Articles published in October 2007
  53 articles published

1: HYDROCARBONS DAILY RECORD (29 OCTOBER 2007) - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 30.10.2007

What good is $100.00 crude if customers can’t afford to pay for its products? We are about to find out.

2: St. Helena - Arrival of Chief Secretary - St Helena (Gen - Government) - 28.10.2007

Arriving aboard the RMS St Helena on Saturday was the new Chief Secretary Martin Hallam, who is accompanied by his wife Margaret.

3: Councillor Tony Leo to Attend Seminar - St Helena (Gen - Government) - 28.10.2007

Councillor Tony Leo left St Helena yesterday to attend a seminar in Scotland. This will be the 19th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Annual Parliamentary Seminar in Scotland.

4: Governor Clancy Holds Open House - St Helena (Heritage) - 28.10.2007

Governor Michael Clancy extends a very warm welcome to anyone who wishes to say goodbye to come to Plantation House this Saturday morning.

5: Agriculture Head Gives Monthly Report - Falklands (Agriculture) - 28.10.2007

Phyl Rendell, Director of Minerals and Agriculture, gives a monthly run-down on Departmet activities.

6: Airbridge Passengers Now Have Seating Choice - Falklands (Tourism/Travel) - 28.10.2007

The Ministry of Defence has agreed that up to 10 of these seats can be available for civilian bookings on every flight.

7: St. Helena Changes Electricity Tariffs - St Helena (Business News) - 28.10.2007

SHG’s Charging Policy and the Draft Sustainable Development Plan, which formed the basis of discussions with the Development Aid Planning Mission in February/March this year, commits the St Helena Government to moving towards fuller cost recovery of services.

8: Workboat Services Welcomes a New Company Manager - Falklands (Shipping/Freight) - 28.10.2007

Adam Cockwell will take up his post shortly.

9: Property Advertised For Tourism Development - St Helena (Heritage) - 28.10.2007

The St Helena Government has announced that the Wranghams property is now available for tourism related development. This is happening in accordance with the St Helena Tourism Policy and has been described as a great opportunity for a local investor.

10: Hydrocarbons Weekend Record (28 October 2007) - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 28.10.2007

If crude goes too high there will be more alternative fuelled vehicles on the roads come next summer.

11: Hydrocarbons Daily Record (25 October 2007) - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 26.10.2007

Factors leading to the increase in crude prices today include supply fears, the weak dollar and sanctions against Iran.

12: Hydrocarbons Daily Record (24 October 2007) - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 25.10.2007

A disappointing inventory report for the week ending 19 October 2007 has fuelled the latest price increase today.

13: Hydrocarbons Daily Record (23 October 2007) - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 24.10.2007

Crude prices are still artificially high, even though they declined slightly today.

14: Falklands Director of Education Report - Falklands (Education) - 24.10.2007

Mrs. Barbara Booth has reported to the Education Board.

15: Falklands - Public Meeting Report (23 October 2007) - Falklands (Business News) - 24.10.2007

A public meeting was held in the Court and Council Chamber of the Town Hall on Tuesday evening.

16: Police News (22/10/07) - Falklands (Legal) - 24.10.2007

Sergeant Tom Whistler of the Royal Falkland Islands Police updates us on the latest Police activity.

17: Hydrocarbons Daily Record (22 October 2007) - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 23.10.2007

As long as people demand hydrocarbons products and pay more for them, there will be no let-up in increased prices.

18: Hydrocarbons Weekend Record (19 to 21 October 2007) - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 22.10.2007

Pretty soon crude prices will be high enough to make hydrocarbons products too expensive for masses of people.

19: GOVERNOR CLANCY SPEAKS ABOUT ASCENSION AND DEMOCRACY - Ascension (Gen - Government) - 20.10.2007

Governor Clancy has been working on Ascension for the last two weeks. After leaving for St Helena on 17 October he will complete his term as Governor at the end of the month. He has very much enjoyed his time as Governor and the time which he has spent on Ascension.

20: Oil Majors are Pulling out of the North Sea as wess as Latin America - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 20.10.2007

If the huge quantities or the business aren't there, then the oil majors could pull out sooner rather than later.

21: Emerging Economies Warned - Please Don't Gas the Tiger - Falklands (Environment) - 20.10.2007

If Tiger Economies copy our environmental mistakes the earth might not recover.

22: SAMA'82 Hint About November Remembrance - Falklands (Heritage) - 20.10.2007

A full programme will keep visiting veterans and their families busy during the pilgrimage.

23: Counterpart to Head of Health and Social Services Appointed - St Helena (Health) - 20.10.2007

Carol George has been selected as counterpart to the Chief Administrative Health and Social Services Officer.

24: Hydrocarbons Daily Record (18 October 2007) - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 19.10.2007

Fear mongers are milking tensions between Turkey and Iraq for all they can get.

25: Hydrocarbons Daily Record (17 October 2007) - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 18.10.2007

Thanks to Turkey's parliament approving a hot pursuit policy the price of crude has increased today.

26: Re-Vamped Airbridge Service for the New Year - Falklands (Tourism/Travel) - 18.10.2007

There will be a different approach in the way Airbridge seats are allocated in the new year.

