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Falklands’ mission to learn from the oil experiences of Norway and Shetlands

Monday, December 3rd 2012 - 05:02 UTC
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Senior members from the Falkland Islands government have left for Norway and the Shetland Islands on an experiences-fact-finding mission as the Islands prepare for oil production in the near future. Read full article

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  • TipsyThink

    My thoúght is that Mexico bay expérience is more pertínent to learn sométhings ráther than Norway.

    Dec 03rd, 2012 - 09:33 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Anbar

    cant say as i know enough to comment...

    Dec 03rd, 2012 - 10:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • agent999

    @1
    Why ?

    Dec 03rd, 2012 - 10:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • M_of_FI

    @1
    I assume that you are referring to the BP/Gulf Mexico oil spill. If you are, what does this have to do with the Falklands?

    Dec 03rd, 2012 - 11:05 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • JimLad

    @ M_of_FI #4

    It has nothing to do with the Falklands, except that the Malvinista's will make insulting innuendos that any oil extraction around the Falklands will be doomed to repeat the Gulf of Mexico incident, because all British oil companies are incompetent like that, according to them.

    Dec 03rd, 2012 - 12:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Brit Bob

    @1

    In any case Falkland Oil has ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with Argentina.

    How sad...

    Dec 03rd, 2012 - 03:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Conqueror

    @6 I'm sorry, I disagree. I think it very important that argies are able to stand on their beaches to watch Falklands oil being shipped off to places where it will pay the Islanders billions of dollars. The argie government should take the remaining time available to it to galvanise its construction industry and build very tall observation galleries. After all, a person 6 foot in height will have a horizon only 3 miles away. Galleries will need to be at least 100 feet in height in order to have a chance of seeing the tankers passing by outside territorial waters. Escorted by warships to avoid “interference”.

    Dec 03rd, 2012 - 05:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Steve-32-uk

    'A cruise violated the law of Gaucho Rivero'

    http://www.ushuaianoticias.com/noticias/leer/11317-un-crucero-violo-la-ley-de-gaucho-rivero.html
    “'will ask and supportive sister republics of Chile and Uruguay to refuse permission for these pirates port if they try to continue their provocation doing Malvinas route from Montevideo or Punta Arenas”

    Dec 03rd, 2012 - 05:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • briton

    CFK will keep pushing untill someone stops her.

    keep pushing, your time will come.
    history never lies.

    Dec 03rd, 2012 - 07:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • reality check

    Yes, all you hard working people of Montvideo and Puento Arenas, please sacrifice your livlihoods for their sacred cause! selfish arseholes!

    Dec 04th, 2012 - 12:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Simon68

    8 Steve-32-uk (#)
    Dec 03rd, 2012 - 05:49 pm

    Interesting article, what is even more interesting is the fact that Seabourn Sojourn is at this moment in the port of Montevideo, being attended by our very good friends the Urugyans!!!!!

    This is another proof that CFK's shouting about South American solidarity really means that South Americans, except for the Argentine government, know on which side their bread is buttered!!!!!

    Dec 04th, 2012 - 02:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • reality check

    If they keep this up, the only people who are going to suffer will be those Argentine people who depend on the tourist trade to make a part of if not all of their living. It does not make sense, no one in real terms will suffer, except those people.

    Certainly, no cruise operator is going to risk their staff, or in the extreme case, paying passengers.

    There is also the more sensible question, why would anyone pay, for some people what is a lot of money, to visit a place where they are clearly not welcome?

    I'll say it again, the only people to loose out from this, will be Argentinian. I would suspect the operators are already looking around for alternate venues to visit.

    Dec 04th, 2012 - 02:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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