Tag: Rockhopper Exploration

• Monday, March 21st 2011 - 18:35 UTC

  Falklands’ oil find likely to be commercially viable, says Rockhopper Exploration

  

  Rockhopper Exploration announced Monday that its Sea Lion discovery in the North Falkland basin is likely to be commercially viable and anticipated drilling for further appraisal wells (a minimum of three).

• Monday, March 14th 2011 - 18:01 UTC

  Falklands’ oil company announces further drilling and seismic surveying

  

  One of the Falkland Islands oil and gas exploration companies currently involved in the oil exploration round with licences granted by the Falklands’ government announced it plans further drilling and has acquired new 3D seismic data while it continues with the wider seismic program.

• 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.

• 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.

• Thursday, January 27th 2011 - 12:28 UTC

  Rockhopper executives in the Falkland Islands

  

  Representatives from Rockhopper Exploration are visiting the Falkland Islands this week. The company took over the rig Ocean Guardian from Desire on completion of their well, and Rockhopper’s well 14/10-3 (Sea Lion North) was spudded on January 13.

• Tuesday, January 4th 2011 - 07:43 UTC

  Desire Petroleun plc: Dawn Well Operational Update

  

  Desire Petroleum plc (AIM:DES) the company wholly focussed on the North Falkland Basin, advises that the 25/5-1 well on the Dawn/Jacinta prospect has reached a total depth of 1,697 metres in pre-rift sediments.

• Monday, December 20th 2010 - 18:36 UTC

  Falklands’ Rockhopper plans two new wells and is discussing a “Discovery Area”

  

  The Falklands Rockhopper Exploration (AIM: RKH) exploration company ratified Monday its full commitment to oil exploration in the Islands waters on announcing an agreement to increase the number of drilling options, further 3D seismic surveying and discussions with the Falklands’ government for the declaration of a Discovery Area where it stuck oil earlier this year.

• Monday, December 20th 2010 - 08:05 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Desire Petroleum plc, Operation Update

  

  Desire Petroleum plc (DES:AIM) the oil and gas company wholly focussed on the North Falkland Basin, wishes to provide the following operations update.

• Thursday, December 2nd 2010 - 09:14 UTC

  Falklands: Rachel North Exploration Well 14/15-2 Oil Discovery

  

  Desire Petroleum plc (AIM:DES) the oil and gas company wholly focussed on the North Falkland Basin, wishes to advise that the 14/15-2 Rachel North well has reached a total depth of 3052 metres.

• Tuesday, November 9th 2010 - 15:09 UTC

  Falklands’ Desire given the green light to drill second well in Rachel prospect

  

  Falkland Islands Desire Petroleum confirmed Tuesday it had secured regulatory and partner approvals to drill a second well 14/15-2 well in the North Falkland basin Rachel prospect.