阿根廷总统贾维尔·米莱对英国-以色列联合油气公司Navitas Petroleum和Rockhopper Exploration计划在北福克兰盆地开发的海狮油田项目发起强硬对抗1。米莱声称该项目构成对阿根廷资源的非法掠夺，威胁在两周内停止该项目，否则将向国际海洋法法庭提起诉讼1。
该海狮油田项目预算18亿美元，预计于2028年开始出油1。油田高峰日产能达5万桶原油，开采期可持续35年，预计为福克兰群岛创造超36亿美元的收益1。米莱政府已对60名涉及项目的人员实施经济制裁，并威胁对参与企业进行制裁，试图通过这种方式阻止项目推进1。受到制裁的担忧，已有两家承包商退出了该项目1。
福克兰群岛行政管理者克劳森批评阿根廷的行动构成"经济战争"1。在2013年的主权公投中，福克兰群岛99.8%的居民支持继续与英国保持联系1。
A major oil development project in the Falkland Islands has reignited a long-standing sovereignty dispute between the United Kingdom and Argentina. UK-Israeli joint venture Navitas Petroleum and Rockhopper Exploration are planning to develop the Sea Lion oilfield in the North Falkland Basin, with production expected to begin in 2028.1 The project carries an estimated budget of 1.8 billion dollars and is projected to generate over 3.6 billion dollars in revenue for the Falkland Islands.1 At peak capacity, the field is expected to produce 50,000 barrels of crude oil daily over an operational lifespan of 35 years.1
Argentina's President Javier Milei has mounted an aggressive challenge to the initiative, threatening to launch international legal proceedings at the International Court of the Law of the Sea within two weeks if the project does not halt.1 Milei's government has already imposed economic sanctions on 60 individuals involved in the project and has warned of measures against participating companies.1 Milei characterizes the development as illegal appropriation of Argentine resources, viewing the venture as an encroachment on territorial claims Argentina has maintained over the islands.1 The escalating pressure has already had tangible effects: two contractors have withdrawn from the project due to concerns about the sanctions.1
The Falkland Islands administration has pushed back against Buenos Aires' approach. Falkland Islands Chief Executive Beccy Clausen has described Argentina's actions as constituting "economic warfare."1 Support for the British link remains robust among the islands' residents, with 99.8 percent voting in favor of continued association with the UK in a 2013 referendum on sovereignty.1
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