Is The Argentinian Shale Boom Finally Taking Off?
Argentina’s state oil and gas company YPF expects its oil and gas production from shale deposits to increase 35 percent this year thanks to falling costs at the huge Vaca Continue Reading
Vista Oil & Gas seals $700m Argentina deal
Six months after bursting on to the Mexican stock market with the third-biggest initial public offering since 2015 and the promise to become a Latin American energy champion, Vista Oil Continue Reading
Argentina’s YPF finalizes deal with Statoil to develop Vaca Muerta
Argentina’s state-run energy company YPF said Thursday it has finalized a deal with Norway’s Statoil to jointly explore and develop a block targeting Vaca Muerta, the country’s largest shale play. Continue Reading
Exxon To Start Exporting Vaca Muerta Gas
Exxon will start exporting natural gas from the massive Vaca Muerta shale play in Argentina to Chile, local media reported . This will make the world’s top oil company the Continue Reading
Statoil takes stronger position in Argentina’s shale
Statoil owned Fagervika oil reservoirs in Trondheim, Norway in 2009. Photo by Sveter/Wikimedia Commons Nov. 30 (UPI) — Norwegian energy company Statoil said it expanded its footprint in Argentina by Continue Reading
Can Argentina Replicate The U.S. Shale Boom?
Argentina has consistently been hyped as the location where the next shale revolution will unfold. The unfolding has taken some time, but progress in shale production is starting to take Continue Reading
Argentina’s YPF To Invest $21.5B From 2018 To 2022
YPF plans to invest $21.5 billion in the country from 2018 to 2022. BUENOS AIRES, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Argentina’s state-controlled energy company YPF plans to invest $21.5 billion in Continue Reading
$800 Million Gas Pipeline Proposed As Argentina Preps For Shale Boom
Gas transporter TGS, controlled by Pampa Energía, has proposed an $800 million pipeline and gas treatment plant in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale fields, a company source said, aiming to address Continue Reading
Russia Gets Foothold In The World’s Hottest NatGas Discovery
Chinese E&P major Sinopec reportedly put its Argentina assets up for a $1 billion sale this week. With one of the interested buyers said to be Russia’s Rosneft. And that Continue Reading
Argentina Doubles Down On Shale Gas And Renewables
Traditionally one of the most prominent oil and natural gas markets in South America, Argentina is increasingly turning towards alternative forms of energy, with the government exploring shale gas and Continue Reading