Falkland Islands

• Sunday, June 13th 2010 - 01:31 UTC

  UK Deputy PM Clegg reaffirms Falklands’ British sovereignty

  

  Britain’s Deputy Primer Minister Liberal-Democrat Nick Clegg said in Spain there will be no change in the stance of the Falkland Islands sovereignty and the Islanders wish to remain British.

• Friday, June 11th 2010 - 06:06 UTC

  Argentina reaffirms “exclusive authority” over all Falklands’ hydrocarbons activities

  

  Argentina reaffirmed “exclusive authority” over all hydrocarbons activities in the Islas Malvinas territory and maritime spaces in a strong release to commemorate June 10th, Day of Argentina’s Sovereignty Rights over Malvinas.

• Wednesday, June 9th 2010 - 21:18 UTC

  UK reaffirms Falklands’ self determination and British sovereignty

  

  The British Foreign Office reaffirmed Wednesday the right to self determination of the Falkland Islands and dismissed the latest statements calling for sovereignty negotiations over the Islands with Argentina.

• Wednesday, June 9th 2010 - 01:32 UTC

  OAS assembly gives full support to Argentina’s Malvinas claim

  

  The Organization of American States (OAS) ratified support of the Argentine demand to seek dialogue with the United Kingdom in order to find a peaceful and definitive solution to the ‘colonialism situation’ of the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia, and South Sandwich and the surrounding maritime areas.

• Tuesday, June 8th 2010 - 21:12 UTC

  Falklands’ new First Secretary looking forward to a ‘politically peaceful three years’

  

  New Falkland Islands Government House First Secretary Ric Nye is hopeful of a politically peaceful three years in the Islands.

• Tuesday, June 8th 2010 - 16:23 UTC

  Falklands’ Rockhopper raises £48.5 million to fund more offshore drilling operations

  

  Rockhopper Exploration announced on Tuesday it had raised £48.5m from the stock market to fund its drilling operations off the Falklands Islands. Last week Rockhopper revealed that its first well in the North Falkland Basin, called Sea Lion, had found much more oil than expected.

• Tuesday, June 8th 2010 - 11:35 UTC

  Desire Petroleum plc PR

  

  Desire Petroleum plc (AIM:DES) the exploration company focusing on the North Falkland Basin is pleased to announce that, at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held today, all resolutions were passed.

• Tuesday, June 8th 2010 - 05:45 UTC

  PM Cameron reiterates full support for Falklands’ freedom and self determination

  

  British Prime Minister David Cameron reiterated the support of his government for the freedom and self determination of the Falkland Islands, in a letter addressed to members of the Islands’ Legislative Assembly which was made public on Monday.

• Friday, June 4th 2010 - 19:02 UTC

  Falklands’ thick fog forces two RAF Typhoons and tanker to land in Punta Arenas

  

  Two Royal Air Force Euro Typhoon fighters and their Vickers VC10 refuelling tanker had to land Wednesday afternoon in Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile, because of adverse weather conditions in the Falkland Islands Mount Pleasant Airport.

• Friday, June 4th 2010 - 06:52 UTC

  Rockhopper has confirmed the first Contingent Oil Resource in the Falklands.

  

  Sam Moody, Managing Director, commented:”Our analysis of the data from the Sea Lion well suggests that there is significant potential upside on our acreage and our technical effort will now focus on integrating all of our new knowledge of the basin so we can understand and identify the best prospects for future drilling.”