Falkland Islands

Monday, October 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
South Georgia expects busiest cruise season ever

South Georgia is preparing for the busiest cruise ship season ever which is scheduled to begin October 25th with the arrival of “Nordenorge” with 300 passengers, reports the SG government. However the tourist season starts with five yachts (three of them with expedition groups) due to arrive as of October 11th.
Saturday, October 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Twenty years of Falklands' presence in UK Party Conferences

Falklands elected Councillors Ian Hansen and Mike Rendell have been pressing the flesh with British politicians at the Labour and Conservative party conferences.
Thursday, October 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Australia's Billiton shrugs off Argentine legal actions threats

Resources giant BHP Billiton appears to have shrugged off the threat of legal sanctions by Argentina following the decision to acquire oil and gas exploration acreage off the disputed Falkland Islands according to reports in the Australian press
Thursday, October 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Cardiff unveiled the Welsh National Falklands Memorial

The first Falkland Islands war memorial in Wales was uneviled in Catahys Park, Cardiff, during a ceremony that gathered hundreds of South Atlantic war veterans.
Thursday, October 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
New phone service and broadband for Falklands Camp

Falkland Islands Camp residents will have access to a new and upgraded telephone service, offering broadband, from mid-late 2009, according to a Thursday joint release in Stanley from the Falklands government and Cable and Wireless South Atlantic Ltd.
Wednesday, October 3rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands' new oil partner: global leader in resources

BHP Billiton which this week announced it had acquired an interest in 14 exploration and production licenses offshore the Falkland Islands is a leading global leader in the diversified resources industry with an annual turnover of 47.5 billion US dollars in fiscal 2007.
Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
South Georgia Fisheries Science Meeting

The annual Fisheries Science Meeting of the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) was held recently in the Falkland Islands
Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Desire Petroleum optimistc about oil rig availability

Speaking to local shareholders in Desire Petroleum plc at a meeting in Stanley on Monday evening, Chairman Dr Colin Phipps said that he was more optimistic than he had been for a long time about the company's prospects of finding oil in commercial quantities in the North Falkland Basin.
Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
FOGL farm-out agreement with giant BHP Billiton

Falkland Oil and Gas Limited (“FOGL”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a farm-out agreement with a subsidiary of BHP Billiton, the world's largest diversified resources company, over FOGL's 2002 and 2004 licences to the South and East of the Falkland Islands.
Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Plans to recycle veteran warship of the Falklands conflict

The former Royal Navy amphibious assault ship Fearless, which was a key part of the Falklands fleet, is expected to be recycled at a Belgian shipyard, the Ministry of Defence announced today.