Argentina Threatens Tribunal Action Over UK-Linked Falklands Oil Project

Argentina has threatened legal action against the United Kingdom unless oil exploration at the Sea Lion field near the Falkland Islands is halted. President Javier Milei set a two-week deadline and said Argentina would pursue international arbitration, followed by a case at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. The project is being developed by Britain’s Rockhopper Exploration and Israel’s Navitas Petroleum, which say they hold valid licences issued by the Falkland Islands. The dispute revives longstanding tensions over sovereignty and control of resources