BELIZE CITY, BELIZE (Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 3.May.2025, Words: 220) — Southern Energy S.A. (SESA) was founded in 2024 with the sole purpose of sourcing natural gas from Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale formation as a feedgas to anchor future liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the Southern Cone country, home to the Vaca Muerta, the 2nd largest unconventional gas resource in the world, and the 4th largest unconventional oil resource in the world.
The shareholding companies that comprise SESA include: Pan American Energy (30% WI), state-owned YPF SA (25% WI), Pampa Energia (20% WI), Harbour Energy (15% WI) and Golar LNG Ltd. (10% WI).