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Montevideo, October 20th 2026 - 07:48 UTC

Tag: sea lion

  • Thursday, October 15th 2026 - 20:59 UTC

    Argentina’s bill toughening sanctions over Sea Lion stalls in Congress

    The bill, sent to Congress in September, has 133 articles. The first 40 repeal the 2011 law penalising hydrocarbon exploration not authorised by Argentina and create a broader regime with fines

    The National Sovereignty Defence bill, with which Javier Milei’s government seeks to toughen sanctions against those involved in exploiting resources in the Falklands, failed to secure committee approval in the Chamber of Deputies and will not reach the special session planned for October 21, according to the Argentine press. The opposition is demanding that the text, which besides sanctions reforms security, defence and intelligence, be split.

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  • Wednesday, October 14th 2026 - 21:45 UTC

    What are the red notices Argentina has sought from Interpol over Sea Lion

    The chief executive of the islands’ government, Andrea Clausen, acknowledged that the use of Interpol poses a threat

    Argentina has requested Interpol red notices against individuals linked to the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands, and the United Kingdom has asked the organisation to reject them as “politically motivated”, according to the British newspaper The Guardian. Interpol responded by reaffirming Article 3 of its constitution, which prohibits any intervention or activity of a political character.

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  • Tuesday, October 13th 2026 - 23:03 UTC

    Argentina asks the law of the sea tribunal to halt Sea Lion and bar new oil permits

    The measures are sought pending the constitution of the arbitral tribunal under Annex VII of the Convention, proceedings Argentina launched with a notification to the United Kingdom on September 28

    Argentina has asked the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to order the United Kingdom to prevent the development of the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands and to refrain from granting new permits to exploit the resources of the disputed continental shelf, according to a statement published by the Hamburg-based tribunal. The hearing will be set “at the earliest possible date”.

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  • Thursday, October 8th 2026 - 08:29 UTC

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

    Photo: Raphael WOLLMANN / Getty Images

    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.

  • Wednesday, September 30th 2026 - 22:59 UTC

    London rejects Argentina's arbitration and questions its “reliability” as a partner

    MLA Roberts this morning working the Labour Party Conference with Minister of Overseas Territories and Defence Secretary Wes Streeting

    The British government has rejected Argentina's decision to initiate international arbitration over the Sea Lion oil project and said Buenos Aires' campaign over the Falklands “raises questions about Argentina's reliability as a partner for the United Kingdom”. It is the first time London has extended the dispute to the bilateral relationship as a whole.

  • Tuesday, September 29th 2026 - 07:30 UTC

    Milei orders arbitration proceedings against the UK over the Sea Lion project

    Argentina demanded that the United Kingdom take the necessary measures within that period to prevent the start or continuation of hydrocarbon exploitation and refrain from granting new permits

    Argentine President Javier Milei on Monday instructed the foreign ministry and the government's legal teams to launch international arbitration proceedings against the United Kingdom over the development of the Sea Lion oil project in the basin north of the Falklands, and gave London two weeks to halt the activity before Argentina turns to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

  • Wednesday, August 19th 2026 - 10:01 UTC

    Falklands consolidates the future of its economy in the fishing and hydrocarbons industries

    In late 2025 Fortuna Ltd acquired Ocean Fish Group, a fishing and processing company based in Cornwall, England.

    The Falklands Planning and Building Committee has approved two projects tied to the sectors that underpin the Islands' economy: fishing and hydrocarbons.

  • Friday, June 5th 2026 - 07:08 UTC

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

    The Sea Lion field, north of the archipelago, is operated by Navitas, which holds 65% of the project, while Rockhopper, which discovered it, retains 35%

    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.

  • Friday, April 3rd 2026 - 04:46 UTC

    What did Milei say about Falklands oil and why does it matter for Sea Lion?

    “We act with determination against unilateral and illegitimate activities that seek to exploit resources belonging to the Argentine people,” the president said

    Argentine President Javier Milei warned Thursday that his government “will respond with all necessary diplomatic measures” to protect the country's interests in the face of the advancing Sea Lion oil project, operated by Rockhopper Exploration and Navitas Petroleum in the North Falklands Basin. The remarks, delivered during the ceremony marking the 44th anniversary of the war, represent the Milei government's firmest stance yet on a project that has just cleared a decisive financial milestone.

  • Thursday, April 2nd 2026 - 21:01 UTC

    Milei reaffirms Falklands sovereignty, warns oil firms and vows to rebuild the armed forces

    In a pointed warning, Milei addressed the final investment decision announced by Rockhopper Exploration and Navitas Petroleum for the Sea Lion field in the North Falklands Basin

    Argentine President Javier Milei on Thursday reaffirmed his country's sovereignty claim over the Falklands Islands, warned of a diplomatic response to British oil exploration in the area, and announced that 10% of fiscal revenue from privatizations will be allocated to purchasing weapons and equipment for the armed forces.

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