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Category: Argentina

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  • Argentina

Argentina’s shale output to stall amid bottlenecks, analyst warns | Reuters

Activity levels are at all-time highs in Argentina’s prime region for oil and gas production, but equipment and transport bottlenecks are limiting its growth, energy executives said on Thursday at Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Sep 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • Argentina

Argentina’s Oldelval to invest $750 million in Vaca Muerta pipeline to boost exports

Argentine oil pipeline operator Oleoductos del Valle (Oldelval) will invest $750 million to double its transport capacity from the Vaca Muerta shale formation, the country’s energy ministry announced Friday, hoping Continue Reading

Posted On : 20 Sep 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • Argentina

Argentina’s Oldelval to invest $750 million in Vaca Muerta pipeline to boost exports

Argentine oil pipeline operator Oleoductos del Valle (Oldelval) will invest $750 million to double its transport capacity from the Vaca Muerta shale formation, the country’s energy ministry announced Friday, hoping Continue Reading

Posted On : 17 Sep 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • Argentina

Could Argentina’s Dead Cow Shale Patch Help Solve The Energy Crisis?

Latin America’s third largest economy is reporting record-breaking hydrocarbon production. Shale oil and natural gas output from the Vaca Muerta basin have been vital in Argentina’s push to ramp up Continue Reading

Posted On : 7 Jul 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • Argentina

Argentine province awards Vaca Muerta pilot oil concessions to Pluspetrol

Argentina’s Neuquen province, home to the huge Vaca Muerta shale oil and gas formation, has awarded two new concessions to energy firm Pluspetrol, the local government said on Friday, with Continue Reading

Posted On : 2 Jul 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • Argentina

The Energy Crisis Has Been A Boon For Argentina’s Dead Cow Shale Patch

The West’s ban on Russian oil imports in response to Putin’s aggression in Ukraine has sent energy prices soaring. Argentina’s Vaca Muerte shale patch may emerge as a major story Continue Reading

Posted On : 19 Jun 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • Argentina

Argentine farmers frustrated as chance to fill global food gap slips away

Wheat prices are soaring as the Ukraine war sparks a global food crisis. But in Argentina, one of the world’s agriculture powerhouses, farmer Aimar Dimo is cutting back the acreage Continue Reading

Posted On : 13 Jun 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • Argentina

Argentina announces tender to build new Vaca Muerta gas pipeline

 Argentina has launched a tender process to build a new gas pipeline out of its huge Vaca Muerta shale formation that is expected to increase current transport capacity by 25%, Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Jun 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • Argentina

Argentina’s YPF to widen drilling to north of Vaca Muerta shale play

 Two exploratory wells planned in Mendoza If results are positive, 150 wells will be drilled on two blocks YPF is building on its shale production growth in Neuquen Argentina’s state-backed Continue Reading

Posted On : 2 Jun 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • Argentina
  • Bolivia

Argentina gov’t says Bolivia gas deal to save $769 mln, replace LNG imports

 Argentina’s new deal with Bolivia to up natural gas imports will bring savings of $769 million in foreign-exchange reserves and replace 14 vessels of increasingly expensive liquefied natural gas (LNG), Continue Reading

Posted On : 9 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • Argentina

Frost fear grips Argentinian soybeans output forecast

Forecast of 42 mil mt could be cut further 9% of area harvested Truckers’ strike poses huge logistical challenge The Argentinian soybean output forecast for 2021-22 crop year (November-October) is Continue Reading

Posted On : 8 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina

One Of The Most Gas-Rich Countries In The World Is Facing An Energy Crisis

Sky-high gas prices and market volatility is weighing on Argentina. Despite being one of the most gas-rich countries in the world, Argentina is facing a massive fuel shortage. Years of Continue Reading

Posted On : 7 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • Argentina

Argentina’s grain transporters call for strike amid fuel shortage

Leaders from Argentina’s major transportation union said on Monday they will call for a national strike to demand an increase in grain freight rates, as higher fuel costs cause tensions Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • Argentina

Argentina’s YPF taking steps to provide diesel to farmers amid shortage concerns

Highlights State-backed refiner says it will step up deliveries Logistics problems are behind the shortfall Farmers fear diesel shortage will stall crop harvest YPF, the biggest oil producer and refiner Continue Reading

Posted On : 31 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • Argentina
  • Oil Supply

Argentina’s retail stations begin rationing diesel amid price controls

Diesel imports have surged in dollar terms Price controls are discouraging importing more Imported diesel is sold at 30% below its import price Argentina’s service stations have started rationing diesel, Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • Argentina

Argentina unveils two large product tenders, but price worries persist in Latin America

