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Caribbean-Latin America
Falklands oil strike to infuriate Argentina
2011-12-14
Pappy was right.
BRITISH oil explorer ROCKHOPPER yesterday scored a hat-trick of strikes off the Falkland Islands -- leaving Argentina fuming.

The firm said a new well proved its Sea Lion field 80 miles off the Falklands coast is BIGGER than expected. And two further big oil hits were made on the way down -- as well as a discovery of gas.

The strikes will infuriate Argentina's Prime Minister Cristina Kirchner -- who slammed Britain last year for trying to exhaust "Argentinian natural resources".
It'll take fifty years to do that -- and the Falklanders won't mind a bit...
Rockhopper -- which has spearheaded the Falklands "black gold" rush -- saw its shares rise 11 per cent yesterday as analysts estimated it could recover as much as 430 million barrels of crude from Sea Lion.
Posted by:Beavis

#7  Iff FDR can give the Brits 50 overage US destroyers during WW2 at no cost, then in 2011 POTUS Bammer can certainly give the Brits any or all of those NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIERS PROPOSED FOR ELIMINATION/CUT FROM THE USDOD BUDGET.

ME > Better to see 'em given to US Allies than to see them sunk as artificial reefs.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2011-12-14 19:00  

#6  Falklands oil strike to infuriate Argentina

Infuriate? I'm thinking energize. The best kind of war is one that pays for itself. Count on Kirchner to devote major resources towards taking the Falklands. British war planners had better start thinking about logistics for a Falklands campaign. Because Argentina Land Grab 2 is coming.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2011-12-14 16:28  

#5  That is a good reason for Argentina to fight for the Falklands now.
Posted by: DarthVader   2011-12-14 10:41  

#4  The same place we will?
Posted by: gorb   2011-12-14 08:22  

#3  40 billion dollars worth of resources the UK is going to lose because they can't afford a 4 million dollar anti-missile loadout on their 200 million dollar frigate.

Where are they going to get the money for their chavs again?
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2011-12-14 07:56  

#2  and peak oil loons.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2011-12-14 07:35  

#1  worth fighting over
Posted by: Frank G   2011-12-14 07:27  

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