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PAE kicks off 2026 with $375 million bond at 7.75% to fund Vaca Muerta and LNG

With a focus on shale development and the LNG project, the proceeds will be used to support the company’s aggressive investment plan in Argentina and to refinance existing liabilities. The bond, with an implied 11-year maturity and principal repayments in three annual installments starting in year nine, saw solid demand that allowed it to be priced in the middle of the initial book range of $300 million to $500 million.

EU-Mercosur deal: Key impacts on Vaca Muerta, LNG and mining

By combining the European Union’s engineering expertise and innovation capacity with Mercosur’s unique geological endowment, the treaty will make many energy projects more economically attractive.

The Vaca Muerta Institute adds TotalEnergies as a new partner

Looking toward 2030, projected growth at Vaca Muerta could generate up to 50,000 new jobs, and the Vaca Muerta Institute is positioned as an industry-driven training option to develop upstream specializations in controlled environments.

Vaca Muerta closed 2025 with more than 23,000 fracturing stages, a 34% productivity jump

With 1,791 stages, December reflected a slight slowdown, coming in below the annual monthly average of 1,982 stages and well off the record set in May at 2,588. YPF continued to dominate activity with 778 stages, accounting for 43% of the monthly total.

ABB plant in Tucumán earns global “Mission to Zero” certification with ambitious sustainability measures

It became one of the first 35 facilities, out of the Swiss multinational’s 170 worldwide, to obtain the certification.

Shale24 Special: How the 2026 operator map looks after YPF exits mature fields

During 2025, the company divested approximately 55 mature areas across eight provinces. Quintana Energy, Terra Ignis, Bentia Energy, TSB, PECOM, Petróleos Sudamericanos, Crown Point and PCR are among the new operators.

Javier Milei confirmed for Davos 2026: with a focus on reforms, Vaca Muerta, and LNG exports

In his previous address, Milei emphasized economic freedom and tax reforms as tools to fight poverty, casting the state as a problematic actor. This time, the Argentine president will focus on deregulation of the energy sector and Argentina’s role as an LNG supplier from the Vaca Muerta shale.

Vaca Muerta: Five most studied routes to export Argentine gas to Brazil

Argentine gas exports to Brazil are already operational, albeit at modest initial volumes, with significant growth projected through 2030. Routes and methods for scaling up are under consideration.

Argentina LNG: Japan joins the list of potential partners interested in Vaca Muerta shale gas

Argentina LNG was the main topic that drew more than 60 representatives from Japan’s energy sector to a recent webinar organized by the Argentine Embassy in Japan.

Vaca Muerta and LNG: After the government’s debt sale, what’s next for Argentina’s energy sector?

Exclusive: JPMorgan to serve as structuring bank for the $20 billion Argentina LNG financing

Horacio Marín told Shale24 that the U.S. giant will lead the project finance for the priority 12-MTPA phase once the binding agreement with ADNOC is signed. The FID would be taken in mid-2026, and exports would begin in 2030–31.

YPF moves forward on a binding agreement with ADNOC for the mega LNG project in Vaca Muerta

In an interview with Shale24, Horacio Marín said that XRG could finally sign a binding agreement before the end of the year. The potential impact for Argentina in numbers.

YPF speeds up in Vaca Muerta: Horacio Marín outlines plan to add 50% more company-owned rigs in 2026, reach 250,000 barrels per day and cut costs

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 signed an agreement with a German state-owned company to export LNG starting in 2027

It is the largest LNG sales operation from Argentina in terms of both volume and duration. The agreement was signed by Rodolfo Freyre of Southern Energy South America (SESA) and Frédéric Barnaud of Germany’s SEFE. The deal further strengthens Vaca Muerta’s position as an international player.

Uruguay and Namibia’s southern mirror: What are YPF and ENI seeing on the map?

How a potential discovery off Uruguay could reshape the region’s offshore map