http://www.falklands-oil.com/

http://www.rockhopperexploration.co.uk

http://www.argosresources.com/




Rockhopper was established in 2004 with a strategy to invest in and undertake an offshore oil exploration programme in the North Falkland Basin. It was floated on AIM in August 2005. Rockhopper was the first company to make a commercial oil discovery in the Falklands. Today Rockhopper is the largest acreage holder in the North Falkland Basin, with interests in the Greater Mediterranean region.

Sounds like what support the Argies thought they had has gone in South America.


http://en.mercopress.com/2012/02/08/unlikely-peru-would-back-argentina-in-a-new-malvinas-conflict

Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 06:06 UTC

“Unlikely” Peru would back Argentina in a new Malvinas conflict
Peru’s former Foreign Affairs minister, Jose Antonio Garcia-Belaunde, says it is unlikely that Peru would back Argentina if there were a new conflict with the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands, newspaper El Comercio reported.

Another country backed off


http://en.mercopress.com/2012/02/08/lawmaker-says-chile-should-keep-distance-from-the-malvinas-issue

Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 04:21 UTC

Lawmaker says Chile should keep distance from the Malvinas issue
Lawmaker Ivan Moreira from the ruling coalition junior partner UDI said that Chile should not get involved in the Falklands/Malvinas issue which has to be addressed between Argentina and the UK, and recalled that Chile has its own problem with the coming International Court of Justice dispute with neighbouring Peru.

I understand that Argentina has offered a new deal.
If we give them Scotland, they promise to give up any rights over the Falklands.
Looks a good deal to me.

Marky - agreed! It is just diversionary tactics.

Just keep looking at the lefthand graph above - it tells its own story.

I've read the above 3 times now and can't help reading "Lawnmaker".

Greek
If that were so at least we could expect a bit of competition in the 6 Nations!

Lol

I wonder if you can make a haggis with corned beef!

Steady as she goes

http://www.edisoninvestmentresearch.co.uk/sectorreports/Falklands_160212.pdf

Falklands oils
Kicking up a storm in the South Atlantic

Well worth a read if you have time.

Agreed.

Report is 'very conservative' re figures on Rockhopper.

http://en.mercopress.com/2012/02/16/us-disregards-argentine-claim-of-uk-s-falklands-and-south-atlantic-militarization

US disregards Argentine claim of UK’s Falklands’ and South Atlantic ‘militarization’
It took a couple of days but finally on Wednesday US State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said the US “has no concerns” about the alleged ‘militarization’ of the South Atlantic which was denounced by Argentina last week before the United Nations at three different levels.


Agreed there Greek,looks like the US are changing stance.

Hi Markymar,

Having read the report twice, I feel that the US are only backing the statement by the UK that they are not militarising the south Atlantic.
I think their stance on the Falklands issue re ownership is the same as a few months ago. At that time they stated that the UK and Argentina should have talks and that they were not taking sides in the issue, whereas before they agreed that the Falklands were British and that talks were not needed.
Obama appears to want UK backing in everything military they are involved with, but won't reciprocate.
Typical of his 'I'm alright jack' policy.
The next time the US want our backing, even if its just for political reasons, unless it benefits us, we should tell him where to shove it.

If we do that we may lose our "special (one sided) relationship" with the yanks.

h
that reminds me of something i once read i think it was from the reminiscences of a stock operator. how having been given more than one dud so called inside tip and lost a bundle one wants to telephone the tipster to give him what for and a good piece of his mind. only to be reminded that it may not be wise to upset him, after all he may not give us any more tips he is told.
LoL i did when i read it.
regards
jkd

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17045169

Nearly three decades after the Falklands War, tensions between the UK and Argentina have resurfaced. The UK insists the Falkland Islands are rightfully the UK's. The Argentine government maintains the islands, which it calls Las Malvinas, belong to it. But what are the details of each side's legal, historical and geographical claims for ownership?

Quiet a balanced argument but Argentina signed a declaration in 1816 and became the first country to gain official independence in Latin America.

How come you can claim an island when Argentina did not exist?

If they are British then am a Penguin

All penguins are British. It says so on the wrapper.

Pick up a penguin.....reminds me of something....

Its that cold in the Falklands they grow fur

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/4135473/The-flag-is-mightier-than-the-Penn.html

The flag is mightier
than the Penn
Falklands up in arms over star Sean's insults