Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2011 - 04:18 UTC

  Falklands’ hydrocarbons policy “is primarily a matter for the Islands”

  

  The hydrocarbons policy within Falkland Islands waters is primarily a matter for the Falklands government and the UK is in no negotiations with Argentina over the future exploitation of any oil deposits found in the Islands waters, said Lord Howell of Guildford, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office during question time in the House earlier this month.

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2011 - 04:02 UTC

  UK buys 14 new Chinooks taking the total force of heavy lift helicopters to 60

  

  The Royal Air Force is getting 14 new Chinook, one of the most versatile heavy duty helicopters that have seen service for many years in the most demanding environments from the Falklands to Iraq and Afghanistan.

• Monday, August 22nd 2011 - 20:48 UTC

  Argentina’s Falklands claim will not significantly impact oil commerciality, says UK leading bank

  

  The commerciality of the Falkland Islands Rockhopper Exploration’s Sea Lion oilfield development shouldn’t be significantly impacted by logistical problems arising from Argentina’s claim over the sovereignty of the Islands, according to analysts at the Royal Bank of Scotland.

• Monday, August 22nd 2011 - 20:32 UTC

  Rockhopper spuds new assessment well in Falklands’ Sea Lion Main Complex

  

  Monday morning Rockhopper Exploration announced the spudding of its latest exploration well, 14/10-7, to further test the Sea Lion oil discovery in Falkland Islands waters.

• Monday, August 22nd 2011 - 07:53 UTC

  Falklands’ government readies for a decision on a new deep sea port

  

  After a year without any obvious movement on the idea of a new deep sea port for the Falkland Islands it seems that the idea is alive and well and being pursued, quietly in the background. The estimates for such a project vary up to £ 50, £ 60 million.

• Friday, August 19th 2011 - 10:00 UTC

  Argentina to protest Falklands’ oil activities and invites UN C24 president to Buenos Aires

  

  Argentina will file an official complaint against Britain for oil exploration activities in Falklands/Malvinas disputed waters before the United Nations Decolonisation Committee and have invited the C24 president to visit Argentina to hold a meeting on the issue in Buenos Aires.

• Thursday, August 18th 2011 - 06:50 UTC

  Falklands’ resumes support for containerized international freight services

  

  The Falkland Islands government and the local fishing industry have promised support for the maintenance of the containerised international freight services, which is expected to resume activities in the coming months.

• Monday, August 15th 2011 - 22:04 UTC

  Rockhopper raises its estimate of oil in North Falkland basin to 608 million barrels

  

  Rockhopper Exploration PLC upgraded its estimates of how much oil it could find off the Falkland Islands, boosting hopes that the remote territory in the South Atlantic could become a new oil province.

• Friday, August 12th 2011 - 17:37 UTC

  Falklands claims Argentina responsible for ending Southern Blue Whiting fishery

  

  Argentina contributes for the destruction of the species Southern Blue Whiting in the South West Atlantic claim Falkland Islands Fisheries Department scientists and fishing company executives.

• Friday, August 12th 2011 - 17:29 UTC

  Falklands’ Illex: one good season does not transform an industry

  

  Despite a relatively buoyant 2011 Illex fishing season and “some optimism for the future,” one jigging company went out of business and others had problems finding the funds to pay licence fees said The Falkland Islands Director of Fisheries John Barton.