Cammesa seeks 12 total cargoes of HSD, fuel oil — half of its last tender Several large LatAm awards or tenders out March 25 after dry spell Argentina’s Cammesa unveiled Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • Argentina

Argentina’s largest gas transporter adding capacity from Vaca Muerta shale play

Highlights TGS to add 17 million cu m/d of capacity Another project planned with 44 mil cu m/d capacity Developments raising export expectations Transportadora de Gas del Sur, or TGS, Continue Reading

Posted On : 24 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • Argentina
  • Climate

La Nina Is Set to Deliver Drought to Argentina’s Soybean Crop

La Nina is set to wreak havoc during Argentina’s upcoming summer, when soybean and corn plants will be growing across the Pampas farm belt. Precious little rain will fall in Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Nov 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina

The Argentine River That Carries Soybeans to World Is Drying Up

Snaking its way through thousands of miles of South American rainforest and pampas and past sprawling soybean and corn farms, the Parana River is the main thoroughfare for Argentine commerce. Continue Reading

Posted On : 24 Nov 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina

Can Argentina Finally Realize Its Oil Potential?

Argentina’s government is under significant pressure to bring the country’s oil industry back to life It is hoped that new reforms in the sector will bring in some much needed Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Sep 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • Argentina

Argentina Attempts To Revive Its Oil Boom

Argentina’s government has unveiled a bill to promote investment in oil and gas in the country with the ultimate goal to boost hydrocarbon production from its key shale play and Continue Reading

Posted On : 17 Sep 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina
  • Brazil

Brazil Discusses Gas Pipeline From Vaca Muerta Shale With Argentina

Brazil is in talks with Argentina about potentially building a $5-billion natural gas pipeline from the Argentinian Vaca Muerta shale play, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said during his weekly live Continue Reading

Posted On : 23 Aug 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • Argentina
  • Shale Oil

Argentina’s YPF launching first shale oil pilot project in Mendoza

Highlights Pilot planned on two blocks Project seen opening new opportunities in shale play YPF also to invest in tertiary recovery YPF, the biggest oil producer and second for natural Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Jul 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina

Argentina’s Oil Industry Is Finally Bouncing Back

While the COVID-19 pandemic and 2020’s oil price collapse hit Argentina’s hydrocarbon sector hard, leading to some analysts to claim that it may never fully recover , there is evidence Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Jul 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • Argentina
  • Shale Oil

Is There Still Hope For Argentina’s Struggling Shale Patch?

Argentina is working to boost its oil production as well as investing in shale as the Latin American oil and gas giant continues to focus on traditional energy. June ended Continue Reading

Posted On : 7 Jul 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina

There Is Light At The End Of The Tunnel For Argentina’s Oil Industry

Protests and civil dissent are once again sweeping across Latin America, a region infamous for its political instability and economic inequality. While Colombia’s security crisis is threatening the strife-torn country’s Continue Reading

Posted On : 21 May 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina

Huge potential, big hurdles for Argentina’s Vaca Muerta

 Vaca Muerta, the biggest shale play in Argentina, is poised for growth in oil and natural gas production and exports as proposed legislation is expected to improve investment conditions, but Continue Reading

Posted On : 20 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina

Argentina’s Pampa to start producing Vaca Muerta oil while boosting gas output

 Pampa Energia, the fifth-biggest natural gas producer in Argentina, is taking its first steps to produce oil from the Vaca Muerta shale play while also stepping up gas output on Continue Reading

Posted On : 15 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina

Argentina’s Vaca Muerta faces oil, gas production decline as protest hits sixth day: sources

Argentina’s oil and natural gas output could begin to fall in the next few days if protesting health workers and truckers continue to block access to fields in Vaca Muerta, Continue Reading

Posted On : 13 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • Argentina

Argentina Mulls Oil Price Controls in Bill to Tap Shale Trove

Matias Kulfas Argentina’s government is pushing for long-term oil price controls as the South American nation runs out of time to unearth a shale trove in Patagonia. The idea of Continue Reading

Posted On : 10 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina

Argentina’s Vaca Muerta fracking activity rises to record high in March

Fracking activity in Vaca Muerta, the biggest shale play in Argentina, rose 7% to 733 frac stages in March from the previous month, reaching the highest level on record as Continue Reading

Posted On : 6 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • Argentina
  • Shale Oil

Argentina’s YPF to invest $1.5 billion to ramp up Vaca Muerta output

Argentina’s YPF said March 19 that it plans to invest more than $1.5 billion this year to ramp up oil and natural gas production in the Vaca Muerta shale play, Continue Reading

Posted On : 20 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • Argentina
  • Chile
  • Shale Oil

