The UK's encroachment on the natural resources of the Argentine continental shelf has ceased to be a latent threat and has become an administrative and legislative roadmap with an execution date: 2028. Between April 6 and 10, 2026, the usurping administration held the Second Economic Development Forum , an event designed to lay the foundations for what they call a "petroleum economy nation".

The Guyana model: A mirror of colonial extractivism

The presence of Kathy Smith , president of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Guyana), is no coincidence. The British regime seeks to replicate Guyana's explosive growth model in the Malvina Islands, a model that, following ExxonMobil 's discoveries, has become the world's fastest-growing economy.

For the usurpers, Guyana's experience serves as a guide for managing the projected 910 million barrels of oil in the Sea Lion field, north of the archipelago. The objective is clear: to transform a militarily occupied territory into a self-sustaining financial hub by exploiting foreign resources.

Shielding the looting: The "Sovereign Fund"

One of the most alarming points to emerge from the deliberations, and promoted by the illegitimate colonial legislator Lewis Clifton , is the creation of a Sovereign Wealth Fund . Under the guise of "intergenerational protection" and following in Norway's footsteps, the colony seeks to:

Argentina's blindness: From Macri to Milei

What is unacceptable is that this British economic advance on Argentine resources is occurring in the face of the absolute denial and willful blindness of the national and provincial authorities.

Since 2015, under Mauricio Macri 's administration, through the inaction of Alberto Fernández , and continuing into the current administration of Javier Milei , Argentine foreign policy has deserted and capitulated in the effective defense of South Atlantic resources. Warnings from veterans and academic sectors are ignored while the consortium formed by Rockhopper and Navitas advances without real and effective sanctions.

The government of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands , headed by Gustavo Melella , deserves special mention. Given that the Malvina Islands are an integral part of its provincial jurisdiction, the lack of a clear and decisive stance, and of legal action in this oil forum, deepens the vulnerability of national and Fuegian heritage. This is especially concerning given its complicity and necessary role in allowing Harbour Energy to acquire a stake in the offshore Fénix field last year. Fénix is operated by the French company Total Energy, which operated in the Malvinas with an illegal British license and sold Navitas the majority stake it now holds in Sea Lion.

Thus, the forum that concluded this Friday, April 10, was not a mere technical meeting; it was an act of colonial consolidation . The usurpers no longer simply occupy the land and steal fishing resources in Argentine waters surrounding the Malvina Islands; they are now planning how to invest the money from oil that does not belong to them.

The silence of the Casa Rosada and the Tierra del Fuego government is not just omission: it is the silent surrender of the homeland and the wealth of future generations of Argentinians.

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Mercopress