Tag: East Falkland basin

• Wednesday, June 4th 2014 - 20:26 UTC

  Falklands' welcomes rig-contract which marks beginning of oil drilling season in first quarter of 2015

  

  The Falkland Islands Government welcomed the announcement on Thursday morning that a drilling rig has been contracted by a consortium of licensees for a new six-well program of offshore exploration and appraisal work commencing in early 2015.

• Tuesday, November 27th 2012 - 22:18 UTC

  Mixed bag for Noble Energy: oil in Gulf of Mexico and plugged well in the Falklands

  

  Noble Energy Inc. (NBL) unveiled a discovery in the Big Bend exploration area in the Gulf of Mexico as it also abandoned another well off the shore of the Falkland Islands that yielded a low-quality reservoir.

• Tuesday, November 27th 2012 - 12:35 UTC

  Poor quality hydrocarbons in south/east Falklands; new round of 3D program begins

  

  Falkland Oil and Gas Ltd. (FOGL) focused on exploration in areas to the South and East of the Falkland Islands reported on Tuesday that the well drilled at its Scotia prospect discovered poor quality hydrocarbons.

• Monday, September 17th 2012 - 14:57 UTC

  FOGL and Edison strike gas discovery to the East of the Falkland Islands

  

  Falkland Oil and Gas Ltd announced Monday that the well drilled to the East of the Falkland Islands to a depth of over 4.000 meters is a gas discovery. The statement comes after a rough week for FOGL when its shares plummeted following poor and unfounded press coverage.