The Feasibility Study projects average annual output of 148,000 tonnes over 22 years, with a $5.4 billion NPV and 27.8% after-tax IRR at the study's $5.45/lb sensitivity price — making Los Azules the first copper project in Argentina under RIGI
A $1.5 billion commitment to a single Vaca Muerta block and a new self-supply gas model have turned Argentina's largest power generator into an integrated oil producer — a transformation now documented in the company's annual SEC filing.
The Techint Group's E&P subsidiary increased the cap on its local bond program as it pursues a $2.4 billion plan to scale Los Toldos II Este from 20,000 to 70,000 bbl/d within 18 months. Part of the new ceiling is already committed to outstanding instruments.
Across 4 exploratory campaigns, YPF will have invested close to $280 million in the Austral Basin formation without producing a single commercial barrel — on the same day 14 provincial operators signed a 10-year, 5% royalty program for unconventional production
The grid recorded 3,049.5 GWh of wind output in January–February, with PCR's Mataco 3 Picos topping the production ranking and Arauco's newly commissioned stages posting a 187.5% surge. Whether 2026 can break the 2025 annual record of 18,628 GWh will hinge on the May–August Patagonian wind season.
With cumulative investment of approximately $1.6 billion, the South Korean company targets 50,000 tpa of combined lithium hydroxide and carbonate production from its Salar del Hombre Muerto operations
Bahía Blanca shipped more LPG to India in the first three months of 2026 than in all of 2025. Vortexa data show 78% of those cargoes sailed before the conflict disrupted Strait of Hormuz transit
The announcement, made during Argentina Week in New York, includes the expansion of Tratayén, a 573-kilometer NGL pipeline and a maritime terminal in Bahía Blanca. The project could reach a final investment decision (FID) within 60 days, according to Shale24.
The expansion of the incentive regime to hydrocarbon production not only added fiscal benefits to Pampa Energía’s project in Vaca Muerta, it also changed its scale. Previously outside the program’s scope, the company led by Marcelo Mindlin is now accelerating its development curve toward a plateau of 45,000 barrels per day by 2027.
With Veladero and Diablillos, the sector now accounts for six of the 12 projects approved under the regime. The pending pipeline — led by Glencore with $13.5 billion in copper projects — suggests that share will grow even further.
This technical study, integrating for the first time the Josemaría deposit in San Juan, Argentina, and Filo del Sol on the Argentina-Chile border, not only confirms the viability of a world-class binational district but also projects $18 billion in investment over the project’s life.
The family-owned company based in San Nicolás, Buenos Aires province, has begun installing its industrial facilities, which will have an annual steel production capacity of 360,000 tons starting in 2028. The company plans to export to the European Union.
The company aims to achieve first production in the first half of 2026, positioning Galan as a low-cost, high-efficiency player in the heart of the Lithium Triangle.
The Economy Ministry reported that total exports reached $6.037 billion in 2025, the highest level on record. Lithium also posted a new record, and the Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI) is expected to be one of the main drivers sustaining the sector’s growth in the coming years.
Vicuña aims to become one of the world’s largest copper, gold and silver districts. It recently applied to Argentina’s Incentive Regime for Large Investments, known as RIGI, under the Long-Term Strategic Export Projects category.
