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Judge Orders Halt to Sea Lion Oil Project Pending Assessment
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- Federal judge Mariel Borruto ordered British Rockhopper Exploration and Israeli Navitas Petroleum to halt the Sea Lion oil project.
- The injunction bans drilling, subsea installations, and production until an Argentine environmental impact assessment is completed.
- Judge Borruto issued the order after a lawsuit filed by CECIM veterans and environmental lawyers.
- President Javier Milei announced expanded sanctions and filed criminal complaints against Navitas and nine other firms.