La cotización de la compañía se vuelve a derrumbar y ya suma una caída del 32% en el último mes.
El proyecto petrolero Sea Lion se encuentra ubicado en el área de las Islas Malvinas.
Buenos Aires, lunes 5 octubre (NA) — La cotización de la petrolera británica Rockhopper se vuelve a desplomar cerca de un 20% en la Bolsa de Londres durante el comienzo de la semana tras ratificar que avanzará con el proyecto Sea Lion en la zona de las islas Malvinas.
Las acciones de la compañía se derrumban este lunes un 19,28% y suman un declive del 32% en el último mes, que incluye una baja del 8,13% entres los primeros dos días hábiles de octubre y una merma cercana a un 18% en septiembre.
El frente adverso para la petrolera se da luego de que haya reafirmado su intención de seguir adelante con la exploración offshore en el área de las Malvinas pese a las sanciones del gobierno de Javier Milei por operar sin el aval argentino.
Rockhopper posee una participación del 35% en Sea Lion, mientras que el 65% restante está en manos de la petrolera israelí Navitas Petroleum, operadora del proyecto. La primera fase contempla 11 pozos y fue financiada y aprobada a fines de 2025, mientras que la perforación de desarrollo está prevista para comenzar a principios de 2027 y la producción se prevé que arranque en el primer trimestre del 2028.
El Gobierno argentino intensificó en las últimas semanas las medidas contra las empresas vinculadas a la explotación de hidrocarburos en torno a las Malvinas, incluyendo expedientes sancionatorios, denuncias penales y acciones judiciales.
En este sentido, el presidente Javier Milei instruyó esta semana el inicio de un arbitraje bajo la Convención de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Derecho del Mar por Sea Lion, donde se espera la conformación de un tribunal de cinco árbitros y previo a las designaciones, la Argentina podría pedir medidas provisionales ante el Tribunal Internacional del Derecho del Mar.
De esta manera, el país viene reforzando el reclamo y la reivindicación de su soberanía sobre las Islas Malvinas, Georgias del Sur y Sándwich del Sur y los espacios marítimos circundantes, actualmente bajo administración británica.
Primicias Rurales
Fuente: Agencia NA
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Rockhopper Shares Plunge Nearly 20% in London After Reaffirming Progress on Sea Lion in the Malvinas Islands (English version)
Oct. 5, 2026 | Current Affairs, Economy / Agricultural Economy, Malvinas Islands
The company’s share price plunges again, bringing its decline over the past month to 32%.
The Sea Lion oil project is located in the Malvinas Islands area.
Buenos Aires, Monday, October 5 (NA) — Shares in British oil company Rockhopper plunged nearly 20% on the London Stock Exchange at the start of the week after the company reaffirmed that it would move forward with the Sea Lion project in the Malvinas Islands area.
The company’s shares fell 19.28% on Monday, bringing their decline over the past month to 32%. This includes an 8.13% drop during the first two trading days of October and a decline of nearly 18% in September.
The adverse market reaction comes after the oil company reaffirmed its intention to proceed with offshore exploration in the Malvinas Islands area despite sanctions imposed by the government of Javier Milei for operating without Argentine authorization.
Rockhopper holds a 35% stake in Sea Lion, while the remaining 65% is owned by Israeli oil company Navitas Petroleum, which operates the project. The first phase comprises 11 wells and was financed and approved at the end of 2025. Development drilling is scheduled to begin in early 2027, with production expected to start in the first quarter of 2028.
In recent weeks, the Argentine Government has intensified measures against companies involved in hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation around the Malvinas Islands, including administrative sanctioning proceedings, criminal complaints and legal actions.
In this context, President Javier Milei instructed the government this week to initiate arbitration proceedings under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) concerning Sea Lion. A five-member arbitral tribunal is expected to be established. Before the arbitrators are appointed, Argentina could request provisional measures from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS).
In this way, Argentina has continued to strengthen its claim and assertion of sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, as well as the surrounding maritime areas, which are currently administered by the United Kingdom.
Primicias Rurales
Source: Noticias Argentinas (NA)
Traducción al inglés
Rockhopper Shares Plunge Nearly 20% in London After Reaffirming Progress on Sea Lion in the Malvinas Islands (English version)
Oct. 5, 2026 | Current Affairs, Economy / Agricultural Economy, Malvinas Islands
The company’s share price plunges again, bringing its decline over the past month to 32%.
The Sea Lion oil project is located in the Malvinas Islands area.
Buenos Aires, Monday, October 5 (NA) — Shares in British oil company Rockhopper plunged nearly 20% on the London Stock Exchange at the start of the week after the company reaffirmed that it would move forward with the Sea Lion project in the Malvinas Islands area.
The company’s shares fell 19.28% on Monday, bringing their decline over the past month to 32%. This includes an 8.13% drop during the first two trading days of October and a decline of nearly 18% in September.
The adverse market reaction comes after the oil company reaffirmed its intention to proceed with offshore exploration in the Malvinas Islands area despite sanctions imposed by the government of Javier Milei for operating without Argentine authorization.
Rockhopper holds a 35% stake in Sea Lion, while the remaining 65% is owned by Israeli oil company Navitas Petroleum, which operates the project. The first phase comprises 11 wells and was financed and approved at the end of 2025. Development drilling is scheduled to begin in early 2027, with production expected to start in the first quarter of 2028.
In recent weeks, the Argentine Government has intensified measures against companies involved in hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation around the Malvinas Islands, including administrative sanctioning proceedings, criminal complaints and legal actions.
In this context, President Javier Milei instructed the government this week to initiate arbitration proceedings under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) concerning Sea Lion. A five-member arbitral tribunal is expected to be established. Before the arbitrators are appointed, Argentina could request provisional measures from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS).
In this way, Argentina has continued to strengthen its claim and assertion of sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, as well as the surrounding maritime areas, which are currently administered by the United Kingdom.
Primicias Rurales
Source: Noticias Argentinas (NA)
Traduccion al inglés: María Marta Cafiero
