article_snippet.sent: The find, announced by British firms that share the exploration area (Premier Oil, Rockhopper Exploration and Falkland Oil & Gas), could be worth billions of pounds and will increase fears of renewed conflict over Argentine territory.
article_snippet.sent: A map shows the oil has been discovered 130 north of the island by British companies at the Zebedee oil well .
article_snippet.sent: Yesterday's discovery, which could yield 100 million barrels of oil, was announced by the British firms that share the exploration area, Premier Oil, Rockhopper Exploration and Falkland Oil & Gas.
article_snippet.sent: Samuel Moody, chief executive of Rockhopper, which is named after the southern rockhopper penguins found on the islands, said: 'This is a fantastic start to the 2015 Falklands drilling campaign and provides early proof of the significant remaining potential of the North Falkland Basin.'
article_snippet.sent: Shares in the oil-exploration companies initially soared to double digits after the discovery was announced.
article_snippet.sent: Oil expert Charlie Sharp, of the investment bank Canaccord Genuity, said the discovery was 'an excellent start to the 2015 Falklands drilling campaign.
article_snippet.sent: Stephane Foucaud, oil analyst at First Energy, said the latest discovery is 'encouraging news', but another well – called Isobel Deep,
highlights_snippet.sent: British companies found oil and gas in a remote field north of the islands .
  