Tag: Rockhopper Exploration

• Wednesday, November 9th 2011 - 22:02 UTC

  More oil found in Falklands’ waters: drilling of two additional wells announced

  

  Rockhopper Exploration declared a second oil and gas discovery in Falkland Islands waters and announced the drilling of an additional two wells. The announcement comes exactly two years to the day since the Falklands’ shore based yard began its work in support of oil development in the Islands.

• Friday, November 4th 2011 - 08:31 UTC

  ‘Ocean Guardian’ oil rig leaves Falkland Islands waters by March 2012.

  

  The Ocean Guardian oil rig is Falkland Islands waters since February 2010 prepares to leave the Islands in early 2012 for a contract with another operator.

• Thursday, November 3rd 2011 - 08:03 UTC

  Desire Petroleum plc Press Release

  

  Desire Petroleum plc (AIM:DES), the exploration company focusing on the North Falkland Basin, announces that the rig contract with Diamond Offshore Drilling (UK) Ltd for use of the drilling unit the Ocean Guardian for operations in the North Falkland Basin has been amended.

• Saturday, October 29th 2011 - 03:42 UTC

  Falklands’ Desire Petroleum shows report confirming prospectivity of its licences

  

  Falkland Islands oil explorer Desire petroleum unveiled Friday a new competent person's report (CPR), which it hailed as confirmation of the “prospectivity” of its licences.

• Wednesday, October 26th 2011 - 05:10 UTC

  Leiv Eirksson oil rig leaves for the Falklands from Greenland next month

  

  When the Leiv Eriksson, a rig built to hunt for oil beneath 10,000 feet of water in the world’s roughest seas, finishes drilling a well off Greenland’s west coast next month, it will sail for its next job -- a prospect 9,000 miles away, south of the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, October 19th 2011 - 15:34 UTC

  Loss of power on “Ocean Guardian” drilling rig causes partial evacuation

  

  Rockhopper Exploration plc has confirmed that a loss of power occurred on the Ocean Guardian drill rig on the 16th October 2011 leading to a partial evacuation of all non-essential personnel.

• Monday, October 17th 2011 - 14:57 UTC

  Rockhopper is ready to begin drilling another two wells in Falklands’ waters

  

  Falkland Islands explorer Rockhopper Exploration (RKH) has secured the Ocean Guardian drilling rig for another well in the burgeoning oil province.

• Tuesday, October 11th 2011 - 08:27 UTC

  Falklands’ Rockhopper latest well unconvincing but drilling campaign continues

  

  Falklands’ oil explorer Rockhopper said the latest well in its controversial drilling campaign in the South Atlantic Islands has come up dry.

• Monday, September 26th 2011 - 17:02 UTC

  Falklands’ Rockhopper spuds new well and plans another drilling slot

  

  Rockhopper Exploration is in talks with Diamond Offshore about lining up another drilling slot as it spuds a well off the Falkland Islands. Diamond Offshore are the owners of the Ocean Guarding drilling rig contracted by Desire Petroleum and involved in the current hydrocarbons exploration round.

• Monday, September 19th 2011 - 20:36 UTC

  Foreign Office to meet Rockhopper investors over Falklands oil plans

  

  Britain will meet shareholders from explorer Rockhopper to discuss the Falkland Islands and the location for the company's proposed 2 billion dollars oil project based on recent discovery estimates.