Investments must be directed toward incremental oil or gas production and must meet a minimum investment threshold, maintaining the floor of $200 million that already applies to other projects under the RIGI, Argentina’s Large Investment Incentive Regime.
By Ariel Kogan, Oil and Gas Economics Analyst
The agreement aims to expand initiatives in key areas for the province: from road infrastructure and education to energy access. The company is participating with other operators in financing the paving of the Añelo bypass, a project designed to improve connectivity along key routes heavily used by the industry.
The White House presented its new National Security Strategy, prioritizing access to fossil fuels. The consequences of this geopolitical shift could be felt in Vaca Muerta.
The CEO and President of YPF set out three ambitious goals for 2026 while highlighting the progress achieved so far, with energy focused on boosting operational efficiency and reducing costs.
Southern Energy will ship up to 2 million metric tons per year of LNG to SEFE Securing Energy for Europe for eight years beginning in 2027.
With a 20-year investment plan, the company aims to position itself in the global LNG market by exporting Vaca Muerta natural gas through the Port of La Plata.
Its arrival underscores operators’ push for cutting-edge technology in Latin America’s leading shale formation.
While U.S. shale basins face the maturity of oil fields that once seemed endless, the opposite is unfolding in Argentina’s Patagonia: Vaca Muerta is just getting started, and its momentum is already making allies and rivals take notice.
Vaca Muerta is now the world’s second-most productive shale formation, trailing only the Permian Basin in the United States. Here are the numbers, drivers and projections behind a level of growth Argentina has never seen before.
The project involves a 480-kilometer pipeline that will supply Southern Energy’s Argentina LNG project. This key infrastructure for energy exports is set to finalize its development plan in December. Both TGN and TGS have expressed interest in participating in the project.
A critical piece of equipment has lowered costs, sped up operations and reduced risks in Vaca Muerta, one of the most challenging geological formations in the world.
The oil company set a record in its shale oil production and has logged more than 80% growth in two years
During Vista Energy’s recent Investor Day, where Miguel Galuccio, the company’s chief executive, laid out a strategic plan that includes a US$4.5 billion investment in Vaca Muerta through 2028, Shale24 secured an exclusive interview to capture his outlook.