27: Hydrocarbons Daily Record (16 October 2007) - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 17.10.2007

Increasing demand from tiger economies as well as tensions along the Iraq-Turkey border have helped to increase the price of crude today

28: Hydrocarbons Daily Record (15 October 2007) - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 16.10.2007

Crude prices closed at a record high today but demand could go down if this keeps up.

29: Hydrocarbons Weekend Record (14 October 2007) - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 15.10.2007

Crude prices will go down when demand decreases. With alternative sources of energy now coming on line, this could be sooner rather than later

30: Hydrocarbons Daily Record (11 October 2007) - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 12.10.2007

Disappointing inventory reports from the US Department of Energy Administration are given as the cause of today's rise in crude prices.

31: Hydrocarbons Daily Record (10 October 2007) - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 11.10.2007

An oil workers' strike in Nigeria has been used as an excuse for higher crude prices today.

32: Hydrocarbons Daily Record (09 October 2007) - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 10.10.2007

Fear that there would not be sufficient supply seems to be taking hold as demand for winter heating fuel is rising.

33: Busy Weekend for the Cathedral - Falklands (Heritage) - 10.10.2007

Two major events took place at Christ church Cathedral over the weekend.

34: Fancy a Holiday in Florida? - Falklands (Business News) - 10.10.2007

Russ and Joan Jarvis have opened a holiday home in Florida.

35: Falkland Islands Stamp News - A "Must Have" September Edition - Falklands (Heritage) - 10.10.2007

The September edition does not disappoint!

36: SAMA’82 MAGAZINE AVAILABLE NOW - Falklands (Heritage) - 10.10.2007

The Summer 2007 Edition of SAMA’82 Magazine is now available at the Post Office.

37: AIR ACCESS PROJECT UPDATE - St Helena (Business News) - 10.10.2007

Work continues behind the scenes to secure the delivery of air access for St Helena. In two months time, on the 30th November 2007, Sharon Wainwright reports.

38: South Georgia - Up and coming tourist season - S.Georgia (Tourism/Travel) - 10.10.2007

The South Georgia Website reports that the tourist season starts next month with five yachts due to arrive at the Island in the week from October 11th. At least three of the yachts are bringing expedition groups.

39: South Georgia - Fishing and Shipping News - S.Georgia (Fisheries) - 10.10.2007

The last of the krill trawlers finished fishing at the beginning of the month, leaving just one icefish trawler fishing in the South Georgia Maritime Zone (SGMZ).

40: St Helena - Outsourcing – What’s new? - St Helena (Business News) - 10.10.2007

Projects in the first round of SHG’s Outsourcing Programme will shortly be advertised.

41: Are we safeguarding our children and young people? - St Helena (Health) - 10.10.2007

All children have the right to be protected and kept safe from harm. We all have a responsibility to safeguard children and young people – whether we work with children or families, are a parent, family member or a concerned member of the community.

42: Hydrocarbons Daily Record (08 October 2007) - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 09.10.2007

Fears that the declining US economy would bring down demand helped to lower the price of crude today.

43: Hydrocarbons Weekend Record (05 to 07 October 2007) - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 08.10.2007

Risk assessment is key to the reasons behind BHP Billiton's decision to farm-in with FOGL.

44: Hydrocarbons Daily Record (04 October 2007) - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 05.10.2007

BHP Billiton assessed the risk of exploration in the South and East Falklands Basins before they decided to farm-in with FOGL.

45: Falklands - New Phone System for Camp Residents - Falklands (Business News) - 05.10.2007

From 2009 Camp residents will have the same services that are now available to Stanley residents.

46: Hydrocarbons Daily Record (03 October 2007) - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 04.10.2007

The Argentine Government plans to protest to the UK Government about an exploration licence issued in the Falkland Islands.

47: Hydrocarbons Daily Record (02 October 2007) - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 03.10.2007

BHP Billiton will do exploratory drilling in the South Falklands Basin for FOGL.

48: St. Helena - Human Resources Department - St Helena (Gen - Government) - 03.10.2007

As of today, 1 October 2007 the St Helena Government’s Personnel Department has been renamed Human Resources Department.

49: St. Helena - Quad Bikes on the Road - St Helena (Legal) - 03.10.2007

With effect from 1 October 2007, people will be able to use Quad Bikes on the main road.

50: BHP Spin-Off Could be Good for Desire - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 03.10.2007

Now that BHP are a farm-in partner of FOGL the spin-off could benefit other exploration companies to find suiotable rigs for exploration.

51: St. Helena - CRISIS IN ELDERLY CARE - St Helena (Health) - 03.10.2007

Saint Helena, like many communities around the world, is experiencing an ageing population. Not only are there more older people on the island but people are living longer.

52: FOGL Announces Farm-out Agreement with BHP Billiton - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 02.10.2007

Falkland Oil and Gas Limited ("FOGL") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a farm-out agreement with a subsidiary of BHP Billiton, the world's largest diversified resources company, over FOGL's 2002 and 2004 licences to the South and East of the Falkland Islands.

53: Hydrocarbons Weekend Record (28 to 30 September 2007) - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 01.10.2007

Crude prices are artificially high and could lead to a mass "Greening" of energy generation.