Argentina seeks tribunal order against UK oil activity near Falklands
Argentina says the filing seeks to preserve its sovereign rights and block 4 provisional measures against Sea Lion development, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Argentina filed a request with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to halt British-authorized hydrocarbon activity near the Falkland Islands, seeking to preserve its sovereign rights over the continental shelf.
- United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Miliband's approval on Tuesday of the Israeli-led Sea Lion field development in the Northern Falklands Basin triggered Argentina's legal challenge amid escalating tensions.
- The filing "seeks to preserve Argentina's sovereign rights over its continental shelf and prevent activities authorized unilaterally and illegally by the United Kingdom," the government added.
- Britain stated it will stand firm defending the Falkland Islanders' right to self-determination, while project owners Navitas and Rockhopper Exploration do not expect Argentina's actions to derail development.
- Last month, President Javier Milei's government presented legislation to Congress seeking to toughen penalties on companies and individuals involved in unauthorized resource activities near the Islands.
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Britain has vowed to defend businesses from Argentinean interference amid reports that Ed Miliband has approved a giant Falkland Islands oil field. The Foreign Secretary is said to have approved the Sea Lion field, 130 miles north of the islands. It is believed to contain up to 1.7 billion barrels of oil.Britain's Rockhopper Exploration and Israel's Navitas Petroleum are due to begin extracting from the field within two years.But the plans have …
The measure "seeks to preserve Argentine sovereign rights over its continental shelf and to prevent unilateral and illegal activities authorized by the United Kingdom from aggravating the dispute recognized by the United Nations," a presidential communiqué said on Tuesday. At the end of September Argentina had announced its intention to request arbitration before this international tribunal whose judgements are binding. The petition provides for…
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