Shell Argentina CEO Sean Rooney’s EconoJournal Q&A

(Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Aug.2020) — Shell Argentina President Sean Rooney discussed his company’s operations in Argentina amid the Covid-19 pandemic, including commenting on continued and future development of the Vaca Muerta shale formation. “A lot of economic recuperation post-Covid will come from industry pressures to accelerate the change of energy […]

Equinor Strengthens Presence In Vaca Muerta

(Equinor, 31.Jan.2020) — Equinor and its partner Shell have completed a joint acquisition of the 49% interest held by Schlumberger in the Bandurria Sur onshore block in Argentina’s Neuquén province. The consideration for each partner for their 24.5% interest is $177.5mn. The block covers around 56,000 gross acres in the […]

Schlumberger Completes Sale Of Bandurria Sur

(Schlumberger, 31.Jan.2020) — Schlumberger announced today that it has completed the sale of its 49% interest in the Bandurria Sur Block in Neuquén, Argentina to Shell Argentina S.A. and Equinor. YPF will continue as operator of the block. This divestment covers all of Schlumberger’s interest in the Bandurria Sur shale […]

Argentina’s Shale Boom Hits New Milestone

(Oilprice.com, Irina Slav, 10.Dec.2019) — YPF, the Argentine state energy company, has drilled the longest horizontal oil well lateral, at 3,890 meters, or more than 12,700 feet, in the Vaca Muerta shale play, S&P Global Platts reports, citing a source close to the company. The record-breaking lateral—the horizontal part of […]