BLOOMBERG War turns Argentina's shale boom dream into gas-buying nightmare 28-03-2022 13:10 Despite huge shale-gas deposits, Argentina is competing for shipments of liquefied natural gas – its timing could scarcely be worse, as prices have skyrocketed.
ANALYSIS Vaca Muerta: a failed opportunity that will cost Argentina 16-03-2022 21:13 When trying to explain why we fail as a country, look no further than the Vaca Muerta debacle. by Agustino Fontevecchia
ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY Deepwater oil targeted by Argentine activists who quashed mining 11-01-2022 21:50 After a recent victory in Chubut Province, environmental activists in Argentina are trying to prevent new oil exploration in the Atlantic Ocean.
BLOOMBERG Argentina crude pipeline partly shut for repairs after spill 16-12-2021 16:38 Leak found in main crude oil pipeline carrying oil produced in Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale formation.
BLOOMBERG Shell, YPF to invest US$300M at Vaca Muerta in next two years 05-11-2021 02:12 With a US$300-million investment, the companies hope to reach a production of 15,000 barrels per day by 2024 and employ 800 people.
Dead cow bounce Vaca Muerta awakes to reach record production levels 15-06-2021 16:32 Vaca Muerta shale mega-deposit reached historic levels of activity last month, according to a new report.
HEALTHCARE WORKERS PROTEST 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.
BLOOMBERG Oil tycoon Bulgheroni's low-carbon frack dream is proving a tough sell 22-04-2021 12:31 Billionaire Alejandro Bulgheroni’s dream of making fracking more environmentally friendly is running up against the reality of shale-patch economics.
BLOOMBERG Vaca Muerta: Shale driller Vista emerges as a leading producer 01-03-2021 14:29 Vista Oil & Gas has become one of the largest oil producers in the shale-rich Vaca Muerta basin, and is aiming for further growth in 2021.
SHALE Argentina’s shale ambitions hang in the balance 20-02-2021 05:59 YPFF needs to find more than US$1 billion to spur drilling at Vaca Muerta. At stake is not only the company’s growth strategy, but the future of the shale play itself.
AS I SEE IT Weighed down by an entitlement culture 06-02-2021 09:50 Will Argentina be able to prosper in the brave new world that is coming our way? Not unless she manages to change lanes in the near future. As things stand, this is most unlikely to happen. by James Neilson
Bloomberg YPF to sell flagship office tower to keep shale dream alive 07-01-2021 15:52 YPF SA plans to sell its iconic office tower in Puerto Madero, which could bring in some US$400 million.