By Zoila Palma: Argentine President Javier Milei has threatened to pursue international legal action against the United Kingdom over an offshore oil project near the disputed Falkland Islands, escalating a long-running sovereignty dispute as oil production approaches.
Milei’s government has given the UK two weeks to halt work on the Sea Lion oilfield, being developed by Israel’s Navitas Petroleum and England’s Rockhopper Exploration.
If work continues, Argentina said it would seek an emergency order from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to temporarily suspend the project, AP reports.
The UK rejects Argentina’s sovereignty claim and maintains that Falkland Islanders have the right to determine their own future and develop their natural resources. In a 2013 referendum, residents overwhelmingly voted to remain a British overseas territory, while Argentina maintains that the islands were illegally occupied.
Milei has increasingly intensified Argentina’s position as oil production is expected to begin around 2028.
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By Zoila Palma: Argentine President Javier Milei has threatened to pursue international legal action against the United Kingdom over an offshore oil project near the disputed Falkland Islands, escalating a long-running sovereignty dispute as oil production approaches. Milei’s government has given the UK two weeks to halt work on the Sea Lion oilfield, being developed
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