Argentina warns it could 'fully exercise all actions' over Falklands oil drilling plans

Friday, June 5th 2026 - 07:08 UTC

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Argentina's government warned that it could “fully exercise all” available actions over plans to develop an oil field near the Falkland Islands, in a fresh escalation of the sovereignty dispute. The Foreign Ministry declared the plans of Britain's Rockhopper Exploration “unlawful” and described that company and its Israeli partner, Navitas Petroleum, as “clandestine,” after the Sea Lion project moved from exploration into development. Read full article

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Steve Potts
This oil exploration is obviously contrary to Argentine law which is applicable in....Argentina but not the real world.

Regarding Falklands oil exploration, Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana stated in February 2010, that his Government would take 'all measures necessary to preserve our rights' and also reiterated that Argentina had a 'permanent claim' on the islands, saying ' Buenos Aires would complain to the UN over the oil project and might take the case to the International Courts of Justice in the Hague.' (British Drilling for Falklands Oil Threatens Argentine Relations, Pope, F. , 13 Feb 2010 and Potential Drilling off Falkland, Provokes Tension Between Argentina & UK, IRRU News, 17 Feb 2010).

Why's it taking soooo long Jorge?
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Freddie Foster
Fully exercise all actions ? cry. whine , moan and throw their Teddy Bears out their pram. thats all you have, and you can keep your silly claim going for a thousand years. its irrelevant,
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