New oil find for Rockhopper

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    Thursday, 10 November 2011
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OIL explorer company Rockhopper made a second oil and gas discovery in the Falkland Islands.

The company reported Wednesday morning that the exploration well drilled by the Ocean Guardian on the Casper prospect proved a "high-quality reservoir package and oil column" with 18 metres of total net hydrocarbon pay, including a gas cap of 8.4 metres.

Full story in this week's Penguin News

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