Argentina intensifies campaign against Falklands oil companies

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O porta-voz do governo Adrian Ravier disse em uma coletiva de imprensa na terça-feira que novas reclamações seriam apresentadas contra empresas que operam nas Ilhas Falkland, embora ele não as tenha nomeado.

The move is part of a broader push by President Javier Milei’s government, which is also preparing legislation this week to toughen sanctions against companies operating in the Falklands.

The Falklands are located about 600km (373 miles) east of Argentina’s southernmost tip and are administered by Britain. Earlier this month, Milei resurrected Argentina’s long-standing claim to the nearby UK-held Falkland Islands, which Buenos Aires refers to as Las Malvinas.

O presidente argentino enquadrou a disputa como uma questão de identidade nacional e, desde então, argumenta que os “winds of change” favorecem a posição da Argentina, tocando em um tema sensível nas relações entre Reino Unido e Argentina.

US President Donald Trump has suggested he is reconsidering US support for Britain’s sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, telling British media this week that he will “settle” the dispute between Argentina and the UK, which has been at a stalemate, despite Buenos Aires’ claims, since British victory in the 1982 war.

Analysts say that raises the prospect of wider tensions with Britain if Buenos Aires targets other parts of the islands’ economy.

O jornal argentino Clarin relatou que um promotor federal apresentou um pedido para abrir uma investigação sobre executivos e acionistas da Navitas Petroleum, do Israel, e da Rockhopper Exploration, da Grã-Bretanha.

Milei, a close ally of Israel, pledged last year to move Argentina’s diplomatic mission from near Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

A presidential statement last week said that the government had filed a criminal complaint in Argentine courts against Navitas Petroleum for exploring a major oil field in the North Falkland basin known as the Sea Lion project.

O governo também iniciou ação judicial contra a empresa canadense Eco Atlantic, que possui uma licença para explorar ao lado do campo Sea Lion, dizendo que suas licenças foram concedidas “by the illegitimate government of the United Kingdom”.

A 2011 law establishes penalties of up to 20 years of disqualification from operating in Argentina and up to 15 years in prison for carrying out exploration on Argentina’s continental shelf without government authorisation.

Navitas did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Rockhopper declined to comment. Both companies have previously said the oilfield project holds valid licences from the Falkland Islands government and have indicated that they do not expect Milei’s actions to derail development.

O escritório do promotor federal Carlos Stornelli não respondeu imediatamente a um pedido de comentário.

Britain earlier on Tuesday sought to reassure companies doing business in the Falkland Islands, saying in guidance published on its government website that it supported all legitimate economic activity in the islands and backed the Falkland Islanders’ right to regulate their economy and develop their natural resources, including hydrocarbons.

It added that it saw no legal basis for courts outside Argentina to enforce measures taken against such businesses.

The 1982 war ended with an Argentine surrender after 74 days of conflict that killed 649 Argentine and 255 British troops.

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• The Falklands are located about 600km (373 miles) east of Argentina’s southernmost tip