Tag: FIG

• Wednesday, September 7th 2011 - 22:17 UTC

  Falkland Islands Assembly Member removed from Tourism portfolio

  

  In a move signalling some disquiet in the Falkland Islands’ Legislative Assembly, three-quarters of the elected members decide to remove the Hon Emma Edwards as the Tourism Representative. The portfolio was transferred to MLA Mike Summers who is currently overseas.

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2011 - 04:18 UTC

  Falklands’ hydrocarbons policy “is primarily a matter for the Islands”

  

  The hydrocarbons policy within Falkland Islands waters is primarily a matter for the Falklands government and the UK is in no negotiations with Argentina over the future exploitation of any oil deposits found in the Islands waters, said Lord Howell of Guildford, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office during question time in the House earlier this month.

• Monday, August 22nd 2011 - 07:53 UTC

  Falklands’ government readies for a decision on a new deep sea port

  

  After a year without any obvious movement on the idea of a new deep sea port for the Falkland Islands it seems that the idea is alive and well and being pursued, quietly in the background. The estimates for such a project vary up to £ 50, £ 60 million.

• Thursday, August 18th 2011 - 06:50 UTC

  Falklands’ resumes support for containerized international freight services

  

  The Falkland Islands government and the local fishing industry have promised support for the maintenance of the containerised international freight services, which is expected to resume activities in the coming months.

• Tuesday, July 19th 2011 - 02:06 UTC

  Duke and Duchess of Cambridge thank Falklands for wedding gifts

  

  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have thanked the Falkland Islands Government and the people of the Falkland Islands for their recent wedding gifts.

• Thursday, July 7th 2011 - 17:26 UTC

  Falklands’ capital Stanley expands: 34 new housing plots for residents

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has announced support for a new phase of work, which should help to alleviate the housing shortage in Stanley. Lack of home ownership, especially for those on lower incomes has been a problem in the capital for many years.

• Thursday, July 7th 2011 - 16:37 UTC

  Falklands Rockhopper contracts further drilling of four wells

  

  Rockhopper Exploration plc announced on Thursday a further drilling of four wells offshore the Falkland Islands. The first of them, 14/10-6, will be the third appraisal well on the Sea Lion feature where the discovery of oil at commercial rate has been confirmed.

• Tuesday, July 5th 2011 - 15:14 UTC

  Rockhopper considers options to extract and store oil from Falklands’ Sea Lion well

  

  Rockhopper Exploration is looking at some form of floating platform as the likeliest option to produce its Sea Lion oil and gas discovery offshore the Falkland Islands. But the company wants to complete delineation of the field before progressing to the front-end engineering and design (FEED) stage, reports Offshore.

• Friday, July 1st 2011 - 07:12 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Rockhopper Exploration plc PR

  

  Rockhopper Exploration, the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, is pleased to announce results for the twelve months ended 31 March 2011.

• Wednesday, June 15th 2011 - 02:43 UTC

  “Self determination and self sufficiency”, Falklands message to the world on Liberation Day

  

  “Self-determination and self-sufficiency” is the Falkland Islands message to the world on the day the Islands commemorate the 29th anniversary of its liberation, said the Falklands’ government representative in London Sukey Cameron, who added Argentina continues with its campaign to claim sovereignty and disrupt the Falklands economy.