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Argentina Plans to Hijack British Oil Rigs in Falklands
Breitbart ^ | 6-3-14 | Nick Hallett

Posted on 06/03/2014 8:04:42 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic

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To: Owen
Premier Oil is the closest to extracting oil, the waxy crude of the Sea Lion field, which is located in the North Falklands Basin (see map) and holds an estimated 400m barrels of recoverable oil. A decision on whether to develop the field is expected in early 2015.

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 region’s 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, Noble’s 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

41 posted on 06/03/2014 10:51:53 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: Bender2

But the Royal Navy of today is not capable of launching an operation as they did in 1982.


42 posted on 06/03/2014 11:23:51 AM PDT by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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Re: 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--

43 posted on 06/03/2014 11:35:10 AM PDT by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: afraidfortherepublic
Using a minimum value of $20 billion for "Tens of Billions"

$20 billion x 26 percent tax / 3,000 residents =

$1.7 million in tax revenue per Falklander - man, woman, and child.

44 posted on 06/03/2014 11:51:57 AM PDT by Dagnabitt (Amnesty is Treason. Its agents are Traitors.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

I have a Ruger 22.
Guess I could take it down there and prevent them Argentinians from doing it.


45 posted on 06/03/2014 1:34:20 PM PDT by Joe Boucher ((FUBO) obammy lied and lied and lied)
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