Oil drilling begins in Falklands - Aljazeera.net

A British oil rig has started drilling off the Falklands in a move likely to ratchet up tensions between the UK and Argentina, which claims the disputed islands.

Oil Tanks India manufacturing facility.

Desire Petroleum said its Ocean Guardian platform had begun drilling on Monday and that its operations were expected to take approximately 30 days. Argentina escalated the row over ownership of the islands last week by ordering all ships heading to the Falklands through its waters to first seek permission from Buenos Aires.

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