Falkland Islands

• 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.

• Sunday, September 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands expect busiest cruise season on record: 81.000 px

  

  The coming Falkland Islands 2007/08 cruise ship season will be the busiest on record with an estimated 81.000 passengers expected to visit the South Atlantic archipelago beginning October 20, reports the Falkland Islands Tourist Board, FITB.

• Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  FIG secures future of the historic Stanley Racecourse

  

  The Falkland Islands historic Stanley Racecourse is now totally government owned thus securing the whole area for recreational purposes at least for the next fifteen years. The racecourse considered a Falklands' heritage is one of the main annual attractions for local residents particularly over Christmas and New Year

• Saturday, September 22nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Britain said to lay claim to south Atlantic seabed

  

  Britain is seeking to legally annex stretches of the south Atlantic seabed in a bid to tap gas, mineral and oil wealth, in a move that could raise tension with Argentina, a newspaper reported Saturday.

• Friday, September 21st 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

  

  Headlines:
  Death of a hero; No full-timers for this council; £3m price tag for terminals; Cathedral rector heading south; 'Governor Gurr'; Oil operators meeting; Beds for vets still nended.

• Wednesday, September 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands: Rockhopper agrees 50 pct relinquishment on

  

  Rockhopper has agreed its relinquishment pattern in accordance with the standard terms of its licences PL023 and PL024 with the Falkland Islands Government.

• Tuesday, September 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands: Rockhopper receives 3-D survey data

  

  Rockhopper Exploration Plc received the final processed volume of 3-D data collected by CGG between November 2006 and January 2007.

• Sunday, September 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  New auction for Pardhelas Co. fishing vessels in P. Arenas

  Next October two fishing vessels which figure as registered in the Falkland Islands will be auctioned for the second time to cover debts owed by Pardhelas Fishing Company to a maritime supplier from Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile.

• Sunday, September 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Sound: A crossing with a difference...

  

  AN RAF Tornado pilot from Mount Pleasant has become the first person to kite surf across Falkland Sound. Flight Lieutenant Duncan 'Deano' Dean is a kite surf expert, a relatively new sport where the surfer can reach speeds of up to 30 miles per hour and leap as high as 30 feet in the air in strong gusts.