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news Mercopress 2026-06-05

Argentina Warns of Action Over Falklands Oil Drilling Plans

Argentina has threatened to take 'all available actions' against plans for oil field development near the Falkland Islands, escalating the sovereignty dispute. Buenos Aires has declared the project unlawful and described the involved companies as 'clandestine'.


<p> <img alt="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%" height="80" src="https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/110375/100x80/flks.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" /> Argentina's government warned that it could "fully exercise all" available actions over plans to develop an oil field near the Falkland Island...

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