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Rig Update
Rig Update.
About this update from Rockhopper Exploration Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 1766D Rockhopper Exploration plc 27 November 2009 \n \n\n\nPress Release\n\nFor Immediate Release: 27 November 2009 \n\nRockhopper Exploration (\"Rockhopper\" or the \"Company\")\n\nRig Update\n\nRockhopper Exploration plc (AIM: RKH), the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, is pleased to announce that the Ocean Guardian drilling rig departed from the Cromarty Firth in Scotland at 2.00pm on Thursday 26 November en route to Falkland Island waters. \n \nThe journey is anticipated to take around two months with the rig expected to arrive in the Falklands ready to commence drilling around early February 2010. \n\nFor further information, please contact:\n\n\n\n\n\nRockhopper Exploration plc\n\n\nwww.rockhopperexploration.co.uk\n\n\n\n\nSam Moody - Managing Director\n\n\n01722 414 419\n\n\n\n\nAquila Financial Ltd\n\n\nwww.aquila-financial.com\n\n\n\n\nPeter Reilly\n\n\n0118 979 4100\n\n\n\n\nCanaccord Adams\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeffrey Auld/Elijah Colby\n\n\n020 050 6770\n\n\n\n\n\nHenry Fitzgerald O'Connor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNotes to editors\n\nwww.rockhopperexploration.co.uk \n\nThe Rockhopper Group started trading in February 2004 to invest in and carry out an offshore oil exploration programme to the north of the Falkland Islands. The Group, floated on AIM in August 2005, is currently the largest licence holder in the North Falkland Basin and has a 100 per cent. interest in four offshore production licences which cover approximately 3,800 sq. km. These licences have been granted by the Falkland Islands government.\n\n\n\n \n\nThis information is provided by RNSThe company news service from the London Stock Exchange END MSCPUGACGUPBGMQ \n ","length":5017,"tagName":"div"}]