Falkland Islands

Friday, October 26th 2012 - 07:11 UTC
Believe it or not: Falklands, a nation with a comfortable budget surplus

The Falkland Islands Government accounts showed a surplus of £4.297 million compared to a revised budget surplus of £2.448 million (a positive performance of £3.190 million) for the first three months of the 2012/13 financial year, according to the Financial Management Report presented this week to the Standing Finance Committee.
Friday, October 26th 2012 - 07:06 UTC
Falklands to build a new deep-water port to cater for the oil and gas industry

The Falkland Islands will have a new deep-water port facility capable of meeting the demands of all incumbent industries it was announced following this week's meeting of Executive Council (ExCo).
Thursday, October 25th 2012 - 18:18 UTC
Falklands Oil & Gas complete farm-out deal with US Noble Energy; drilling delay

Falkland Oil and Gas Ltd., (FOGL), announced completion of the farm-out agreement with Noble Energy Falklands Limited, an affiliate of Houston based Noble Energy, Inc. and the signing of agreements with Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) for the acquisition and processing of two new 3D seismic surveys.
Thursday, October 25th 2012 - 17:51 UTC
Reflections from our visit to the Falkland Islands

A group of Central American journalists recently visited the Falkland Islands for a week as guests of the Foreign Office together with Bruce Callow from the UK Costa Rica embassy. The following is a first reflection just back from the Islands in Bruce’s blog.
Thursday, October 25th 2012 - 00:04 UTC
Argentine lawmakers press Falklands’ issue on UK peers at Parliamentary Union

Argentine lawmakers met with their UK peers and called for an end to unilateral hydrocarbons explorations in Falkland Islands waters and for an end to military exercises in the South Atlantic.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 20:46 UTC
Tourist arrivals to the Falklands expected to increase 14.6% by end of 2012

Tourist arrivals to the Falkland Islands are expected to increase by 14.6% in 2012 with a significant 28% increase in the number of leisure visitors, mainly driven by the 30th Anniversary of the Falklands war according to the September Falklands Forecast from the Falkland Islands Tourist Board.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 01:46 UTC
South Georgia cruise season beats the trend and expects better one in 2012/13

A small increase in cruise ship visitors to South Georgia compared to the previous season bucks the trend of the Antarctic region. In the 2011/12 season tourists to the Antarctic fell by 22%, whereas in South Georgia they increased 8%, according to the September edition of the South Georgia Newsletter.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 01:37 UTC
US oil company team visit Falklands to assess industry’s infrastructure support

US based Noble Energy and farm-in partners with Falkland Islands Oil and Gas (FOGL) visited the Falklands to meet with their partners and the Falklands government and to assess in-situ the oil related infrastructure.
Monday, October 22nd 2012 - 21:20 UTC
FITB showcases Falklands worldwide

MANAGING Director of the Falkland Islands Tourist Board Tony Mason is to lead a team of delegates from the Islands to World Travel Mart in London next month.
Monday, October 22nd 2012 - 03:16 UTC
UK launches environmental and climate fund for Overseas Territories

The UK has launched a new Overseas Territories Environment and Climate Fund, which consolidates funds from the Foreign Office, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Department for International Development, dedicated to environmental and conservation projects in those territories.