Vaca Muerta

Argentina’s government on Monday announced that Darío Martínez would take over from Sergio Lanziani as the Energy Secretary, the top position in the energy sector.

Martínez was head of the energy committee in the lower house. He previously worked for state energy firm YPF SA, and he hails from Neuquén Province, where most of the world class Vaca Muerta shale deposit is located.

Energy policy has remained vague under the government of Alberto Fernández, who assumed the presidency at the end of last year, and the industry has been hampered by the coronavirus, leaving the future of Vaca Muerta uncertain. 

“I believe that the relevance of Vaca Muerta has been clear for the new administration ever since they took office,” Buenos Aires-based Principal from Wood...