Tribunal Hearings Begin in UK-Argentina Row Over Falklands Oil Project
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An international tribunal has begun hearings on Argentina’s complaint against a UK oil drilling project north of the Falkland Islands. The dispute involves the Sea Lion field, operated by Navitas Petroleum and Rockhopper Exploration, and is tied to renewed disagreement over sovereignty of the islands.
The Hamburg-based International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea on Tuesday begins hearings of Argentina’s complaint about the UK’s oil drilling project north of the Falkland Islands, which Argentinian President Javier Milei claims is unlawful amid a recently revived row with Britain over who controls the Falklands. The Sea Lion oil field is operated by Navitas Petroleum Development and Production Ltd (NPDP), a UK-based fully owned subsidiary of Israeli Navitas Petroleum, and its British partner Rockhopper Exploration. The…