News of natural gas

Shell signs accord with Argentina’s YPF to develop LNG plant

19-12-2024 14:57 Shell Plc has signed an agreement with Argentina’s state-run energy company YPF SA to work on a plan to export liquefied natural gas.

GAS & ENERGY

Analysing Argentina’s bid to boost Vaca Muerta natural gas exports

30-11-2024 05:18 A look at the challenges facing President Javier Milei’s government as it attempts to consolidate the natural gas exports from the vast Vaca Muerta formation.

ENERGY & GAS

YPF to merge LNG project with rival’s joint venture

25-11-2024 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

Brazil makes progress on plan to import Argentine natural gas

18-11-2024 16:55 Brazil is moving forward with plans to import natural gas from Vaca Muerta formation in a sign that bilateral business deals can overcome a complicated political relationship.

ENERGY & GAS

Bolivia natural gas shortage sends economy teetering

09-10-2024 13:57 Bolivia's once powerful natural gas industry is now on the verge of collapse as a result of a lack of investment and maintenance. The fall of the state-supported industry has sent shockwaves through Bolivia's economy.

UNITED STATES

Hurricane Milton approaches Florida with 249 km/hr winds

08-10-2024 07:46 Hurricane Milton is set to approach the Florida peninsula as a catastrophic Category 4 storm, bearing down on a region still struggling to recover from Helene’s devastation.

ENERGY & GAS

Bolivia announces discovery of natural gas 'mega-field'

15-07-2024 18:34 Bolivia has discovered a massive natural gas field with reserves of 1.7 trillion cubic feet, its biggest discovery of the fuel since 2005.

ENERGY & GAS

Natural gas crunch as worst winter since 1980 looms

29-05-2024 11:34 Government scrambles to secure supplies of fuel as lower-than-expected temperatures boosts demand for home heating.

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.

BLOOMBERG

Energy mogul boosts shale bet as Argentina’s renewable push stalls

14-10-2023 08:07 Pampa Energía’s bet on fossil fuels comes as Argentina reckons with a pivotal presidential election on October 22.

ENERGY & GAS

Bolivia says it's running out of natural gas, its top earner

31-08-2023 12:09 Bolivia is running out of gas reserves, its main source of economic income, the government of President Luis Arce acknowledged on Wednesday.

Energy Trade

Argentina rejects Russia-sourced LNG cargo, citing sanctions

19-07-2023 17:10 Argentina takes action to prevent Russian LNG import for Enarsa due to sanctions

Bloomberg

Key LNG buyer Argentina faces possible glut amid warmer winter

23-06-2023 00:52 An unusually warm winter in the southern hemisphere is threatening to saddle Argentina with a glut of liquefied natural gas.

ECONOMY

Argentina begins filling the new Néstor Kirchner gas pipeline

21-06-2023 08:33 Argentina starts filling Néstor Kirchner gas pipeline, a key piece of energy infrastructure that could save the country billions in energy imports.

Oil production

Shale oil exports to spur Argentina's trade surplus, official says

07-03-2023 17:07 Booming oil production out of shale patch Vaca Muerta will create surpluses in energy trade for Argentina to the tune of US$8 billion within a few years, says top official.

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.