Tag: Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, July 17th 2012 - 04:51 UTC

  Argentina warns UK company over involvement in Falklands’ oil production

  

  Argentina will take legal actions against Britain's Premier Oil after the company agreed to invest 1 billion dollars to help develop an oil field off the disputed Falkland Islands, Argentina's Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

• Monday, July 16th 2012 - 15:09 UTC

  Disappointing results from oil drilling to the south of the Falklands

  

  Borders & Southern Petroleum reported on Monday disappointing results in the Falkland Islands from the latest well to be drilled as part of the controversial search for oil in the South Atlantic islands over which Argentina claims sovereignty.

• Saturday, July 14th 2012 - 00:54 UTC

  More than 500 penguins found dead of beaches of south Brazil

  

  More than 500 penguins have been found dead on beaches of Brazil's southern Rio Grande do Sul state, authorities said Friday.

• Thursday, July 12th 2012 - 19:36 UTC

  Rockhopper signs a billion dollars deal to develop Falklands’ oil discovery

  

  Britain's Premier Oil announced on Thursday a 1 billion dollars deal to farm in and develop Rockhopper Exploration oil and gas discoveries in the Falkland Islands.

• Thursday, July 12th 2012 - 07:23 UTC

  Boom year for the Falklands’ tourism industry propped by the war’s anniversary

  

  Tourist arrivals to the Falkland Islands are expected to increase by 14.9% in 2012, with a significant 28.8% jump in the number of leisure visitors, mainly driven by the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War.

• Monday, July 9th 2012 - 05:28 UTC

  RAF renewing air transport fleet: in 2014 begins incorporation of A400M Atlas

  

  The Royal Air Force next generation military transport aircraft has been officially named as Atlas. The aircraft, which has until now been known as the A400M, will replace the RAF’s existing C130 Hercules fleet and along with the Voyager and C-17 will provide the UK military’s future air transport force.

• Monday, July 9th 2012 - 05:23 UTC

  The illustrious VC-10, crucial for the Falklands retires from service in early 2013

  

  The illustrious VC-10, flown by 101 Squadron based at RAF Brize Norton, made its final air show appearance at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) before it retires from Service early in 2013.

• Saturday, July 7th 2012 - 01:37 UTC

  Strong demand for Falklands beef: MPA burgers and the oil industry

  

  The Falkland Islands national beef herd could be doubled to meet current and potential markets, farmers heard at a Falklands Meat Company, FMC, meeting this week in Stanley.

• Friday, July 6th 2012 - 15:59 UTC

  Falklands’ farms helped with wool prices rapidly moving to wind energy

  

  Electricity generated from wind is spreading across the Falkland Islands with two large farms Goose Green and Fitzroy preparing to be the next to have turbines, inverters and batteries installed.

• Friday, July 6th 2012 - 15:15 UTC

  MPs call for UK to vote against World Bank loans to Argentina to counter Falklands’ aggression

  

  Twenty nine British MPs have called for Britain to vote against Argentina receiving any more money from the World Bank. The group signed an early day motion in Parliament that was put forward by Conservative MP for Romford, Andrew Rosindell, who had previously visited the Falklands.