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UPDATE 2-UK slams Argentine plan to seize Falklands oil driller assets

(Adds quotes from British foreign office minister) By Andrew Osborn and William James LONDON, June 29 (Reuters) - Britain on Monday accused Argentina of a politically motivated and illegal attack on the nascent oil industry around the disputed Falkland Islands, after Buenos Aires said

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Argentina will pursue judge order on Falklands drillers- minister

BUENOS AIRES, June 28 (Reuters) - Argentina will pursue in Britain and the United States a local judge's order to seize assets of oil drillers operating in the disputed Falklands Islands, the foreign minister said in an interview published in local media on Sunday. On Saturday, a federal ju

Argentine judge orders seizure of assets of companies operating in the Falklands

A judge in Argentina has ordered the seizure of the assets of five oil companies operating in the Falklands Islands, including those owned by Premier Oil, Falkland Oil and Gas and Rockhopper Exploration. The order, which was made by Tierra del Fuego judge Lilian Herraez, also named Noble Energy and

UPDATE 1-Argentine judge orders seizure of Falklands drillers' assets

(Adds reaction comment) BUENOS AIRES, June 27 (Reuters) - An Argentine judge ordered the seizure of assets of oil drilling companies operating in the disputed Falklands Islands on Saturday, as rhetoric heats up before October elections. Lilian Herraez, a federal judge in Tierra del Fu

Argentine judge orders seizure of Falklands drillers' assets

BUENOS AIRES, June 27 (Reuters) - An Argentine judge ordered the seizure of assets of oil drilling companies operating in the disputed Falklands Islands on Saturday, as rhetoric heats up before October elections. Lilian Herraez, a federal judge in Tierra del Fuego, ordered the seizure of $1

Falkland oil driller to press on despite Argentina legal threat

LONDON, June 5 (Reuters) - Falkland Oil and Gas plans to continue drilling into next year, its chief executive said, defying legal threats made by the Argentine government against oil explorers in the Falkland Islands. A group of oil drillers, which also include Premier Oil , Edison, Noble

RPT-UPDATE 1-Rare run of oil finds is little respite for price-hit explorers

(Repeats May 29 story with no changes) * Seven oil and gas discoveries made in recent weeks * 2015 still expected to see lowest discoveries on record * Exploration companies slash budgets after oil collapse * Graphic on oil discoveries: http://link.reuters.com/ted84w By Ron B

UPDATE 1-Rare run of oil finds is little respite for price-hit explorers

* Seven oil and gas discoveries made in recent weeks * 2015 still expected to see lowest discoveries on record * Exploration companies slash budgets after oil collapse * Graphic on oil discoveries: http://link.reuters.com/ted84w (Adds table, corrects spelling in paragraph 18) By

Rare run of oil finds is little respite for price-hit explorers

* Seven oil and gas discoveries made in recent weeks * 2015 still expected to see lowest discoveries on record * Exploration companies slash budgets after oil collapse * Graphic on oil discoveries: http://link.reuters.com/ted84w By Ron Bousso LONDON, May 29 (Reuters)

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Premier, Rockhopper and Falkland gain on Isobel Deep oil discovery

Shares in Premier Oil, Rockhopper Exploration and Falkland Oil & Gas gained on Thursday after the companies announced an oil discovery at the Isobel Deep exploration well in the North Falkland Basin, approximately 30km south of the Sea Lion field. Falkland Oil & Gas and Rockhopper are partners in th