Argentina was sure Chile would not be involved in Falklands’ oil exploration
The Argentine government minimized the potential impact to bilateral relations with Chile following news that the country’s oil company Enap had been approached by a British corporation to team up for hydrocarbons exploration offshore the Malvinas Islands.
“Impact is non existent since we know Chile strongly supports Argentina’s sovereign claims over the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and adjoining maritime spaces” said Argentine Foreign Affairs ministry sources quoted in the Thursday edition of the Buenos Aires press.
“Such a proposal has no chances of prospering. The fact officials from the oil companies met means nothing; what is clear is the desperate need of the British investors in ensuring continental support for such operations. No matter how much they deny it, Islanders can’t avoid appealing to the continent or some other partner, which makes the whole offshore exploration operation far less viable than hailed by the press”, added the Argentine sources.
“This undoubtedly is closely linked to the necessary legal support and guarantees which the geo-political scenario does not offer specially with an international sovereignty dispute and pending solution, in spite of the United Kingdom unilateral and illegal actions”.
Sources close to Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana revealed Argentina was well aware of the news and events but tried to tone down the possible rift with the government of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet in the event “of a positive decision involving the issue”.
“We deeply value Chile’s standing support to our sovereign rights in the South Atlantic and this was proven in the recent summits of Estoril (Portugal) and Montevideo, plus the traditional bilateral and multilateral support we receive from them in forums such as the United Nations and the Organization of American States”.
British companies and those from the Islands are operating “illegally in the Argentine continental platform, in open violation of Argentine sovereignty and what was decided by United Nations resolutions, which has led the Argentine government to repeatedly protest and denounce such unilateral and illegal actions, openly exposed to the respective legal sanctions”.
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Illegal occupants? That is incorrect. But you are the guy with the international law degree right? It is sad that your education has been heavily influenced by the Argentine Government's propaganda. It is also a shame the Argentines has selective memories. Your occupation in 1982 was illegal and aggressive. Very hypocritical...
YPF is part of Repsol Spain and PetroBrasil ownes some part of it. If you trully believe that your Argentinian oil company is independent, keep on dreaming, it ain't. You folks screwed it up and now it's in the hand of foreigners. Very intelligent.
What Risk is PetroBrasil taking if they do business with the Falklands what is not illegal occupied but was illegal occupied by the Argentines?
You really believe the Kirchners dare to challenge the Brazilians on that Issue? Let me remind you that your country owes them lots of money, second they don't care about your crying about the Falklands that was never yours, third, we shouldn't be surprise if they do business there, because the Brazilians (PetroBrasil) are expending rapidly, faster than Exxon Mobile, in the americas and else were in the world for oil exploration. Let's see what will happen.
So they won't do any business with the pirates.
P.S. nicholas, are you still buying waitress with your dirty dollars?
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