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Falkland Oil and Gas Ltd, abbreviated to FOGL, was an energy company registered in the
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and headquartered in
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, the
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. Its business was based on exploring for offshore
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off the coast of the Falklands. It owned the right to extract oil from a number of blocks to the east and the south of the islands. FOGL was listed on the
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of the
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. The company issued an
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on 14 October 2004, debuting at a price of 40p. By 2010, FOGL estimated that its four best prospects could contain , with up to in total in all sectors off the coasts of the Falklands. The share price peaked at 267p in June 2010, but slumped by half on 12 July 2010, when it was found that one of its prospect wells, Toroa, was empty - as of 1 March 2015, the share price had dropped to ~31 pence. The company merged with
Rockhopper Exploration Rockhopper Exploration PLC is an oil and gas exploration company headquartered in Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom. It owns offshore exploration and production licences in the North Falkland Basin in the waters north of the Falkland Islands. ...
on 18 January 2016.


Operations

North Falkland Basin in millions (106)
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s and
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of
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. South and East Falkland Basin in millions (106) barrels and cubic metre of oil equivalent.


Legal issues

Due to the ongoing disputed nature of the Falkland Islands, FOGL received criticism from Argentina. On 30 April 2014 FOGL announced the following in their annual report;


References


External links

{{Authority control Economy of the Falkland Islands Oil and gas companies of the United Kingdom