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Equinor said to approach YPF on Argentina shale assets sale

28-02-2025 10:28 Equinor ASA has discussed selling stakes in Argentine shale oil assets to its joint venture partner, state-run oil company YPF SA.

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.

US intervenes in YPF nationalisation court case

07-11-2024 20:43 United States asks judge to reject ‘vulture fund’ lawsuit seeking to seize YPF assets; Burford and Eton Capital funds are demanding company assets to guarantee payment on ruling obliging the state to pay US$16 billion for the expropriation of state energy firm.

YPF chief announces state firm will sell off Metrogas shares

30-10-2024 11:16 Horacio Marín, president of state energy firm YPF, says company will sell off its shares in distributor Metrogas during speech to regional production forum.

Petrobras eyes Argentina deals to boost energy imports

26-08-2024 14:42 Brazil’s state-controlled oil producer Petrobras is hunting for shale gas deals in Argentina.

Burford cites governor in pursuit of US$16-billion YPF award

13-08-2024 14:39 Burford Capital suggests remarks by Buenos Aires Province Governor Axel Kicillof support its push to collect a US$16-billion US court award against YPF oil company.

YPF chooses Río Negro, not Buenos Aires Province, for new LNG plant

31-07-2024 17:46 Bahía Blanca was one of the areas being considered to house the ambitious project which will require between US$30 billion and US$50 billion; Decision is a major blow for nation's most populous region.

Could Argentina's gold reserves be seized due to YPF debt?

25-07-2024 18:02 The government’s plan to get liquidity and show financial fortitude has opened a window of uncertainty in the face of possible international suits. There are priors which support the alert, and others that play it down.

by Ariel Maciel

RIGI and the ‘frack, baby, frack’ consensus

18-05-2024 06:15 Argentina is not alone in the region in debating what to do with its resources or how the market and the government should engage with one another.

by Marcelo J. García

YPF’s US$2.5-billion shale oil pipeline moves ahead after approval

10-05-2024 17:30 YPF SA is moving ahead with plans to build a US$2.5-billion cross-country pipeline that’s key to unlocking exports of crude from the vast Vaca Muerta shale patch.

Brazil backs Argentina in fight over US$16-billion US YPF judgment

05-03-2024 14:02 Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Uruguay file "friends of the court" brief to assist Argentina’s appeal against a US$16.1-billion US court judgement over the controversial 2012 nationalisation of oil company YPF SA.

Argentina’s US$18-billion Chinese FX line eyed for US YPF judgement

29-02-2024 00:15 Burford Capital, trying to collect on a US$16-billion US court judgement against Argentina, is exploring whether a currency swap line with China could be used to satisfy the debt.

Argentina’s US$16.1-billion YPF judgement is now open to collection

11-01-2024 16:12 US judge rules against Argentina's bid to push back collection efforts for US$16.1-billion court judgement related to its 2012 takeover of oil company YPF SA.

YPF sells US$800-million bond to fund debt buyback

10-01-2024 21:26 State-owned oil driller YPF SA taps international investors with a new dollar bond to help finance a buyback of existing debt.

Perpetual bonds unlikely to be the answer in YPF case

28-12-2023 00:35 Javier Milei’s suggestion that Argentina could issue debt to comply with a US$16-billion lawsuit award related to the nationalisation of oil company YPF has met with scepticism from investors.

Milei lifts imports controls in free trade push

28-12-2023 00:27 Government lifts import restrictions as the Central Bank prepares to sell dollar bonds to pay down commercial debt.

Argentina gets delay on payment of US$16.1 billion in YPF case

23-11-2023 13:06 Judge agrees to temporarily delay enforcement of a US$16.1 billion court judgment against Argentina over its 2012 expropriation of oil company YPF.

Oil driller YPF surges as victorious Milei touts privatisation

20-11-2023 17:46 YPF SA surges following election of Javier Milei, who says he plans to privatise the state-owned oil and gas producer and remove controls stymieing the sector.

YPF court case: Argentina asks for extra time as litigators seek payment

28-09-2023 16:11 Litigators are requesting Argentina's government pay US$16.1 billion awarded to minority shareholders in a major court decision last month over the 2012 nationalisation of state oil firm YPF.

Burford seeks to begin collecting US$16-billion Argentina judgment

25-09-2023 21:21 Litigation funder, which acquired claims of YPF ex-shareholders in 2015, seek permission from court begin collection efforts to satisfy a US$16-billion judgment over firm's expropriation, saying it is clear that Argentina had “no intention” of paying up.