News of export

YPF to merge LNG project with rival’s joint venture

Today 12:54 State-run energy company YPF SA will join a venture being developed by rival shale driller Pan American Energy and liquefied natural gas shipper Golar LNG.

ENERGY & GAS

Vista reaps more from crude sales as Argentina frees oil markets

12-07-2024 16:11 Shale driller Vista Energy charged export prices for more than 40% of crude that it sold to domestic refiners in the second quarter.

Bloomberg

Sergio Massa threatens to cut fuel exports amid shortage

30-10-2023 08:21 “If the fuel supply is not resolved by midnight on Tuesday, companies will not be able to send out export ships starting on Wednesday,” Massa tells reporters in Tucumán Province.

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

World's largest crop trading houses tell Argentina to loosen its grip on soy

27-09-2023 12:43 Officials from three of the world's largest crop trading houses have urged Argentina to loosen government restrictions and export taxes on soy production.

PROTECTIVE MEASURES

Government walks back beef export ban, eyes price accord

16-08-2023 12:12 After the country’s customs office announced a 15-day beef ban, Agriculture Secretary Juan José Bahillo denies introduction of measure.

Lithium sector

Argentina’s growing lithium industry hits export records

17-06-2023 13:50 Argentina's lithium industry hit a record high with exports rising to US$60 million in May, up 17% from the same month a year ago.

ELECTIONS 2023

Argentina’s political hegemony crumbles in the face of primaries

17-06-2023 06:04 In a nation accustomed to charismatic leaders that create vertical organisations, the fragmentation of the political field is creating a whole lot of stress and volatility. And savagery has taken over.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

ENERGY & GAS

Official: Néstor Kirchner pipeline is ‘45% complete,’ will be ready by June

16-04-2023 09:46 The Néstor Kirchner gas pipeline will start operating in June and will save US$2.2 billion by 2023, says head of state-owned firm Energía Argentina SA.

PRODUCTION & INDUSTRY

Auto industry takes leap forward after stagnant decade

11-04-2023 16:43 New survey from ADEFA car manufacturers association shows a volume of production not registered since October 2013 – more than 61,000 vehicles in a month.

by Gabriela Maidana

VACA MUERTA

Vaca Muerta awakes as pipelines revive shale hopes

27-02-2023 15:07 Argentina’s energy industry has seen its fair share of false dawns, but the construction of a pipeline is an irrefutable step towards cutting the country's dependency on fuel imports.

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

Argentine grain harvests threatened by persistent drought

16-01-2023 17:53 Drought fears realised as Argentina loses half of soybean crop in main growing area; Experts warn that "economic losses will be substantial," with grain exports expected to slump by 21% in "best-case" scenario.