RIO NEGRO, ARGENTINA (Camilo Ciruzzi, Energy Analytics Institute, 21.Dec.2024) — Production grows 9.5% in the first 10 months of the year, driven by the NeuquĂ©n Basin. Exports increased by 42%, generating over $1.4bn in additional revenues. Argentina’s hydrocarbon sector is undergoing significant growth, and the NeuquĂ©n Basin, home to the […]
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Argentina Axes $2bn Vaca Muerta Gas Pipeline
(Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Jul.2020) — The Vaca Muerta gas pipeline, one of the most ambitious projects of the government of Argentina’s former President Mauricio Macri, was suspended indefinitely by Energy Secretariat Sergio Lanziani, according to details published by local media outlet ClarĂn. Work on the pipeline would have seen it […]
Korean Delegation Visits Vaca Muerta Formation
(Energy Analytics Institute, 19.May.2020) — Korean Ambassador Jang Myung-soo visited the Loma Campana field, where production comes from the Vaca Muerta formation, together with personnel from state controlled YPF, as well as officials from the Ministry of Energy and the Secretary of State (COPADE). The officials toured different points of […]
YPF Names New CEO As Vaca Muerta Faces Setback
(Upstream, 1.May.2020) — Argentine oil company YPF has appointed industry veteran Sergio Affronti as chief executive, replacing Daniel Gonzalez, amid headwinds from the coronavirus pandemic and the collapse in oil prices. Affronti built his career in Argentine oilfields in the Mendoza and Neuquen provinces, and in the Gulf of San […]