Tag: DSPMF

• Thursday, July 7th 2011 - 16:37 UTC

  Falklands Rockhopper contracts further drilling of four wells

  

  Rockhopper Exploration plc announced on Thursday a further drilling of four wells offshore the Falkland Islands. The first of them, 14/10-6, will be the third appraisal well on the Sea Lion feature where the discovery of oil at commercial rate has been confirmed.

• Friday, September 3rd 2010 - 13:04 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Oil activities still remain encouraging

  

  THE offshore oil drilling rig Ocean Guardian continues its work at Rockhopper Exploration’s Sea Lion well, where hydrocarbons were encountered earlier this year. The well at that time was suspended for re-entry and testing.

• Friday, April 23rd 2010 - 23:06 UTC

  Falklands: Desire still upbeat on prospects

  

  DESIRE Petroleum, the oil exploration company in which many Falkland Islanders are shareholders, has said it is hopeful of making a discovery, despite posting a £2.5 million pre-tax loss for the year ending December 31 2009.