Argentina probes 60 people and companies over Falklands oil without disclosing new names

Wednesday, September 9th 2026 - 10:14 UTC

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Argentina's government has raised to 60 the number of individuals and companies subject to administrative proceedings over oil activity in waters near the Falklands, after opening case files against 15 more parties whose identities it did not disclose. Read full article

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Steve Potts
“The Argentine Republic does not and will not accept attacks on its sovereignty,” the statement said, reaffirming that the islands, South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands and the corresponding maritime areas “belong to all Argentines” and that “no one may dispose of their resources without our country's authorization.”

Argentina’s fantasy bi-continental map with its maritime spaces.
Falklands – the Land Dominates the Sea Principle:
https://www.academia.edu/126312465/Falklands_Land_Dominates_the_Sea_Principle
Sep 09th, 2026 - 09:30 am - Link - Report abuse +1
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mollymauk
Steve Potts - your link in the above post goes to a 404 not found error messge
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Steve Potts
mollymauk

It works when I click on the link and it has been viewed today. Perhaps there was a problem with Academia earlier?
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