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All exploration licences

Production Licence Number

Licence holder (percentage share) operator

Licence Phase

Date Commenced

Date Expires

 

North Falkland Basin

 

 

 

 

 

PL 001

Argos Resources (100%)

Phase 2

(7 years)

25th November 08

25th November 2015

 

 

PL 003b Block 14/14 Ann prospect &

Block 14/19 Orca Prospect

Desire Petroleum (57.5%) Denholm Oil & Gas (35%) Rockhopper Exploration (7.5%)

 

Phase 2

(7 years)

1st May 2006

 

 

1st May 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PL 003a

Desire Petroleum (92.5%) Rockhopper Exploration (7.5%)

PL 004b

(Area 1)

 

 

 

 

Area 1:

Rockhopper Exploration (60%)

Desire Petroleum (40%)

 

 

Phase 2

(7 years)

1st May 2006

Moved to phase 2 six months after Governor agreed to assignment of licence to RKH, so according to file this was 1.5.2006

1st of May 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PL004c

(Area 2)

Area 2

Desire Petroleum (75%)

Rockhopper Exploration (25%)

PL004a

Desire Petroleum 92.5%

 

Rockhopper Exploration 7.5%

Phase 2

(7 years)

25th November 2006

 

25th November 2013

 


Production Licence Number

Licence holder (percentage share) operator

Current

Licence Phase

Date Commenced Phase

Date Expires

 

PL 005

Desire Petroleum (100%)

Phase 2

(7 years)

25th November 2005

25th November 2012

 

PL 006

Desire Petroleum (100% Except Alpha Prospect)

 

Alpha Prospect:

Desire Petroleum (50%)

Denholm Oil & Gas (50%)

 

(Denholm to meet 100% of costs)

Phase 2

(7 years)

25th November 2005

25th November 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PL 007

Desire Petroleum (100% Except Alpha Prospect)

 

Alpha Prospect:

Desire Petroleum (50%)

Denholm Oil & Gas (50%)

Phase 2

(7 years)

29 October 2005

29 October 2012

 

PL 023

Rockhopper Exploration (100%)

Phase 2

(initially 3 years, entry subject to a drilling commitment,  Phase 2 since extended to 5 years)

18th Nov 2007

18th Nov 2012

 

PL 024

Rockhopper Exploration (100%)

Production Licence Number

Licence holder (percentage share) operator

Licence Phase

Date Commenced

Date Expires

 

PL 032

Rockhopper Exploration (100%)

Discovery Area declared on Sea Lion Prospect

1st May 2005

 

Discovery Area:

15/4/2010

1st May 2013

 

Discovery Area:

15/04/2015

 

PL 033

Rockhopper Exploration (100%)

Phase 1

(initially 5 years,

extension to 8 years due to well commitment in phase 1)

1st May 2005

1st May 2013

 

PL 034

Denholm (80%) Desire (20%)

Phase 1

14th August 2008

14th August 2012

 

East and South Falkland Basins

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production Licence Number

Licence holder (percentage share) operator

Licence Phase

Date Commenced

Date Expires

 

 

PL 010

Falklands Oil and Gas Ltd (FOGL)

Phase 2

3rd December 2010

3rd December 2015

 

 

 

PL 011

 

PL 012

 

PL 013

 

PL 014

 

PL 015

 

PL 016

 

Production Licence Number

Licence holder (percentage share) operator

Licence Phase

Date Commenced

Date Expires

 

 

PL 025

FOGL

(100%)

 

Phase 1

 

Phase 1 extended until 15th June 2012 in exchange for one well

 

 

PL 026

 

PL 027

 

PL 028

 

PL 029

 

PL 031

 

 

 

Production Licence Number

Licence holder (percentage share) operator

Licence Phase

Date Commenced

Date Expires

 

 

PL 018

PL 019

PL 020

PL 021

PL 022

Borders & Southern Petroleum (100%)

Phase 1

1st Nov 2004

1st November 2012

 

 

 

A map of existing licences can be found here.