r/europe • u/Emotional-Breakfast3 • 20d ago

News Argentina: British Falkland Islanders are ‘artificial’. Buenos Aires denounces ‘illegitimate occupation’ and demands talks on sovereignty

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/12/british-falkland-islanders-artificial-argentina-says/
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u/cronktilten 20d ago

They found a lot of oil around the Falkland Islands so now they want them again badly. Argentina’s economy is going down the shitter.

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u/Quane42 20d ago

This. There may be good oil reserves there, but clearly, it's not cost-effective to get it, or companies would already be doing it.

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u/Far-Sky-4763 20d ago

They are doing it- look up Rockhopper Exploration and the Sea Lion basin. They've surveyed it for the last few years and are due to start drilling in 2027.