Chile Could Save Argentina’s Shale Boom

Latin America just seems to be unable to synchronize its long-mooted upswing with global energy trends. Venezuela boasts the largest reserves on earth yet just as it starts to recover Continue Reading

Posted On : 8 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina

Argentina’s Shale Boom Is Competing With The Best

The oil production decline that the Covid-19 pandemic brought to Argentina’s Vaca Muerta formation now seems like a distant memory. The reserve’s oil output has not only rebounded to pre-pandemic Continue Reading

Posted On : 4 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina

Argentina’s Vaca Muerta fracking activity hits 17-month high in January

Fracking activity in Vaca Muerta, Argentina shot up in January to its highest level in 17 months, according to data released Feb. 3, as demand recovers from an eight-month lockdown Continue Reading

Posted On : 4 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina

Argentina Struggles To Save Its Oil Boom

Argentina’s national state oil company YPF just cannot function in a stable and foreseeable manner, an apprehension that was rekindled by Guillermo Nielsen stepping down from his post of company Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jan 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina
  • Shale Oil

Will Argentina’s Vaca Muerta Shale Play Ever Recover?

Last year was tough for the global oil industry as the COVID-19 pandemic and an ongoing oil supply glut rocked petroleum-dependent emerging economies, notably in South America, to their core. Continue Reading

Posted On : 22 Jan 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina

Fracking activity in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta surges in November

Fracking activity in Vaca Muerta shot up 58% month on month in November, reaching the highest level this year, according to data released Dec. 1, as Mexico’s Vista Oil & Continue Reading

Posted On : 2 Dec 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina

Fuel for Thought: Argentina puts fresh focus on developing Vaca Muerta, but concerns abound

After a bout of financial turmoil in Argentina last month, the government has restored calm in the markets and turned its attention once again to the development of Vaca Muerta, Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Nov 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina

Argentina’s Huge Vaca Muerta Shale Could Become A Stranded Asset

Sharply weaker oil prices, growing threats to oil demand and the imminent arrival of peak oil demand could unleash a wave of stranded oil assets in South America. Among the Continue Reading

Posted On : 18 Nov 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina

Argentina Is In Desperate Need Of An Oil Boom

The administration of Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández is growing increasingly desperate to restart the burgeoning oil boom which was underway before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Argentina has been one of Continue Reading

Posted On : 3 Nov 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina

Argentina To Subsidize Shale Gas Production With $5.1 Billion

Argentina will give subsidies of a total of US$5.1 billion to shale gas drillers in an attempt to revive production in its Vaca Muerta shale play and attract as much Continue Reading

Posted On : 24 Oct 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina

Argentina Looks To Attract $5B Investment To Boost Shale Gas Production

Argentina unveiled this week a new plan for natural gas development, looking to attract US$5 billion in company investments to revitalize gas production in the Vaca Muerta shale play and Continue Reading

Posted On : 17 Oct 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina

Argentine Economic Recovery Falters Amid Tighter Lockdown Rules

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Posted On : 29 Sep 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina
  • Shale Oil

Investors Are Pulling The Plug On Argentina’s Prized Shale Play

Much ink has been spilled about the downfall and dubious recovery of the United States shale oil sector. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude benchmark’s dramatic rock bottom in April, Continue Reading

Posted On : 21 Sep 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina

The Threat Of Oil Nationalism In Argentina

Latin America has a long history of resource nationalism, particularly when it comes to petroleum. Since the end of World War Two, this has acted as a significant deterrent for Continue Reading

Posted On : 7 Sep 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina

Argentina’s YPF to redeploy rigs in Vaca Muerta on export potential: governor

Argentina’s state-backed energy company YPF plans to redeploy 46 rigs in the Vaca Muerta region over the next six months, helping to revive oil and natural gas output from the Continue Reading

Posted On : 3 Sep 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina

Is Argentina’s Shale Too Expensive To Drill?

It is one of the most abundant shale plays in the world, with oil reserves of up to 16 billion barrels and gas reserves of 308 trillion cubic meters—resources that Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Aug 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina

ExxonMobil secures another long-term concession in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta

ExxonMobil has been awarded a 35-year concession for another block in Vaca Muerta, a massive shale play that has been driving the company’s growth in oil and natural gas production Continue Reading

Posted On : 15 Aug 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina

Argentina Scrambles To Salvage Its Shale Boom

Only two years ago analysts were hailing Argentina’s emerging shale oil boom, which many believed would be the next major petroleum frontier in Latin America. The vast Vaca Muerta, or Continue Reading

Posted On : 6 Aug 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple

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