Stay Connected

Watching The World: Argentina, UK eye Falklands oil

05/04/2009
The Falkland Islands are in the news again, a matter of interest to the oil and gas industry given the reserves under the region’s waters, estimated at 18 billion bbl.Last week, the Argentine foreign ministry presented the UN with 40 volumes of documentation staking the country’s claim to 1.7 million sq km of seabed, including the UK overseas territories of the Falklands, South Georgia, and South Sandwich Islands, and a largish chunk of Antarctica.Argentina’s claim, submitted under Article 76 of the 1994 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, aims to expand its maritime territory by 35% to 370 nautical miles from the shore on the basis of a claimed extension of the Argenti...
read-story

Why Register?

Non-subscribers can only view whitepapers by providing name, home and email address, phone number and other information and comment on/rate articles.

Why Subscribe?

Oil & Gas Journal subscribers with login credentials can access these premium features of OGJ Online:

  • Current Issue – an html version of the current week's issue of Oil & Gas Journal.
  • Past Issues – An Electronic OGJ Archive. A keyword-searchable archive of all issues of Oil & Gas Journal dating back to 1990; also searchable by issue date.
  • Market Journal – a weekly round-up of the oil and gas markets, with observations from leading analysts.
  • Editor's Perspective – a short article of insight and opinion by the Editor of Oil & Gas Journal.
  • OGJ Industry Stats – quick access to current industry statistics from Oil & Gas Journal.
  • OGJ Survey Downloads - quick access to exclusive reports from Oil & Gas Journal.

 

Subscriber Help or Subscribe

Oil & Gas Journal Subscribers: Have your subscription number (from the mailing label on the cover of your Oil & Gas Journal) and e-mail address ready to set up your online account through Customer Service Assistant.

If you're not an Oil & Gas Journal subscriber, start a subscription and gain access to the subscriber areas of OGJ Online now.