They've found oil off the Falkland Islands!
It really was worth sending the navy in all those years ago!
Here's the link...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-14925620
The recoverable reserves are estimated at around 350 million barrels.
That's a lot of oil. Even one barrel of the stuff is big enough that you have to be quite a skilled hurdler, or be in possession of a big mallet if it comes rolling down a ramp towards you.
But if it had to fulfill the world's demand for oil, how long would it last?
Well, accoding to 2009 figures, the world consumes a little over 82 million barrels per day.
This marvelous discovery is sufficient to meet the world's needs for...
just over 4 days.
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