Energy & Oil

Tuesday, June 23rd 2015 - 06:17 UTC
Falklands engineer invited to speak on wind energy in Trinidad Tobago

Glenn Ross from the Falkland Islands will be speaking on wind energy and integration to diesel systems at the annual conference of Trinidad and Tobago Professional Engineers Association (APETT) scheduled for June 25/26 at Point Lisas.
Thursday, June 18th 2015 - 06:34 UTC
Punta Arenas rescues semi-submersible rig stranded in the port's muddy bottom

A semi-submersible rig of Chinese origin commissioned to Total and which grounded 200 meters from the coast in Punta Arenas following strong winds and tides that let it lose from its moorings in the port, has been rescued on the high tide. Apparently the huge vessel has not suffered major 'visible damages', reports La Prensa Austral.
Wednesday, June 17th 2015 - 04:38 UTC
Falklands have a bright future and Islanders the resolve to face harassment and bullying

The Falkland Islands have a bright future, not without challenges, or harassment or bullying, but the Islanders will face them with the same strength, tenacity and resolve that helped them through the conflict 33 years ago, said Foreign Office minister Hugo Swire at the annual Falklands' Government Reception in London.
Tuesday, June 16th 2015 - 05:13 UTC
Gas leak forces Petrobras to halt production at offshore platform: second incident in a month

Brazil's Petrobras halted production on Sunday from its P-40 platform in the offshore Marlim Sul field after a gas leak on the vessel, an oil workers' union and the country's petroleum regulator said on Monday.
Tuesday, June 16th 2015 - 00:40 UTC
Falklands' rig drilling to the south east of the Islands at Humpback prospect

Falkland Oil & Gas Ltd. said on Monday that drilling had started at the Humpback exploration well off the south-east coast of the Falkland Islands. The spudding of the well actually took place last Saturday.
Monday, June 15th 2015 - 04:53 UTC
UK High Commissioner dismisses Venezuela's (oily) claim on Guyana's maritime front

British High Commissioner to Guyana, James Gregory Quinn has dismissed Venezuela’s most recent claim on Guyana’s oil rich Essequibo Coast, stating that it lacks solid grounds. Venezuela’s President Nicholas Maduro on May 27 signed a decree that now claims an entire portion of Guyana’s territory into the Atlantic Ocean and includes the Stabroek Block where a significant portion of oil was recently discovered by US oil giant, ExxonMobil.
Friday, June 12th 2015 - 06:14 UTC
Guyana turning to United Nations to address Venezuela's territorial ambition

Guyana is turning to the United Nations to reach a legal settlement in its border dispute with Venezuela, describing Caracas’ claim of a portion of maritime space where oil was recently discovered as “a baseless and shameless attempt” at usurping Guyana’s territory.
Monday, June 8th 2015 - 08:32 UTC
YPF strikes shale gas in Vaca Muerta; initial production 43.000 m3day

Argentina's government managed energy company YPF said on Sunday that it turned up a new promising shale gas deposit in its giant Vaca Muerta field in the south of the country.The find, in the Patagonian province of Neuquen, suggests there is likely much more gas in the vast but barely tapped Vaca Muerta field, YPF said.
Saturday, June 6th 2015 - 09:46 UTC
Falklands oil companies planning to continue drilling into next year

Falkland Oil and Gas plans to continue drilling into next year, its chief executive said, defying legal threats made by the Argentine government against oil explorers in the Falkland Islands.
Saturday, June 6th 2015 - 09:39 UTC
Environmental groups lobbying to derail Shell drilling for oil in the Arctic

Environmental groups and organizations are lobbying to derail Royal Dutch Shell PLC's plan to drill in the Arctic Ocean as soon as July. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior, gave conditional approval in May to Shell's resumption of fossil fuel exploration in the Arctic, which was paused after a mishap-filled 2012 season.