Rockhopper Exploration PLC

Rockhopper Exploration PLC is a UK-based oil and gas exploration and production company primarily focused on the Falkland Islands region. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Wiltshire, the company has established itself as a significant player in upstream energy, with its principal asset being the Sea Lion oil field, a large prospect in the North Falkland Basin discovered in 2010. Rockhopper holds a substantial working interest in various exploration licenses in the area, where independently audited estimates suggest more than 500 million barrels of 2C oil resources. In partnership with Navitas Petroleum, which assumed operatorship of the Sea Lion project in 2022, Rockhopper benefits from both strategic collaboration and financial arrangements. The company also has legacy interests in Italy, notably including legal proceedings relating to the Ombrina Mare project. Rockhopper Exploration’s activities span exploration, appraisal, and development, positioning it as a niche but influential entity within the international oil and gas sector, with a strategy to maintain a well-funded, exploration-led approach in resource-rich but often underdeveloped basins.