HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Editores Latin Petroleum, 15.Aug.2026, Word: 254) â Argentinaâs mining sector is taking the front stage and spot light under the countryâs Incentive Regime for Large Investments, also known as RIGI.
Projects approved in the mining sector are dominating the RIGI tally sheet in terms of the number of projects approved, investments and direct and indirect employment, as shown below in the following 4 graphs.
(Schlumberger, 12.Apr.2017) â Schlumberger President of Operations, Patrick Schorn, and YPF Chairman, Miguel Ăngel GutiĂ©rrez, signed an agreement to start a shale oil pilot project in Bandurria Sur Block in Vaca Muerta, NeuquĂ©n. The agreement, signed in YPFÂŽs offices in Buenos Aires involves a USD 390 million phased investment by […]
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Isaac Silvestre, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Jun.2025, Words: 195) â Argentina’s crude oil production from NeuquĂ©n averaged 468,683 barrels per day (b/d) in May 2025, which represents a new record in the province’s production history. This production is up 1.43% compared to Apr. 2025 and up 18.95% compared […]
(Energy Analytics Institute, 20.Apr.2022) â Argentina’s state-owned oil giant YPF Sociedad AnĂłnima reported total production of 470 thousand equivalent barrels per day (Mboe/d) in 2021, up 1% versus 467 Mboe/d in 2020. In 2021, YPF produced 211 Mb/d of oil, 34 Mb/d of NGLs and 1,260 million cubic feet per […]