Tag: Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, September 22nd 2010 - 07:26 UTC

  Eurofighter Typhoon ejection seats modified following a fatal accident

  

  Britain's Royal Air Force has modified the ejection seat harnesses on its Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft following a fatal accident in Spain, the Ministry of Defense said Monday.

• Tuesday, September 21st 2010 - 23:29 UTC

  Mujica: sorry HMS Gloucester, but our priority is good relations with Argentina

  

  Uruguayan president Jose Mujica told his cabinet that he had contacted the British ambassador to tell him why the Royal Navy HMS Gloucester bound for the Falkland Islands had been authorized to call in Montevideo and a few hours before arriving had clearance withdrawn.

• Tuesday, September 14th 2010 - 14:25 UTC

  Falklands’ oil and Argentina: “the potential prize made the risk worth taking”

  

  Alan Huckle retires this month as Governor of the Falkland Island. In an interview with Mercopress Mr. Huckle recalls some of the outstanding events of his mandate: a solemn, dignified 25th anniversary of the 1982 conflict; constitutional reform which transferred even greater responsibility to the Falklands elected Councilors and oil, “an issue not yet played out”.

• Monday, September 13th 2010 - 22:06 UTC

  Argos confirms Falklands’ waters exploratory oil drilling for second half of 2011

  

  In the first six months of 2010 Falkland Islands based Argos Resources has made significant progress in developing its PL001 Licence in the North Falkland Basin, to anticipate it will begin an exploratory hydrocarbons drilling campaign in the second half of 2011.

• Monday, September 13th 2010 - 19:16 UTC

  Falklands’ rock cod finds its way into the Spanish market

  

  Virtually unknown to the Spanish market, the rock cod (Gadiculus argenteus argenteus) is a white fish which is of a similar taste to hake, which is abundant in the waters of the South Atlantic near the Falkland Islands and could become an alternative to traditional species.

• Monday, September 13th 2010 - 18:15 UTC

  Falklands challenge is Argentina’s ‘desire to steal what is ours’

  

  A member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Council rebutted historical claims made by Argentina over the Islands in a speech to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in Kenya this week, adding that the challenge Falkland Islanders face is Argentina’s “simple desire to steal what is ours.”

• Sunday, September 12th 2010 - 07:23 UTC

  Falklands’ representative to address challenge of sovereignty in small states

  

  “The challenge of sovereignty in small states” is the issue to be addressed by Falkland Islands member of the Legislative Assembly Dick Sawle at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) meeting in Kenya.

• Friday, September 10th 2010 - 04:21 UTC

  Falklands’ first local television station ready to begin broadcasting

  

  The Falkland Islands first local television station will soon be broadcasting to the Islands. KTV and Stanley Services Limited have announced the creation of a new Company called Falkland Islands Television Limited (FITV) which will broadcast locally produced news programs.

• Tuesday, September 7th 2010 - 05:45 UTC

  Flow tests begin to probe commerciality of Falklands’ oil discovery

  

  The North Falkland oil and gas exploration company Rockhopper Exploration plc (AIM: RKH) announced Monday that the Ocean Guardian drilling rig is on location at the Sea Lion prospect where oil was discovered in a drilling last April/May. Operations now are concentrated on the flow test of the Sea Lion main and lower fans.

• 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.