Tag: Falkland Islands

• Thursday, August 28th 2014 - 06:06 UTC

  Malvinas: Chile reiterates support for Argentina's claim through dialogue

  

  Foreign minister Heraldo Muñoz reiterated on Wednesday Chile's support for Argentina sovereign rights over the Falkland Islands, Georgia and South Sandwich Islands during a meeting with visiting Daniel Filmus, head of Argentina's desk relative to Malvinas and other South Atlantic Islands affairs.

• Wednesday, August 27th 2014 - 20:42 UTC

  Falkland Islands resident off to Oxford University with a Chevening scholarship

  

  A Falkland Islands resident is off to the University of Oxford later this year, after being announced as the Falkland Islands' newest Chevening Scholar. Clare Cockwell has been offered a full scholarship under the UK Government's Chevening programme to study towards an MSc in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management at Hertford College.

• Wednesday, August 27th 2014 - 17:54 UTC

  Royal Navy frigate sails World Cup Trophy into Cape Town

  

  A British warship has proudly sailed into Cape Town carrying the Rugby World Cup Trophy – ahead of next year’s event being held in the UK. Even thick rain clouds could not prevent HMS Iron Duke displaying the gold of the Web Ellis Trophy on her deck as she arrived in the South African city for a short visit.

• Tuesday, August 26th 2014 - 07:26 UTC

  Falklands: Premier Oil confirms full commitment to Sea Lion project

  

  Premier Oil has updated progress on the Sea Lion project, the first field development offshore the Falkland Islands. Latest subsurface studies suggest recoverable reserves for the Phase 1 development at 308 MMbbl, with further upside of 60 MMbbl if next year’s well on the Chatham prospect confirms that there is no gas cap in the western side of the field.

• Saturday, August 23rd 2014 - 06:23 UTC

  HMS Iron Duke visits Namibia; next calls South Africa and Falklands

  

  HMS Iron Duke on Atlantic Patrol Tasking South, which includes the Falklands and South Georgia Islands, has visited the Namibian port of Walvis Bay where she has built on relations with the country’s Navy and its people.

• Friday, August 22nd 2014 - 00:08 UTC

  Premier oil shows stronger than expected output in first half of the year

  

  Falkland Islands involved oil and gas explorer Premier Oil may upgrade its 2014 production forecast after stronger-than-expected output in the first half of the year, pending the outcome of summer maintenance work, its Chief Executive said. The company reported a 7% rise in first-half profit after tax on Thursday, helped by strong oil production from its British fields.

• Thursday, August 21st 2014 - 07:55 UTC

  Falklands war vessel in which Argentina surrendered South Georgia, to the scrap yard

  

  The Royal Navy man-o-war on which Argentina formally surrendered the island of South Georgia during the 1982 Falklands War began its final journey on Wednesday before being scrapped. HMS Plymouth could not be saved despite years of attempts to find a permanent home for the frigate.

• Tuesday, August 19th 2014 - 09:16 UTC

  Falklands pricing for valuation of hydrocarbons will follow Norwegian model

  

  The Falkland Islands has an oil legislation regime that is robust and encourages investment, believes Financial Secretary Nicola Granger. Details of a law firm’s report to the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) on tax legislation in relation to the oil and gas industry, and recommendations to Government by Ms Granger, were released to the public this week in a paper that outlines the report from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP.

• Monday, August 18th 2014 - 06:17 UTC

  Malvinas Museum incorporates San Martin letter referred to links with South Atlantic Islands

  

  The Malvinas Islands Museum in Argentina has incorporated a letter allegedly handwritten by Liberator General Jose de San Martin and dated August 1816, a month after Argentina formally declared independence (07/09/1816) in which he mentions having given instructions to liberate prisoners in Patagones (Patagonia) and Malvinas Islands so they can join the Andes army.

• Monday, August 11th 2014 - 22:56 UTC

  Falkland Islands and the saga of Sir Ernest Shackleton a century ago

  

  One hundred years ago this month Sir Ernest Shackleton set sail from Plymouth on HMS Endurance at the beginning of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-17), also known as the Endurance Expedition.