Falkland Islands Maritime Claims & Offshore Oil Dispute Navigator

South Atlantic Claims

Interactive spatial boundaries & contested oil license acreage in North Falkland Basin.

FICZ/FOCZ (UK/FIG) Arg. Continental Shelf Sea Lion Block 14/10 Median Maritime Line

Diplomatic Stance Matrix Dynamic Model

Argentina (Milei Executive Action):

United Kingdom (Sovereignty & FIG):

United States (State Dept. Alignment):

HIGH

Maritime Legal Friction

+$18.4M

Supply Chain Rig Surcharge

Selected Hydrocarbon Zone

Sea Lion Field (PL032)

North Falkland Basin • ~220km North of Stanley

Estimated Reserves: 791 Million Barrels (2C Resources).
Key Operator: Navitas Petroleum (65%), Rockhopper (35%).
Legal Status: Licensed by Falkland Islands Government; declared illicit under Argentine Hydrocarbons Law 26.659 & 26.915.

Argentine Hydrocarbons Sanctions: Law 26.659 (amended by Law 26.915) penalizes corporate entities and offshore vessels engaging in extraction on the Argentine Continental Shelf without Secretariat of Energy authorization, imposing vessel bans and commercial asset disqualification in continental Argentina.