Tag: Sea Lion Main Complex

• Friday, May 3rd 2013 - 03:29 UTC

  Falkland Islands as oil-producing country: boon or blight?

  

  For some, the prospect of the Falkland Islands becoming an oil-producing country creates exciting visions of opportunity, while for others it seems like a nightmare. What is certain is that oil, like sheep and fishing before it, will inevitably bring changes to both our wealth and our way of life.

• Wednesday, April 24th 2013 - 06:29 UTC

  Falkland Island's booming economy: request to develop two 200-bed accommodations

  

  In anticipation of the business opportunities the oil industry will bring to the Falkland Islands, a leading company has plans to build in the capital Stanley two temporary 200-bed accommodations, according to the planning applications received.

• Friday, April 19th 2013 - 06:24 UTC

  Falkland Islands’ Sea Lion project will demand 5bn dollars and first oil is expected 2017

  

  UK independent oil and gas Premier Oil company said that the Falkland Islands Sea Lion project is one of their biggest operations undertaken to date involving an investment of 5 billion dollars with first oil expected sometime in 2017.

• Wednesday, January 9th 2013 - 16:39 UTC

  Rockhopper planning minimum three wells offshore Falklands in 2014

  

  Rockhopper Exploration which discovered oil offshore the Falkland Islands in 2010 at its Sea Lion prospect is planning a minimum of three exploration and appraisal wells on its North Falkland Basin acreage in 2014 including Sea Lion satellites Casper, Casper South, and Beverley.

• Friday, November 23rd 2012 - 20:06 UTC

  CPR confirms potential of Desire Petroleum discoveries in the Falklands

  

  Falklands’ oil explorer Desire Petroleum announced on Friday that the findings of a Competent Person’s Report, CPR, have confirmed the potential of its discoveries offshore the Islands in the North Falkland Basin.

• Wednesday, October 31st 2012 - 23:13 UTC

  Falklands’ Desire Petroleum plans for the next three years

  

  Planning ahead for the next three years Falkland Islands Desire Petroleum announced on Wednesday changes to its Production Licences following approval received from Executive Council.

• Friday, October 12th 2012 - 17:10 UTC

  Falklands’ government approves Rockhopper farm-out agreement with Premier Oil

  

  Rockhopper Exploration which struck oil at its North Falkland basin Sea Lion exploratory well in May 2010 has received formal agreement from the Falkland Islands Government to the farm-out agreement reached with Premier Oil.

• Friday, August 17th 2012 - 07:02 UTC

  Falklands’ Desire updates oil potential of promising Elaine and Isobel prospects

  

  The AIM traded company Desire Petroleum said on Thursday it will seek industry partners to participate in the further exploration of the North Falkland basin based on the quality of its maturing prospect inventory.

• Wednesday, July 25th 2012 - 06:36 UTC

  Argentina is making few friends in the oil and gas industry these days

  

  Interview with Sam Logan (*) Angering Spain by seizing and nationalizing a majority of Repsol's shares in YPF and ramping up the rhetoric over the Falkland Islands as exploration deals promise to make the territory a major oil player overnight, Argentina is making few friends in the fossil fuels industry these days.

• Tuesday, July 17th 2012 - 04:55 UTC

  Premier Oil Falklands’ deal has full support from Foreign Office and markets

  

  Britain's Premier Oil which reached a 1 billion dollars deal to farm in and develop Rockhopper Exploration oil and gas discoveries in the Falkland Islands took advice from the Foreign Office before closing the deal, according to UK media.