Law of the sea tribunal to rule on November 28 on Argentina’s bid to halt Sea Lion
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea will announce on Saturday, November 28, its decision on Argentina’s request for provisional measures to halt the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands, after two days of hearings concluded in Hamburg on Wednesday. Argentina presented final requests that were more specific than its initial ones, and the United Kingdom asked the tribunal to…
On November 28, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea will announce its ruling on Argentina's request to halt the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands. Following two days of hearings in Hamburg, Argentina submitted more detailed requests, while the United Kingdom vowed to reject them all. The tribunal's decision is set for noon on the 28th, later than initially anticipated.
Argentina's final submissions, signed by Ambassador Mario Oyarzábal, demand that the United Kingdom stop new drilling, production infrastructure installation, and from using exploration information against Argentina's rights. It also asks the UK to refrain from measures that could worsen the dispute. The United Kingdom, represented by Sally Langrish, asked the tribunal to reject all of Argentina's requests.
Attorney General Ellie Reeves, leading the UK delegation, argued that the tribunal lacks jurisdiction over sovereignty matters and warned that blocking the project would devastate the Falkland Islanders' revenue. Argentina's jurist Marcelo Kohen contended that the UK cannot act like a 17th-century colonial power treating vast ocean areas as its own.
The Sea Lion project, operated by Israel's Navitas Petroleum and Britain's Rockhopper Exploration, is expected to begin drilling in January 2027.
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