Falkland Islands

• Friday, July 9th 2010 - 03:57 UTC

  Fifth company, Argos plans to drill for oil off the Falkland Islands says FT

  

  A fifth UK company plans to drill for oil off the Falkland Islands after it raises £70m in a London stock market listing, reports the Financial Times. Argos Resources, which holds licences next to the landmark 250m-barrel Falklands’ oil discovery made by peer Rockhopper Exploration in May, hopes to achieve a £200m value on AIM.

• Friday, July 9th 2010 - 00:01 UTC

  New document outlines sustainable future for Falkland Islands

  

  The Falkland Islands requires an enhanced foreign investment climate, among many other economic ‘enablers’ in order to achieve a sustainable economic future, according to the newly released Falkland Islands Economic Development Strategy (EDS).

• Thursday, July 8th 2010 - 07:49 UTC

  Cricket world first at the Three Falklands Week Festival in Fife

  

  A cricketing first takes place this July when Falkland Cricket Club (FCC) Fife will play their namesakes from Newbury Berkshire, and the Falkland Islands Cricket Association (FICA) who are travelling 8,000 miles from the South Atlantic to take part in the Festival of the Three Falklands Cricket Week.

• Wednesday, July 7th 2010 - 07:07 UTC

  Argentina downplays protest involving Chilean students Falklands’ visit

  

  The Argentine consul in Punta Arenas downplayed the alleged repercussions of the recent trip of eight Chilean students to the Falkland Islands allegedly in the framework of a “written understanding” between the extreme south Chilean city council and Falklands authorities.

• Monday, July 5th 2010 - 09:22 UTC

  Falkland Oil and Gas: Further Update on Toroa F61/5-1 Exploration Well Spud

  

  FOGL had been expecting to announce preliminary results of the well during this week; however, there have been some further delays due to some minor operational issues and weather related downtime.

• Monday, July 5th 2010 - 05:10 UTC

  UK press insists Prince William wants to go Falklands’ as helicopter pilot

  

  Mail on Sunday reports Prince William is battling to go to the Falkland Islands next year as an RAF search-and-rescue helicopter pilot. William, 28, finishes his training in the autumn and is due to travel to the Falklands for eight weeks next summer.

• Monday, July 5th 2010 - 04:30 UTC

  Argentina protests visit of Chilean students to Falklands

  

  The recent Chilean students’ visit to the Falkland Islands for three weeks to improve their English and become acquainted with the Islands’ culture was questioned by Argentine diplomatic officials who contacted Punta Arenas mayor Vladimiro Mimica, reports the Sunday edition of La Prensa Austral.

• Saturday, July 3rd 2010 - 22:43 UTC

  Rockhopper confirms medium grade crude in North Falklands; FOGL to announce South Falklands results

  

  Rockhopper Exploration one of the four companies operating with Falkland Islands government licences reported last Friday that samples from its recent discovery on the Sea Lion prospect in the North Falkland basin have been confirmed as medium grade crude.

• Friday, July 2nd 2010 - 15:14 UTC

  Falklands prepares for the coming 2010/11 cruise season

  

  The Falkland Islands Tourist Board has had the first indication from cruise companies on potential numbers of cruise ships to visit Stanley in 2010/11.

• Wednesday, June 30th 2010 - 05:41 UTC

  Falklands MPA will undergo six months of resurfacing; air bridge confirmed

  

  Two Boeing 767-300s have been confirmed as the aircraft to be used for the South Atlantic Airbridge linking Brize Norton in the UK with the Falkland Islands while the Mount Pleasant runway is being resurfaced later this year.