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rockhopper

(ˈrɒkˌhɒpə)
n
1. (Animals) a small penguin, Eudyptes crestatus, of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, and New Zealand, with a yellow crest on each side of its head
2. (Fishing) informal Austral a fisherman who fishes from the rocks on the sea coast
3. (Professions) informal Austral a fisherman who fishes from the rocks on the sea coast
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On the evening of Friday, March 31, there is a charity open shore competition organised by the NE Rockhopper website.
Release date- 22082019 - Rockhopper Exploration plc (AIM: RKH), the oil and gas exploration and production company with key interests in the North Falkland Basin and the Greater Mediterranean region, is pleased to provide a progress update regarding its Sea Lion development (the 'Project'), in line with updates being provided today by Premier Oil plc (Project operator).
(Alliance News) - Rockhopper Exploration PLC on Thursday said it is making progress at the Sea Lion development, located offshore North Falkland basin.
She is a chartered geologist with more than 30 years' experience in the upstream oil and gas sector, including key roles in leading oil and gas firms across the large, mid and small cap space including Mobil, British Gas, Amerada Hess and Rockhopper. Fiona is chair of Independent Oil & Gas where she also chairs the technical, health, safety and environment and remuneration committees, having been appointed to the board in July 2018.
United Oil and Gas Company (UNICO) declared its proposal to acquire Rockhopper Exploration Egypt for $16 million, according to a company's statement.
It comes as UOG expands its global portfolio, earlier this week announcing plans for a PS12.8m acquisition of Rockhopper Egypt.