Falkland Islands / Malvinas
Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:29:00 GMTWhy Argentina's Falklands sanctions do not automatically reach Sea Lion's operator
The sanctions Argentina has imposed on companies involved in the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands target specific entities rather than entire corporate groups, so the subsidiary currently operating the field is not a...
Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:18:00 GMTWhat could happen when Argentina's Sea Lion ultimatum to the UK expires
The two-week deadline Argentina gave the United Kingdom to halt the Sea Lion oil project in the North Falklands basin expires around October 12. Its expiry will not in itself suspend the project or establish a British breach of...
Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:07:00 GMTStuart Lawrence, for three decades a captain of Britain's Antarctic ships, has died
Captain Stuart Lawrence MBE, who for more than three decades commanded the British Antarctic Survey vessels RRS Bransfield and RRS Ernest Shackleton, has died suddenly, according to the National Coastwatch Institution in Gospor...
Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:08:00 GMTUK agrees £190m Airbus deal to boost RAF's strategic airlift fleet of A400M Atlas
The UK Ministry of Defence has signed a £190m contract extension with Airbus to deliver a 30% improvement in the availability of the Royal Air Force's tactical and strategic airlift fleet.
Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:04:00 GMTOn first Monday in October Falklands celebrates Peat Cutting Day
Monday 5th October has been a public holiday in the Falkland Islands. This is because the first Monday in October every year has been declared Peat Cutting Day, which is a way of celebrating a long standing tradition and recall...
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:20:00 GMTFalklands weighs curbs on Argentine visitors after flag-waving incidents
Amid a sharp rise in international attention on the South Atlantic and its energy resources, Falkland Islands residents have been angered by Argentine visitors seen waving Argentine flags and banners denying British sovereignty...
Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:19:00 GMTFalklands Chamber of Commerce backs the Punta Arenas route despite Argentine warnings
The president of the Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce, Mike Summers, has defended reopening trade with Chile's Magallanes region despite Argentina's campaign against economic activity linked to the archipelago, and warned t...
Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:11:00 GMTScientific workshop on Illex Squid in Vigo with the participation of Falkland Islands
Argentine unions linked to the fishing, maritime and port industries have complained bitterly to the International Transport Workers Federation against a workshop on the Shortfin Squid (Illex Argentinus) organized by OPPC3, in ...
Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:56:00 GMTHalliburton rules out Sea Lion after Argentina raised criminal and civil enforcement
US oilfield services company Halliburton confirmed on Friday that neither it nor its subsidiaries will work on the Sea Lion project or take part in hydrocarbon exploration or production in or around the Falklands, after Argenti...
Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:52:00 GMTStanley Harbour begins three months of dredging at its energy dock
The Falkland Islands Government will begin dredging the approach channel and a berthing pocket at the Energy Dock Facility in Stanley Harbour on Monday, October 5, in works expected to last about three months, according to a no...