Argentina sues companies drilling off Falkland Islands

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The Argentine government on Tuesday sued several energy companies that are drilling for oil near the Falkland Islands, the latest proxy fight in a longstanding dispute over the far-flung archipelago, though analysts say it will have little practical effect.

Daniel Filmus, the Argentine official responsible for the islands, told The Associated Press that the suit was filed in the Tierra del Fuego province in southern Argentina.

The government is suing British companies Rockhopper Exploration, Premier Oil and Falkland Oil and Gas, along with American company Noble Energy and Edison International SpA from Italy. It's also suing several others that have collaborated and provided logistical support to the larger companies.

"Argentina will defend its natural resources," said Filmus, arguing that the companies are performing illegal acts by drilling near the islands, which the Argentine government claims.

http://news.yahoo.com/argentina-sues-companies-drilling-off-falkland-islands-155811547.html

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1. "Argentina will defend its natural resources,"

LOL, good one Argentina....I think you mean the UK's resources. How colonial imperial of them.