Tag: sea lion

• Wednesday, January 14th 2026 - 01:57 UTC

  Falklands’ oil industry expansion, Navitas to farm adjacent Sea Lion development

  

  Eco (Atlantic) Oil &Gas Ltd, the Canadian exploration company focused on the offshore Atlantic Margins, announced that Navitas Petroleum LP (“Navitas”), with whom Eco signed a Framework

• Tuesday, January 13th 2026 - 10:59 UTC

  Argentina halts Jerusalem Embassy move amid Falklands oil drilling dispute

  

  Argentina has reportedly put on hold its plan to relocate its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem after diplomatic friction linked to offshore oil drilling near the Falkland Islands, Israeli broadcaster Channel 12 reported over the weekend.

• Wednesday, October 16th 2024 - 08:25 UTC

  Falklands, Rockhopper Exploration disposes of Italian assets to focus on Sea Lion

  

  Rockhopper Exploration plc (AIM: RKH), the oil and gas company with key interests in the North Falkland Basin (“NFB”), has announced it has put in place an insurance policy to cover the event that the Italian Republic succeeds in its attempt to have the Rockhopper Ombrina Mare Arbitration Award annulled and has also signed a share purchase agreement with Zodiac Energy Limited to exit its other Italian assets.

• Wednesday, July 3rd 2024 - 23:00 UTC

  Falklands: Navitas updates emission assessment of Sea Lion environmental impact statement

  

  The Israeli/US company preparing to extract oil from Falkland Islands waters, Navitas Petroleum Development and Production Ltd. (Navitas) has issued a revised Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) concerning its proposals for the drilling of oil wells and offshore production from the Sea Lion Field Northern Development Area, Phase 1 and 2, which includes additional information on atmospheric emissions.

• Wednesday, June 26th 2024 - 08:49 UTC

  Falklands, consultation on Sea Lion offshore oil development has started

  

  Following the approval at an extraordinary sitting of the Executive Council on Monday 17 June, the Falkland Islands Government has begun a public consultation from Monday 24 June to Monday 5 August 2024, on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Sea Lion Field Northern Development Area, Phase 1 and 2, which Navitas Petroleum Development and Production Limited have submitted.

• Tuesday, January 23rd 2024 - 17:31 UTC

  Promising update for Sea Lion development and Falklands' oil industry

  

  Rockhopper Exploration PLC has released a corporate update in which it refers to the recent release published by Navitas Petroleum LP on the Sea Lion development in the North Falkland basin. The release includes an updated development plan to align with their static and dynamic reservoir models, resulting in the increase in certified resources in an updated NFB independent resource report conducted by Netherland Sewell & Associates on behalf of Navitas.

• Wednesday, September 6th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  First case of sea lion dying of avian flu confirmed in Uruguay

  

  Uruguayan authorities said the first case of a sea lion with avian influenza had been detected in the country after a specimen was found dead on the Cerro beach on Aug. 31 and the laboratory tests were announced Tuesday, it was reported in Montevideo.

• Monday, March 27th 2023 - 10:11 UTC

  Falklands Sea Lion development offshore could be reached next year, estimates Rockhopper Exploration

  

  A final investment decision for the long-stalled Sea Lion development offshore the Falkland Islands could be reached in 2024, Rockhopper, a partner in the project announced in its site, after Navitas Petroleum, the project operator, presented it with an updated development plan.

• Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:32 UTC

  Rockhopper Exploration South Falkland Basin licenses extended for two years

  

  Rockhopper Exploration oil and gas company which last year agreed to jointly develop the Sea Lion project at the North Falkland Basin with Israel's Navitas as leading financer and operator, announced that following discussions, the Falkland Islands Government had agreed to extend the company's licenses at the South Falkland Basin.

• Tuesday, October 11th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  Argentina has ten companies in the “bad boys” list for involvement in Falklands oil activities

  

  The Argentine Secretary of Malvinas affairs has included another oil company with interests in the Falklands hydrocarbons industry in the “list of bad boys” for allegedly operating without authorization from Argentina.