(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 22.Aug.2019) — Argentina’s Energy Secretariat Gustavo Lopetegui held meetings with his Chilean counterpart Juan Carlos Jobet to sign an Emergency Energy Coordination Protocol for energy emergencies and discuss bilateral energy cooperation affecting both natural gas, crude oil and electrical interconnections. The Emergency Energy Coordination Protocol […]
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Argentina’s Energy Secretariat Meets With Governors, Companies
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 20.Aug.2019) — Argentina’s Energy Secretariat Gustavo Lopetegui held a meeting in provinces with governors and oil company executives to discuss recently announced freezes to oil and fuel prices. This was the first such discussion in which the Argentine government sought to establish joint dialogue with […]
LatAmNRG Heard On The Street: Gas Markets, Argentina Tender
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky and Ian Silverman, 25.Jun.2019) — Heard on the street related to the Latin America and Caribbean upstream, midstream, downstream and renewable energies sectors. ARGENTINA — During the first half of July a tender will be launched in Argentina for the construction of a new natural […]
“We Don’t Know Anything Yet” About The Power Outage, Lopetegui Says
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 17.Jun.2019) — Regarding a power outage that affected Argentina and Uruguay on 16 June, Argentina’s Energy Secretariat Gustavo Lopetegui said: “We don’t know anything yet.” An investigation to take at least 15 days will assist Argentine authorities to find the causes of the blackout, reported […]
Power Failure Cuts Power To All Of Argentina And Uruguay, Supplier Says
(BBC, 16.Jun.2019) — A massive electrical failure has left all of Argentina and Uruguay without power, according to a major Argentine electricity provider. Reports said the power cut had also affected parts of Brazil and Paraguay. Argentine media said the power cut occurred shortly after 07:00 (11:00 BST), causing trains […]
Argentina Eyes Exporting Oil In 2020, Lopetegui Says
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 14.Jun.2019) — Argentina’s Energy Secretariat Gustavo Lopetegui highlighted investments announced by Exxon Mobil destined for the massive development the Bajo del Choique – La Invernada block during the 6th Vaca Muerta Executive Board meeting that took place 14 June in NeuquĂ©n. “There are already four […]
Sixth Vaca Muerta Executive Board Meeting In Neuquén
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 14.Jun.2019) — The 6th Vaca Muerta Executive Board meeting took place 14 June in NeuquĂ©n in the presence of the NeuquĂ©n Governor Omar GutiĂ©rrez and Argentina’s Energy Secretariat Gustavo Lopetegui. During the meetings, several sub-working table groups comprised of representatives of the national and provincial […]
Argentina And Brazilian Officials Meet To Discuss Energy Exchanges
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 6.Jun.2019) — Argentina’s Energy Secretariat Gustavo Lopetegui met 6 June with Brazil’s Minister of Mines and Energy Bento Albuquerque under the framework of President Jair Bolsonaro’s visit to Argentina. Two Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) were signed during the meetings related to the exchange of energy […]
Argentina Exported An Average 6 MMcm/d To Chile During 1Q:19
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 25.Apr.2019) — Argentina shipped an average of almost 6 million cubic meters per day (MMcmd/) of natural gas to Chile during the first quarter of 2019, while a peak of 9.6 MMcm/d was achieved in March 2019, Argentina’s Energy Secretariat announced on 25 April 2019 […]
Debt Ghosts Rattle Argentina’s Push For Shale Greatness
(Bloomberg, Alix Steel and Jonathan Gilbert, 24.Apr.2019) — To replicate the kind of shale boom taking place in America’s Permian Basin, Argentina first needs to convince investors it can avoid another financial crisis. Production is creeping up in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta formation, where about 1,000 wells have been drilled since […]
Bolivia Eyes Exporting LNG Through Argentina, Importing Crude
(S&P Global Platts, 22.Apr.2019) — Bolivia is looking at exporting natural gas globally through liquefaction terminals to be built in Argentina, and to buy crude from its southern neighbor, Bolivian President Evo Morales said Monday, a move that would compensate for dwindling sales of its main export to Argentina and […]
Argentina Awards YPF Exploration Permit For Offshore E-1 Area
(Energy Analytics Institute, Pietro D. Pitts, 16.Apr.2019) — Argentina awarded state oil and gas producer YPF with an exploration permit for the E-1 area spanning 15,000 square kilometers offshore Argentina. YPF will have a 100% stake in the area, which was previously administered under an exploration and exploitation association agreement […]
Argentina Sees Steady Growth In Light Crude Exports From Vaca Muerta
(S&P Global Platts, 9.Apr.2019) — Argentina’s state-led YPF is preparing a shipment of light crude from Vaca Muerta, a trend the federal government expects to gain as production increases from the shale play, Argentinian Energy Secretary Gustavo Lopetegui said Tuesday. “This year for the first time in many years we […]
Argentina Energy 2019: Oil & Gas, Lithium and Energy Transition
(Institute of the Americas, 4.Apr.2019) — On March 27-28, the Institute of the Americas convened its annual Energy Roundtable in Buenos Aires with the participation of over 100 representatives from the federal, provincial and city government, regulators, industry, academia and civil society. The two day Roundtable counted several high level […]