Falkland Islands

Monday, August 6th 2012 - 21:18 UTC
US Noble Energy farms in to explore for oil in east and south Falklands’ waters

London AIM listed Falkland Oil and Gas announced it has reached an agreement to farm out a 35% stake in most of its Falkland Islands’ exploration licenses to the US Noble Energy to help fund its drilling plans off the Islands.
Saturday, August 4th 2012 - 22:29 UTC
Chile expects a 30% increase in cruise vessel calls this 2012/13 season

Chile is expecting an increase of 30% in the number of cruise vessels calls this coming season with Puerto Montt and Punta Arenas receiving the most, said the country’s Under Secretary for Tourism Jacqueline Plass.
Saturday, August 4th 2012 - 19:24 UTC
Falkland Islands’ assessing options for the expansion of port facilities

Falkland Islands port facilities are under assessment given the prospects of oil industry activities in the near future and two options are being considered by the local government: a new port project, and an interim development of the current facilities at FIPASS.
Friday, August 3rd 2012 - 08:25 UTC
Falkland Islands debates and prepares for the development of the oil industry

A public debate on the future of the Falkland Islands in the face of income from oil exploitation is required rapidly, according to a Member of the elected Legislative Assembly.
Thursday, August 2nd 2012 - 22:57 UTC
Argentina’s noose on Falklands: Buenos Aires province bans UK flagged vessels

In what is seen as another step of Argentina’s noose-tightening of the Falkland Islands’ economy and development, the Buenos Aires Province Senate passed a law on Thursday banning British flagged vessels from calling at Argentina’s largest province ports.
Thursday, August 2nd 2012 - 06:15 UTC
Argentina presents official protest to UK over Malvinas cemetery vandalism

The Argentine foreign ministry confirmed in a release that it had delivered an official protest to the United Kingdom repudiating “the profanation of the monument” in Darwin, Falkland Islands, to the memory of the Argentine combatants killed during the 1982 Malvinas war.
Wednesday, August 1st 2012 - 07:29 UTC
Argentina will formally protest vandalism at the Darwin cemetery in Falklands

Argentina repudiated the ‘profanation’ of the hermitage at the Darwin cemetery in the Falklands/Malvinas Islands, which holds the graves of Argentine combatants who lost their lives during the 1982 conflict.
Tuesday, July 31st 2012 - 22:13 UTC
B&S abandons south Falklands oil and gas exploration; FOGL takes over

After two disappointing results, Borders & Southern has officially completed its deep water drilling program in the South Falkland Islands basin, the company announced on Tuesday. The company said well Stebbing has been “successfully plugged and abandoned,” bringing to an end the Company's current two well drilling program.
Monday, July 30th 2012 - 16:39 UTC
Argentina plans to explore for oil and gas next to the Falklands

As part of its “Malvinas noose tightening” policy the Argentine government is planning an international tender to offer licenses to explore for oil near the Falkland Islands, reports Buenos Aires main daily Clarin in its Monday edition, citing a letter to Congress by Cabinet chief Juan Manuel Abal Median.
Monday, July 30th 2012 - 05:25 UTC
Falklands’ begins to work in organization of next year’s referendum

The Falkland Islands government has started to prepare the list of issues that will have to be addressed for the organization of next year’s referendum on the political statute of the Islands, particularly the drafting of the question, inviting overseas observers and contracting a specialist to manage the whole operation.