Argentina seeks tribunal order against UK oil activity near Falklands

A motorcyclist rides past murals depicting soldiers and a map of the Falkland Islands, known in Argentina as the Islas Malvinas, commemorating the 1982 war between Britain and Argentina over the Falklands, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 15, 2026. REUTERS/Alessia Maccioni

Oct ⁠13 (Reuters) - Argentina's government ⁠said on Tuesday ‌it had filed a request for ​provisional measures ⁠with the ⁠International Tribunal for the ⁠Law ‌of the ⁠Sea seeking to halt ​British-authorized ‌hydrocarbon activity near the ⁠Falkland ​Islands.

The request aims to ⁠prevent theUnited Kingdom ​from exploiting hydrocarbon resources on the ⁠continental shelf of the Northern Falklands Basin, ​the government ⁠added in ​a statement.

(Reporting ‌by Aida Pelaez-Fernandez; ​Editing by Lucinda Elliott)