News of neuquen

Protesting health workers lift Vaca Muerta roadblocks

30-04-2021 19:58 Protesting health workers who have deployed roadblocks for the last four weeks, blocking traffic to the giant Vaca Muerta shale basin in Neuquén Province, said on Wednesday that they moved their protests to other parts of Patagonia.

Neuquén province

Shale industry rattled by social unrest in Patagonia

27-04-2021 22:09 Roadblocks near Vaca Muerta shale fields are about to enter their fourth week, with health workers on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic demanding higher wages.

And that reminds me…

From cultural to dead cows

24-04-2021 09:58 The palindrome province of Neuquén features the paradox of supreme political stability with spasmodic social upheavals.

by Michael Soltys

Dino discovery

Titanosaur found in Patagonia may be oldest yet, says study

01-03-2021 11:10 A colossal dinosaur dug up in the south of the country could be the oldest titanosaur ever found, scientists said Sunday.

Energy

Fernández unveils plan to boost production at Vaca Muerta

17-10-2020 08:05 President Alberto Fernández says Argentina wants energy firms to invest some US$5 billion to boost hydrocarbon production and generate jobs in the country’s prized Vaca Muerta shale deposits.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina’s creditors will get better debt deals from provinces

14-08-2020 15:16 National government’s debt restructuring accord was a benchmark, setting a minimum, not a maximum for what investors can expect.

TOURISM & TRAVEL

Neuquén the first province to kick off plans to revive tourism

25-07-2020 08:07 Officials begin to roll out schemes to boost sector, especially in Argentina’s inland provinces.

BLOOMBERG

Provinces gear up for debt battles after first 'selective default'

18-05-2020 16:53 Half-a-dozen regional governments are taking their own steps to weigh up options as Argentina negotiates with holders of its overseas debt ahead of a May 22 deadline.

Bloomberg

Oil price war, virus pandemic postpones plans for Vaca Muerta

01-04-2020 16:56 Argentina's ‘Dead Cow’ oil play was set to the next Permian. But now that dream looks all but dead.

VACA MUERTA

Government tasks Gendarmerie with protecting Vaca Muerta shale formation

17-09-2019 13:36 Security Ministry orders Argentina's border guards to guarantee security of activity at geological formation located in Neuquén basin.

Taxi Attack

City of Neuquén without public transit after attack on taxi driver

15-07-2019 16:11 Workers throughout province block bridges, roads and airport access

SHALE FORMATION

Vaca Muerta finally produces oil, a century after its discovery

06-07-2019 09:06 Obstacles have long prevented the exploitation of Vaca Muerta, Argentina’s famed shale formation in Neuquén. But now, the dead cow is coming to life.