| Company type | Public limited company (LSE:RKH) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hydrocarbon exploration |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom |
Number of locations | Falkland Islands |
Area served | Falkland Islands |
Key people | Dr Pierre Jungels CBE (Chairman) Sam Moody CEO |
| Services | Oil exploration and production |
| -$87.2m (2010)[1] | |
Number of employees | 13[1] |
| Website | Rockhopper Exploration |
Rockhopper Exploration PLC (LSE:RKH) is an oil and gas exploration company headquartered inSalisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom. It owns offshore exploration and production licences in the North Falkland Basin in the waters north of the Falkland Islands.
It is listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange.
History edit
Rockhopper was founded in 2004 to explore for oil and gas in the Falkland Islands.[2] It received a listing on the AIM market in 2005.[2] In May 2010 the company made the first oil discovery in the Falkland Islands in well 14/10-2 on the Sea Lion target,[2][3] although test drilling continues to establish whether the discovery represents a commercial prospect.[4]
Licences edit
Rockhopper is the operator of 4 production licences in which it holds a 100% interest in the North Falkland Basin and in addition has a 7.5% interest in 2 production licences operated by Desire Petroleum.[5]
See also edit
- Falkland Oil and Gas, which also explores off the coast of the Falklands
References edit
- ^ a b http://www.rockhopperexploration.co.uk/pdf/RKH_Annual_Report.pdf
- ^ a b c http://www.rockhopperexploration.co.uk/pdf/RKH_Annual_Report.pdf
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10100769
- ^ http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/rockhopper-exploration-spuds-third-sea-lion-appraisal-well-falklands
- ^ http://www.rockhopperexploration.co.uk/exploration/index.php