Falklands drilling rig

Oil and gas exploration success on the Falkland Islands

New discovery continues positive exploration momentum and rig announcement confirms starts of high-impact Falklands drilling in 2015.

Falkland Islands tensions erupt as oil drilling to begin

Falkland Islands tensions erupt as oil drilling to begin 2027 leaving Argentina red-faced A public consultation has been approved by Falkland

Falkland Islands set for massive boost with £1bn oil investment

A final investment decision (FID) on the Sea Lion oil field offshore the Falkland Islands could be reached by mid-2025, with operator Navitas Petroleum accelerating efforts to bring the...

Premier drops Eirik Raude, Chatham well deferred

Premier Oil is to drop its plans to drill its final Falklands drilling campaign well after serving a termination notice to rig operator Ocean Rig. The firm had been due to drill the

The Sea Lion Oil Field Project, Falkland Islands

It arrived at the Falklands Islands in February 2010 on a campaign to drill multiple wells. It started drilling in the Sea Lion prospect in the second

2015 Falklands drilling inked

Ocean Rig''s deepwater, harsh environment semisubmersible drilling rig Eirik Raude (pictured) has been signed up by Premier Oil to drill four wells in the North Falklands basin

UK-Argentina Tensions Mount as Falklands Drilling Commences

The Ocean Guardian drilling rig looks set to sail into a storm of controversy today when it enters waters round the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic that have become the focus of a

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Premier Oil, who took over operatorship of the Sea Lion discovery, drilled two wells in the North Falkland Basin (Zebedee and Isobel Deep), both of which were oil discoveries. They later

Drilling results from the North Falkland Basin

The Falkland Islands'' offshore exploration area extends to over 400,000 km2, and contains several Mesozoic sedimentary basins. Following a competitive licensing round in 1996, 14 oil

Rockhopper Exploration

Rockhopper was founded in 2004 to explore for oil and gas in the Falkland Islands. [3] It received a listing on the AIM market in 2005. [3] On 16 April 2010, Rockhopper commenced drilling of

Moment of truth near in search for Falklands oil

The Ocean Guardian, a floating rig that set sail from Scotland in late November, will anchor off the Falkland coast later this month and begin a drilling campaign the companies

Falklands project to become ''largest operated

UK-based oil and gas E&P company Rockhopper Exploration has inked a definitive deal with Harbour Energy and Israel''s Navitas Petroleum,

Promising update for Sea Lion development and

Rockhopper Exploration PLC has released a corporate update in which it refers to the recent release published by Navitas Petroleum LP on the

Four operators get set for Falklands drilling

Borgny Dolphin semisubmersible drilling rig is on a journey from the U.K. to the Falkland Islands, expected to take 70-80 days. The rig is due

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Manuscript of paper published in Journal of Petroleum Geology, vol 23(3), July 2000, pp 273- 292 Six wells were drilled in the North Falkland Basin in 1998. Five of these wells recorded oil

Falklands wells extending Sea Lion oil play

Exploration off the Falkland Islands got off to a flying start earlier this year, with two oil discoveries in the first two structures drilled by the

Twenty years of work to open up Falklands oil field now close to

Oil and gas exploration firm Rockhopper has said it is close to completing two decades'' work to develop an untapped oil field in the South Atlantic.

Drilling Companies Strike Oil Off The Falklands

Two British companies have announced that they discovered oil and gas reserves off the Falkland Islands. The find comes at the end of a controversial nine-month drilling campaign.

Drilling partners pool resources for plunge | Upstream Online

FIRST drilling activity off the Falkland islands has brought together four oil companies in a unique rig sharing agreement that will see the $27 million cost of mobilising the

Falkland Islands set for massive boost with £1bn oil investment

Falkland Islands set for massive boost with £1bn oil investment project The Sea Lion field, located in the North Falkland Basin (NFB), has long been cited as the key to unlocking the islands

Falkland Islands: Oil boom or no oil boom?

A drilling rig from the Scottish Highlands, the Ocean Guardian, is being towed by tug to the North Falkland Basin, widely considered the most promising of the four areas

More positive signs for Sea Lion oil development offshore the

Navitas has signed a mandate with an international technical leading bank that could help the Sea Lion oil development in the offshore North Falkland Basin move forward.

