Why Argentina's Falklands sanctions do not automatically reach Sea Lion's operator

Thursday, October 8th 2026 - 08:29 UTC

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The sanctions Argentina has imposed on companies involved in the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands target specific entities rather than entire corporate groups, so the subsidiary currently operating the field is not automatically covered, according to a legal analysis by specialist site Diplomacy & Law. Read full article

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Freddie Foster
Continental shelves do not determine a countries border. territory or sovereignty, its nothing more than a geographical term, as for Argentine sanctions. who gives a toss.. the Falklanders and Rockhopper do not,
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Steve Potts
Ownership of land gives title to territorial seas.

The land dominated the sea principle:
https://www.academia.edu/126312465/Falklands_Land_Dominates_the_Sea_Principle
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