Noble Energy's deal to invest in Falkland Oil & Gas's licence to explore 40,000km of South Atlantic waters indicates bigger players are willing to risk in the region. Lex's Stuart Kirk and Vincent Boland discuss the viability of extracting oil in treacherous waters, both geologically and politically.

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