Tag: Javier Iguacel
U.S.-Argentine Cos. Identify $270 Mln In New Vaca Muerta Developments
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 20.Nov. 2018) — A road show by an Argentina delegation to New Orleans and Houston last week brought together 35 Argentine companies and another 50 U.S. companies interested in forging ties and business ventures in the Vaca Muerta shale formation. “It was a very successful […]
Argentina Initiates U.S. ‘Vaca Muerta’ Road Show
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 12.Nov.2018) — Officials from Argentina initiated a road show today in the U.S. aimed at attracting investments in the Vaca Muerta formation in Neuquen. Argentina’s Energy Secretary Javier Iguacel, along with officials and representatives from more than 30 oil companies, plan to participate in the […]
Argentina Awaits Hydrocarbon Investments Of Nearly $13 Billion in 2019
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 8.Nov.2018) — Argentine hydrocarbon investments are projected to increase in 2019 compared to 2018, announced the country’s Energy Secretary Javier Iguacel. “This year they invested $9 billion in oil and gas. Next year we expect investments of $13 billion and double the amount of equipment […]
Argentina Allocates $500 Million For Users To Generate Energy
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 4.Nov.2018) — Argentina’s government has allocated $500 million for a special fund to be used to subsidize loans for the purchase of solar systems that allow users to generate their own electricity. “There will be a credit subsidy so repayment of the investment is in […]
Argentina Looks to Cease Bolivian Gas Imports By 2020
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 16.Oct.2018) — With its own gas projects to develop, Argentina is seeking to reduce imports of natural gas and by 2020 it expects to stop buying it completely from Bolivia. In the run up period, Argentina looks to reduce Bolivian gas imports by 20% in […]
Methane Fears Cloud Argentina’s Shale Oil And Gas Future
(Financial Times, Benedict Mander, 23.Sep.2018) — Green energy groups say huge shale oil and gas reserve is leaking greenhouse gases. Jorge Daniel Taillant used a $100,000 infrared camera this year to investigate whether oil and gas installations in Vaca Muerta were leaking toxic gases. The grainy black-and-white thermal images that […]