Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, November 3rd 2010 - 02:05 UTC

  Falklands Desire plans drilling a second vertical well at the Rachel prospect

  

  Falklands’ Desire Petroleum announced that its sidetrack well in the Rachel prospect was exposed to a mechanical failure and therefore it will not be possible to obtain any wire-line logging data.

• Monday, November 1st 2010 - 16:39 UTC

  Falklands’ exploration company Desire unable to reach drilling target depth

  

  Falkland Islands oil explorer Desire Petroleum (DES.L) said a closely-watched sidetrack well on its Rachel prospect in the Falkland Islands was unable to reach target depth and it would clean the hole out before trying again.

• Monday, November 1st 2010 - 05:17 UTC

  South Georgia ice-fish fishery awarded ecosystem-friendly certification

  

  Following a 21-month independent assessment, the South Georgia ice-fish fishery has been certified as a sustainable and well-managed fishery under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard.

• Thursday, October 28th 2010 - 05:09 UTC

  Falklands’ Desire shares soar amid speculation of bid approach

  

  Shares in Falkland Islands exploration company Desire Petroleum (DES.L) more than doubled on Wednesday following internet bulletin board speculation of a bid approach for the Falklands focused explorer and an oil find, traders said.

• Wednesday, October 27th 2010 - 16:38 UTC

  Argentina complains to IMO British military exercises in Falklands/Malvinas

  

  Argentina informed the International Maritime Organization (IMO) of a letter from the United Kingdom referred to missile test firing in the Falklands/Malvinas Islands, which it wishes to circulate among IMO members as a way to warn of the deliberate violation of IMO regulations by the British government.

• Wednesday, October 27th 2010 - 10:42 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Desire Petroleum announce a 3D Seismic Programme

  

  Desire Petroleum plc (AIM:DES), the oil and gas company wholly focused on the North Falkland Basin, is pleased to announce the signing of a contract for marine seismic acquisition services with Polarcus Limited for the use of the seismic vessel MV Polarcus Nadia.

• Sunday, October 24th 2010 - 02:46 UTC

  Falklands’ defence ready for any crisis, “including external aggression”

  

  The Falkland Islands will continue to be defended by one of the most capable military forces in the world and Mount Pleasant remains configured to allow for rapid reinforcement should it become necessary to deal with external aggression, according to the British Forces South Atlantic Islands HQ, BFSAI.

• Saturday, October 23rd 2010 - 03:03 UTC

  Radar system in the Falklands to monitor the “Southern Lights”

  

  Physicists and engineers at the University of Leicester and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have installed a radar system on the Falkland Islands to monitor the upper atmosphere activity which creates the ‘Southern Lights’.

• Friday, October 22nd 2010 - 03:50 UTC

  Two Falklands’ exploration companies to begin 3D seismic surveying in January

  

  Two Falkland Islands hydrocarbons exploration companies have signed contracts for marine seismic acquisition services with Polarcus Limited. The contracts were announced Thursday and should be operational by early January 2011.

• Friday, October 22nd 2010 - 02:40 UTC

  Sea levels around Falklands have risen since mid XIX century, says NOC

  

  Sea levels around the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic have risen since the mid nineteenth century and the rate of sea-level rise has accelerated over recent decades, according to newly published research. The findings are as expected under global warming and consistent with observations elsewhere around the globe.