Posted on 06/03/2014 8:04:42 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
A three-way exploration agreement has been reached for nearly ten million largely unexplored acres east of the islands. Falkland Oil and Gas (FOGL), another British firm, partnered with the regions first two non-British energy companies: Edison (out of Italy) and the American firm Noble Energy. Borders & Southern, which found gas condensate south of the islands in 2012, is also currently searching for a partner to put more holes into the shelf. But the combination of extreme wind, powerful waves and frigid temperatures makes this a particularly harsh environment. In the Falkland Islands, we are a long way from everything, says Richard Winkelman, Nobles country manager. We know it's going to be a unique challenge for us.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/americasview/2014/02/oil-and-gas-falklands
But the Royal Navy of today is not capable of launching an operation as they did in 1982.
That's why I'm not... printing up any more T-Shirts--
$20 billion x 26 percent tax / 3,000 residents =
$1.7 million in tax revenue per Falklander - man, woman, and child.
I have a Ruger 22.
Guess I could take it down there and prevent them Argentinians from doing it.
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