Development plan firming for Sea Lion offshore the Falklands

Rockhopper Exploration says planning continues for a three-phased development of the Sea Lion oil field in the offshore North Falkland basin.

Falkland Islands oil explained

Falkland Islands oil explained The Falkland Islands contain significant oil reserves. History 1970s–1990s: initial exploration Geological surveys of the Falklands began in the late 1970s,

Falklands drilling suspended by rig shortage | Energy Intelligence

UK-based independent Desire Petroleum says rig shortages have forced it to suspend plans to drill round the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. Desire raised more than $40 million on

Sea Lion''s first roar pushed back as costs rise to $1.4 billion for

Israel''s Navitas Petroleum has postponed a final investment decision (FID) for its giant Sea Lion oil project in the North Falkland Basin (NFB), bumping it to next year for Phase

Leiv Eiriksson drafted in to Falklands | Offshore

May 6, 2011 Offshore staff LONDON -- Borders & Southern Petroleum has contracted a replacement rig for its first drilling program offshore the Falkland Islands. Ocean Rig UDW will

Falkland Islands oil

When the Falkland Islands government granted licenses in 1996, seven companies agreed upon an exploratory drilling campaign. Six exploratory wells were drilled as planned for the first five

Rockhopper secures rig for Falklands drilling | Offshore

Rockhopper Exploration has secured three firm additional well slots on the Ocean Guardian semisubmersible for its drilling campaign in the offshore North Falkland basin.

Falklands'' oil drilling at Isobel Deep suspended two

Oil explorers drilling in the waters north of the Falkland Islands have suspended work on the second well of their 2015 current six-well drilling

FOGL agrees Falklands rig-share | Offshore

Offshore staff LONDON -- Falklands Oil & Gas Ltd (FOGL) has signed a heads of agreement with Borders & Southern Petroleum to share a rig for deepwater operations off the

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Noble Energy cancels drilling in Falklands, following termination of rig contract Falkland Islands based company, Argos Resources Ltd. said it has received notification from Noble Energy, the

Eirik Raude confirmed as Falklands-bound rig

Ocean Rig UDW Inc. has signed a drilling contract for one of its semi-submersible drilling rigs, the Eirik Raude. The drilling contract is for a minimum six-well program, with an

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6 FAQs about [Falklands drilling rig]

Does the UK support exploration of oil & gas in the Falklands?

The UK Government, however, has consistently supported the exploration of oil and gas in the Falklands, with the latest moves reaffirming their backing of the Sea Lion development. Don't miss: Falkland Islands fears as residents voice 'unchanged threats' from Argentina Don't miss: Falklands War ship could be new home to axed bravery medals

Did rockhopper find oil in the Falkland Islands?

Rockhopper Exploration discovered oil in the prospect when the company drilled exploration well 14/10-2 in 2010. The Sea Lion discovery marked the first contingent oil resource in the Falkland Islands. Geology and oil reserves Sea Lion is a basin floor fan and lies in the barremian source rock interval.

How many exploratory wells were drilled in the Falkland Islands?

When the Falkland Islands government granted licenses in 1996, seven companies agreed upon an exploratory drilling campaign. Six exploratory wells were drilled as planned for the first five-year period of the licences. Along with geological and geophysical data obtained during the exploration campaign, environmental data were also gathered.

Is Falklands oil & gas 'hugely successful'?

Falkland Oil & Gas. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012. ^ "Falklands' oil industry says first round of exploration was "hugely successful" ". Merco Press. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-16. ^ "The East Falklands Basin 2012 Drilling Programme" (PDF). Falklands Oil and Gas Limited. 2012.

Is offshore oil a 'game-changer' for Falkland Islands?

"Offshore oil a 'game-changer' for Falkland Islands". Bloomberg Businessweek. ^ "Falkland Oil and Gas 2012 drilling programme". Falkland Oil & Gas. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012. ^ "Falklands' oil industry says first round of exploration was "hugely successful" ". Merco Press. 27 January 2012.

Are there oil reserves in the Falklands?

Investigations of oil reserves in the Falklands area continued, but no large-scale extraction has yet commenced. A new programme of exploratory drilling was scheduled to begin in February 2010 when the Ocean Guardian begins an expected programme of ten exploration wells for Desire Petroleum plc and its associate companies.