obama
Apr 30th, 2012 - 12:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0@84 Millet,
Apr 30th, 2012 - 04:56 am - Link - Report abuse 0l've met a lot of Americans from all walks of life but l've yet to meet one who likes Obama.
How did he become President if no-one likes him?
85 lsolde
Apr 30th, 2012 - 07:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0They do but you have to admit that to America is stil a bit racist. What I mean is there are those who welcome Obama with open arms and to them Obama is a symbol of hope and of change, real change. Those that support him say that too much was expected of him. the hopers, hoped too much, the dreamers dreamt a dream that was never going to come true and Obama, could NEVER live up to what was being asked of him from those who voted for him.
Then there were those ( The whole republican party and ABC news ) who couldn't believe that ( and I'm sorry to use the word ) a nigger had voted into the white house. To them he was the devil incarnate. And they harked back to the days of the KKK and if they had their way, he and his family would be swinging from a study tree on the white house lawn. To them this was a situation that should never, NEVER have happened and he should be got rid of at all costs.
Me, I think that he was the best thing that happened to America in years. He saw the big picture where America didn't lead the world but supported other countries. America took a “Back seat” in world affairs which was great, a genuine change.
#86 Don't agree with your positive assesment of Obama's foreign policy (for me theres been far too much continuity with Bush) but totally agree with what your saying about the racist reasons behind so much of the over the top hatred some people have for him. I felt like replying to Isolde on that myself but I'm glad I left it for you to put it better than I could have =)
Apr 30th, 2012 - 09:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Thank you, gentlemen.
May 01st, 2012 - 09:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0l've always thought that he had an honest face.
That doesn't prove anything of course.
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