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Argentina asks Sea tribunal to halt UK drilling

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  • Argentina filed measures at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.
  • The request seeks to halt UK hydrocarbon activity in Northern Falklands Basin.
  • President Javier Milei's administration proposed a bill revamping 2011 law with tougher penalties for unauthorized drilling.
  • Oil firms Navitas Petroleum and Rockhopper Exploration say the move will not derail the Sea Lion project.
  • British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband approved the Israeli-led Sea Lion oil field.