Tag: Falkland Islands

Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 - 06:14 UTC
Refurbished HMS York scheduled to arrive in the Falklands mid March

The Royal Navy HMS York based in Portsmouth is on her way to the South Atlantic to conduct maritime security patrols. The refurbished Type 42 destroyer will spend the majority of the five-month deployment patrolling the British South Atlantic islands including the Falklands and South Georgia.
Monday, February 21st 2011 - 10:07 UTC
Falkland Islands: Rockhopper Exploration plc 14/10-4 Appraisal Well Spud

Rockhopper Exploration plc (AIM: RKH), the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, announces that the 14/10-4 appraisal well was spudded at 0040hrs GMT on 19 February 2011.
Monday, February 21st 2011 - 07:16 UTC
Repsol-YPF contract UK flagged vessels for Malvinas basin exploration

Repsol-YPF planned exploration for hydrocarbons in the Malvinas basin, off Tierra del Fuego has suffered a major public relations setback following on the Buenos Aires press revelation that the two vessels contracted for the job not only are UK flagged but also have links with the current oil exploration round in Falkland Islands’ waters.
Saturday, February 19th 2011 - 16:36 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas controversy: “Minds closed, indeed”

The following article from Mr. Andres Cisneros is a reply to “Unilateral Facts II” (MP Feb. 12th) by Dr. Graham Pascoe and Peter Pepper. The first piece of this enriching exchange (Unilateral Facts) from Dr. Pascoe and Mr. Pepper was published in the BA Herald January 21st and a first reply from Mr. Cisneros (Unilateral Facts, indeed), Feb 6th in MP.
Friday, February 18th 2011 - 05:50 UTC
Chilean journalist reflects on Falklands’ sovereignty dispute

The benefit of encouraging opinion makers to visit the Falklands was demonstrated when an article translated as “Petrol sets the Falklands on fire” appeared on the website lanacion.cl, written by recent visitor and Chilean writer and journalist, Raúl Sohr.
Tuesday, February 15th 2011 - 18:57 UTC
Jiggers queue early for the Falkland Islands Illex squid licenses

MORE than thirty, mainly Taiwanese, jiggers crowded into Stanley Harbour early this week prior to the beginning of the Falkland Islands Illex fishery season.
Saturday, February 12th 2011 - 12:44 UTC
Unilateral Fact II

Mr. Andres Cisneros’s reply to the article “Unilateral Facts” by Dr. Graham Pascoe and myself last Sunday in the BA Herald, (Jan 21st and Feb 6th in MP), does not answer our points adequately. Our article was specifically about Argentina’s hypocrisy in using UN Resolution 31/49 to criticise Britain’s acts as “unilateral”. Instead he launches a general anti-British diatribe, and makes a number of errors. The worst are as follows.
Saturday, February 12th 2011 - 07:40 UTC
Falklands’ minefield clearance next phase moves to the capital Stanley Common

Falkland Islands’ next phase of minefield clearance will take place in Stanley Common greatly increasing the Islands’ capital recreational area was announced by Government House reports the latest Penguin News edition.
Friday, February 11th 2011 - 20:06 UTC
Falklands’ Rockhopper latest well strikes quality reservoir and samples of live oil

A well drilled by Rockhopper Exploration off the Falkland Islands struck a good quality reservoir that bodes well for further development in the area announced the UK explorer in a release.
Tuesday, February 8th 2011 - 17:31 UTC
Meryl Streep plays Lady Thatcher leading up to the Falklands’ conflict

The first photo of Meryl Streep as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was released by Pathé UK Tuesday. Streep is currently filming “The Iron Lady” in London which focuses mainly on the period immediately prior to the Falkland Islands conflict.