Friday, February 19, 2010

Falkland Islands oil drilling to go ahead

"Drilling off the coast of the Falkland Islands will begin next week despite strong opposition from Argentina, the UK territory's government has insisted.

Argentina has said it will widen restrictions on ships heading to the islands to cover all of South America.

The Falklands Legislative Assembly said that the restrictions were "no surprise" but promised that exploration would "commence as planned".

An oil rig from the UK has arrived in the Falklands' waters."

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