Tag: offshore oil

• Thursday, March 17th 2011 - 21:05 UTC

  Argentina further tightens the noose on the Falkland Islands

  

  The Argentine senate unanimously approved Wednesday a bill that bars companies and persons from participating in hydrocarbons exploration and exploitation activities in the Argentine continental platform (which includes the Falkland Islands), and proscribes fines for infractions and barring periods of time from 5 to 20 years for companies that violate the law.