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Argentina seeks halt as Rockhopper starts Sea Lion drilling

By Drooid · Oct 23, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC · How we work

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Rockhopper Exploration and Navitas Petroleum will begin extracting oil from the Sea Lion field within two years.
Argentina filed a provisional measure with the Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to halt drilling.
Argentina says the drilling is “unilaterally and illegally authorized by the UK”.
President Javier Milei warned drilling would start within months and said Argentina will not allow it.

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Rockhopper Exploration and Navitas Petroleum will begin extracting oil from the Sea Lion field within two years.
Argentina filed a provisional measure with the Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to halt drilling.
Argentina says the drilling is “unilaterally and illegally authorized by the UK”.
President Javier Milei warned drilling would start within months and said Argentina will not allow it.