Falkland Islands

• Monday, March 21st 2011 - 23:15 UTC

  Falklands’ 2010 land-based tourism ‘surprisingly good’ as opposed to cruise ships

  

  Using the United Nations definition of tourism, 2010 was a surprisingly good year for land-based, as opposed to cruise ship tourism in the Falkland Islands, with numbers up from 4,241 in 2009 to 6,017 in 20010.

• Monday, March 21st 2011 - 18:35 UTC

  Falklands’ oil find likely to be commercially viable, says Rockhopper Exploration

  

  Rockhopper Exploration announced Monday that its Sea Lion discovery in the North Falkland basin is likely to be commercially viable and anticipated drilling for further appraisal wells (a minimum of three).

• Monday, March 21st 2011 - 17:08 UTC

  A Southern Cone cruise considered “the best in the world” at Miami’s Seatrade

  

  A Southern Cone cruise (Uruguay, Argentina, Falkland Islands and Chile) was described as “the best in the world” by John Tercek, Vice President of Commercial Development, Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited, at last week’s Seatrade Cruise Shipping Miami.

• Saturday, March 19th 2011 - 22:54 UTC

  Falklands reports grounding of a pod of 400 pilot whales

  

  A record grounding of an estimated 400 pilot whales was reported this week in the Falkland Islands.

• Saturday, March 19th 2011 - 07:26 UTC

  Oil legislation to obstrut Falklands’ industry, a ‘boomerang’ for Argentine companies says FCO

  

  For the Foreign Office the bill approved this week by the Argentine congress that proscribes fines and sanctions for companies or persons involved in support of the oil industry in the Falkland Islands is a ‘boomerang’’ that will only harm Argentine companies, reports Buenos Aires daily La Nacion in its Friday edition.

• Thursday, March 17th 2011 - 21:05 UTC

  Argentina further tightens the noose on the Falkland Islands

  

  The Argentine senate unanimously approved Wednesday a bill that bars companies and persons from participating in hydrocarbons exploration and exploitation activities in the Argentine continental platform (which includes the Falkland Islands), and proscribes fines for infractions and barring periods of time from 5 to 20 years for companies that violate the law.

• Thursday, March 17th 2011 - 15:12 UTC

  Falkland Islands next stop for HMS York after relief work in Libya

  

  HMS York is back in the Atlantic heading for the Falkland Islands after her headline-making trip to Libya.
  The Type 42 destroyer was en-route to take up a five-month patrol in the south Atlantic when she was diverted to join the international relief effort and help foreign citizens and Britons leave the country.

• Thursday, March 17th 2011 - 05:30 UTC

  FOGL has identified large prospects for exploration in the South Falkland Basin

  

  London listed Falkland Oil and Gas says that its negotiations to secure a deep water rig are at an advanced stage as it seeks to drill the large prospects it has identified across the South Falkland Basin.

• Wednesday, March 16th 2011 - 23:19 UTC

  Mexico defeats Falklands in Americas Division 3 T20 cricket championship

  

  Mexico began their quest for Americas Division 3 T20 Cricket Championship with an impressive 10-wicket victory over the winless Falkland Islands in the morning session of Day 2.

• Monday, March 14th 2011 - 18:01 UTC

  Falklands’ oil company announces further drilling and seismic surveying

  

  One of the Falkland Islands oil and gas exploration companies currently involved in the oil exploration round with licences granted by the Falklands’ government announced it plans further drilling and has acquired new 3D seismic data while it continues with the wider seismic program.