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BUZZ-Falkland oil explorers: Marching through exploration plans

** Falkland Islands (LSE: FKL.L - news) oil explorers Rockhopper Exploration (Other OTC: RCKHF - news) and Falkland Oil and Gas (Other OTC: FLKOF - news) up 10-14 pct after they said they would start their 2015 drilling program in March

** Rockhopper and Falkland Oil and Gas said their shared drilling rig was being moved from West Africa to start work in the first week of March

** Both stocks among top gainers on the AIM Oil and Gas index

** Premier Oil Plc (LSE: PMO.L - news) , which will run the companies' 2015 drilling program, also up 5 pct (abhiram.nandakumar.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)