Argentina
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August 06, 2025
TotalEnergies is selling its 45% stake in two Vaca Muerta shale blocks to YPF for $500 million, shifting focus to core assets in Argentina’s Neuquén Basin and offshore Tierra del Fuego.
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August 05, 2025
Oil-drilling activity in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale patch is set to weaken in the near term as companies restrain spending, said the chief executive officer of the region’s biggest crude producer YPF SA.
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July 15, 2025
Sulzer's new facilities will support essential industries in the region, including oil and gas and power generation. The expansion underlines Sulzer's global strategy of establishing full-service, in-region capabilities to meet the needs of its industrial customers.
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June 30, 2025
Argentina must give up its controlling stake in signature energy company YPF SA within two weeks after a New York judge sided with litigators in a $16 billion judgment, delivering a setback to President Javier Milei before crucial midterm elections.
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June 27, 2025
TotalEnergies is in talks with potential buyers for its shale oil assets in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta, as international operators look to exit the region amid improved valuations and shifting investment priorities.
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May 02, 2025
Golar LNG has reached final investment decision (FID) for the 20-year re-deployment charter of the FLNG Hilli Episeyo (FLNG Hilli). The vessel will be chartered to Southern Energy S.A. (SESA), offshore Argentina, to monetize gas from the Vaca Muerta shale formation.
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April 30, 2025
Argentina shale operator YPF has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Globant, a digitally-native company focused on transforming companies through the use of AI. Through the agreement, YPF will apply AI technology across its supply chain operations.
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April 16, 2025
Vista Energy has acquired Petronas' 50% stake in the Vaca Muerta shale basin in a deal valued at $1.5 billion USD. Vista estimates that the area, known as La Amarga Chica (LACh) could potentially hold 400 new well locations to be drilled in its inventory (at 100% working interest). The remaining 50% of LACh is held by operator YPF S.A.
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April 02, 2025
Chevron Corp., YPF SA and other oil drillers are planning a major Argentine pipeline to handle rising output from the Vaca Muerta shale region. The pipeline is seen as integral to starting production from several fields.
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March 18, 2025
Malaysia’s Petronas is evaluating a sale of its shale oil asset in Argentina, a move that would complete its exit from the country’s booming Vaca Muerta fields as several international drillers also look to divest from the region.
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February 28, 2025
Equinor ASA has discussed selling stakes in Argentine shale oil assets to its joint venture partner, state-run oil company YPF SA. According to a person familiar with the matter, Equinor, Norway’s biggest oil company, has started a process to value and assess the assets.
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January 23, 2025
(Bloomberg) – Argentina scored its widest annual energy trade surplus in nearly two decades in 2024 thanks to booming oil and gas production in the country’s Vaca Muerta shale patch. It’s forecast to do even better this year.
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December 27, 2024
Golar LNG has acquired Seatrium’s and Black & Veatch’s minority ownership interests in the FLNG Hilli. The total consideration for the acquisitions is $90.2 million, of which $59.9m is in equity and $30.3 million is a pro-rata share in the existing FLNG Hilli debt facility.
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December 09, 2024
(Bloomberg) – A shale-drilling frenzy in Argentina has put the country on the verge of leapfrogging regional rival Colombia as a top-three crude producer in South America.
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November 25, 2024
(Bloomberg) - Argentine state-run energy company YPF SA will join a venture being developed by rival shale driller Pan American Energy Group SL and liquefied natural gas shipper Golar LNG Ltd., Executive Chairman Horacio Marin said.
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October 31, 2024
(Bloomberg) -- Exxon Mobil Corp. has agreed to sell most of its assets in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale patch to Pluspetrol S.A., as Exxon shifts focus to other areas of interest, including Guyana.
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October 20, 2024
Argentina energy producer Pampa Energia SA will soon decide whether to partner on a multibillion-dollar LNG plant as President Milei’s deregulation tactics accelerate development of the world’s second-biggest shale gas deposit.
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September 22, 2024
The Fenix field is part of the Cuenca Marina Austral 1 (CMA-1) concession. With a production capacity of 10 MMcmd (70,000 boed), the Fenix development consists of a new unmanned platform, located in 70 m water depth and connected to the existing CMA-1 facilities.
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Petrobras on the hunt for shale gas deals in Argentina’s prolific Vaca Muerta to increase production
August 26, 2024
New momentum in Vaca Muerta means Argentina could export gas to Brazil as soon as next year. But instead of just importing the fuel, Petrobras would like to be involved on the production end, people familiar with the matter said.
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August 11, 2024
Shale accounted for 52% of YPF’s second-quarter production of the equivalent of 539,000 bopd, up from 45% in the same period last year. Industry plans that it’s spearheading for a new shale oil pipeline are also accelerating, with drillers already negotiating to fill two thirds of capacity.
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June 14, 2024
The Vaca Muerta, Spanish for dead cow, is an oil and gas field in western Argentina, which is said to have natural gas reserves that rival the Permian basin. Its shale oil production, currently at about 300,000 bpd, is expected to grow to more than 1 MMbpd by 2030.
