Argentine government says the Ushuaia naval base will monitor resources and sovereignty
Argentina's government said on Tuesday that the integrated naval base it plans in Ushuaia will allow it to monitor and control natural resources and sovereignty in the South Atlantic, and announced it will file further complaints against companies exploring for or extracting hydrocarbons without Argentine authorization in waters near the Falklands.
The Argentine government announced on Tuesday that its planned naval base in Ushuaia will monitor and control natural resources and sovereignty in the South Atlantic. Presidential spokesman Adrián Ravier stated the facility will have logistical functions and serve as a strategic point for Argentina's presence in the region. The base will also provide operational and scientific support for projection toward Antarctica, strengthening naval and air protection with a P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft and F-16 fighters, and building commercial and civilian docks to support economic activity.
Companies involved in exploration and extraction of hydrocarbons without Argentine authorization in waters near the Falklands will not be able to contract with the Argentine state, join the investment incentive regime, receive tax benefits or participate in Vaca Muerte, the country's main unconventional oil field in Neuquén province.
Work on the base began in 2022 under President Alberto Fernández and has been halted since, currently at 9.13% completion. The government has reassigned US$142 million to the project and is seeking additional funding. President Javier Milei's campaign announced the base, and the foreign ministry has filed administrative and criminal proceedings against at least 60 individuals and companies under Law 26,659, though none of the allegations have been proven.
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