Argentine Judge Orders Halt to Falklands Oil Project as Tensions with Britain Rise
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Mariel Borruto banned Rockhopper Exploration and Navitas Petroleum companies from drilling the seabed in the South Atlantic; it resulted in a precautionary measure by environmentalists
Judge Mariel Borruto gave rise to a precautionary measure against the companies to suspend drilling, underwater installations and the start of exploitation.At Comodoro Py, the Court brought the case against Desire Petroleum and ordered measures of proof.
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Argentine judge orders halt to Falklands oil project as tensions with Britain rise
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine federal judge on Wednesday ordered British and Israeli companies to stop developing an oilfield off the Falkland Islands, opening a new legal front in the decades-old sovereignty dispute between Argentina and Britain that…
The Federal Court of Rio Grande gave rise to the precautionary approach presented by the CECIM and the Environmental Lawyers and ordered the Rockhopper and Navitas companies to refrain from initiating oil exploitation. The territorial question and the environment combined to defend sovereign interests.
Judge Mariel Borruto gave rise to a cautionary move by a former Malvinas combatant and intimidated the firms Rockhopper and Navitas.
Argentine justice ordered the oil companies Rockhopper Exploration and Navitas Petroleum Development and Production Limited on Wednesday to stop the development of a deep-sea deposit in the Falkland Islands in the midst of growing tension between Argentina and Britain for the sovereignty of the archipelago.
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