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Tuesday, May 12th 2015 - 22:03 UTC
Falklands' Isobel Deep drilling operations have recommenced

Energy company Rockhopper Exploration and Falkland Oil and Gas Ltd., have announced that drilling operations at Isobel Deep well have recommenced. Isobel Deep is located in the North Falklands basin and is part of the current round of drilling in Falklands' waters.
Tuesday, May 5th 2015 - 06:34 UTC
Brazil pledges rule changes to make oil exploration and production concessions more dynamic

Brazil's government is discussing changes to its oil regulations but any new rules will not be in place before an October auction of exploration and production concessions, the country's energy minister Eduardo Braga said on Monday.
Tuesday, April 28th 2015 - 05:38 UTC
Australia intercepts and boards the fishing vessel 'Perlon', from the IUU list

Australia has intercepted in the Southern Ocean the fishing vessel Perlon, believed to have been operating under a false flag in defiance of international conventions, according to an official report from the Ministry of Immigration and Border Protection.
Saturday, April 25th 2015 - 06:04 UTC
Falklands' oil drilling at Isobel Deep suspended two weeks because of a technical problem

Oil explorers drilling in the waters north of the Falkland Islands have suspended work on the second well of their 2015 current six-well drilling campaign after a technical problem, two of the companies involved said on Friday.
Friday, April 24th 2015 - 07:51 UTC
Russia and Argentina agree on an “all-encompassing strategic partnership”

Russia and Argentina signed agreements which amounted to an “all-encompassing strategic partnership” during Argentine President Cristina Fernandez visit to Moscow, which ended on Thursday with the meeting at the Kremlin with her counterpart Vladimir Putin.
Thursday, April 23rd 2015 - 04:50 UTC
Cristina Fernandez invites Russian investors to Argentina; Thursday she meets Putin

“Argentina is a country where it is worth investing in and producing, not only because of its natural resources, also because of the human resources we have” said president Cristina Fernández in Moscow on an official visit to Russia. She praised the “recovery of Argentina's flag carrier that allows connectivity among all the zones in the country, not only the richest ones.”
Wednesday, April 22nd 2015 - 05:55 UTC
Gazprom and YPF will sign agreement to develop Argentina shale oil and gas deposits

Argentine energy company YPF CEO Miguel Galuccio is scheduled to sign on Wednesday in Moscow a contract on joint exploitation of shale oil and gas in the rich Vaca Muerta fields of Patagonian province Neuquén. The contract is part of the bilateral agenda to be addressed by visiting Argentine president Cristina Fernandez on Thursday, when she meets with Vladimir Putin.
Wednesday, April 22nd 2015 - 01:58 UTC
Argentina sues Falklands' oil and support companies involved in hydrocarbons drilling

The Argentine government on Tuesday sued several energy and support companies that are drilling for oil near the Falkland Islands, the latest chapter of a longstanding dispute over the South Atlantic archipelago, though analysts say it will have little practical effect. The criminal case was filed in Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego province which according to the Argentine constitution includes the Falklands and Antarctica.
Monday, April 20th 2015 - 23:36 UTC
Hapag-Lloyd orders five 10.500 box-ships to boost South American operations

Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd has clinched a new order for five 10,500 boxships to boost its South American operations. The vessels will be built by Hyundai Samho in South Korea for delivery between October 2016 and May 2017.
Saturday, April 18th 2015 - 10:13 UTC
UK accuses Argentina of bullying the Falklands; it's time they begin acting 'responsibly'

Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has accused Argentina of bullying after it announced on Friday in London that it was starting legal action against companies drilling for oil and gas near the Falkland Islands.