Who services the rig/rigs?
If there are only 2 S61Ns (CHC-BRINTEL) and they are based at MPA against a contract with the UK MOD, how can the Oil conglomerates service these oil rigs? Where will they base their hangarage, fuel and maintenance?
It is not just Desire Oil. Petrobras Energia SA (Brazil), Repsol-YPF (Spain) and Pan American Energy (BP Control) agreed in late 2008 to explore for and possibly produce oil in blocks in the Cuenca Malvinas. This area is located in deep water 200 kilometers from Tierra del Fuego and south west of the current drilling in the North Falkland Basin. Falkland Oil and Gas Limited (FOGL) has FIG licences in a new, untested basin covering 33,700 sq kms south and east of the Falkland Islands. Melbourne mining group BHP Billiton is scheduled to start exploiting its licence to explore off the Falkland Islands in the next four months and has been warned by Argentina's ambassador to Australia that it faces business sanctions if it pushes ahead with oil exploration.
As Google Earth puts the well Liz 14/19-A at about 140 miles from Stanley Airfield and around 270 miles to the nearest point of South America, what commercial helicopter can the Oilers use? Chile does not appear to have a commercial medium helo option.