Falkland Islands

• Friday, April 3rd 2015 - 07:08 UTC

  Falklands first well of current drilling program declared “oil and gas discovery”

  

  The Falkland Islands government welcomed on Thursday the announcement by Premier Oil and partners that the 14/15b=5 “Zebedee” well has been declared an oil and gas discovery following the completion of its evaluation program, Zebedee is the first of six wells from the current drilling campaign planned to take place in Falklands waters during 2015.

• Friday, April 3rd 2015 - 06:32 UTC

  “Argentina poses no military threat to Malvinas. We need dialogue”, says Ambassador Castro

  

  On the occasion of the 2nd April, when Argentina commemorate the veterans and those fallen in the Malvinas conflict, and following the UK government’s recent announcement to increase military spending in the South Atlantic, the Embassy of Argentina wishes to reiterate the following statements from Ambassador Alicia Castro.

• Friday, April 3rd 2015 - 06:03 UTC

  Argentina poses no military threat to the Malvinas Islands. So why is the UK ratcheting up tension?

  

  The following column by Alicia Castro (*) was published 02 April by the Independent - On 24 March, the day that a debate was held in Parliament over the increase in defense expenditure for the Malvinas Islands, Argentina was commemorating the anniversary of the 1976 military coup.

• Friday, April 3rd 2015 - 03:28 UTC

  Argentina ‘malvinazing’ history through ‘mature nationalism’ says president on Malvinas war 33rd anniversary

  

  Argentina is ‘malvinazing’ (Malvinas) its history, but not through chauvinist patriotism but mature nationalism that seeks international law and peace to recover sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands, said president Cristina Fernandez during the 33rd anniversary of the beginning of the South Atlantic conflict on 2 April 1982.

• Thursday, April 2nd 2015 - 07:42 UTC

  Falklands oil explorer looking for associate to develop Darwin discovery

  

  Falklands’ explorer Borders and Southern Petroleum PLC said this week its pre-tax loss widened in 2014 as costs increased, and admitted it has struggled to find a partner for the Darwin discovery to the south of the Falkland Islands, against a backdrop of reduced investment by companies caused by the fall in oil prices.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2015 - 20:31 UTC

  Falklands and South Atlantic Islands have a new defense commander

  

  Commodore Darren Bone MA has been appointed as the next Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands (CBFSAI), with headquarters in the Falkland Islands, and in April will replace Air Commodore Russ LaForte who has held the post since August 2013.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2015 - 06:44 UTC

  Argentine president main speaker at Falklands war ceremony and enshrinement of “Our Lady of Malvinas”

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez will be the main speaker at the commemoration of the 33rd anniversary of the start of the Falklands/Malvinas war, to be held April second in the city of Ushuaia and which will also include a political-religious ceremony.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2015 - 08:52 UTC

  Falklands' defense: Argentina formalizes complaint to UN and regional groups

  

  Argentina dispatched on Monday complaint letters to several international and regional organizations accusing the United Kingdom of further militarizing the Falklands/Malvinas, with an increased budget, alleging Argentina represents a 'live threat' to the Islanders in the British Overseas Territory and thus ignoring tens of resolutions calling for dialogue between the two sides on the Falklands issue.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2015 - 08:41 UTC

  Falklands' clearance of Argentine mines planned to restart in mid-September

  

  The Falkland Islands program to clear mines planted by the invading Argentine forces in 1982, is scheduled to take a break at the end of April, following a very successful task all along summer according to Guy Marot, Program Manager for the Falkland Islands Demining Program Office, as reported in the FIG's edition of February.

• Monday, March 30th 2015 - 07:13 UTC

  Falklands economy main contributor is fishing industry: 34% of GDP in 2012

  

  Measured by GDP, fishing is the most important industry in the Falkland Islands and in 2012 contributed 34% to GDP, according to the State of the Falklands Economy report from the FIG Policy Unit.