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Argentina’s Vaca Muerta Production Helping Counteract Bolivia’s Natural Gas Decline

Argentina’s Vaca Muerta Production Helping Counteract Bolivia’s Natural Gas Decline

Bolivian gas was once the beating heart of South America’s natural gas production, with powerhouse neighbors Argentina and Brazil relying on the landlocked country’s pipeline shipments to keep the lights on. But this is seen coming to an end. Bolivian gas production will decline more rapidly than expected, falling from 1.4 Bcf/d in 2022 to…

January 18, 2023
Bolivia Fading as Natural Gas Exporter to South America

Bolivia Fading as Natural Gas Exporter to South America

Bolivian gas was once the beating heart of South America’s natural gas production, with powerhouse neighbors Argentina and Brazil relying on the landlocked country’s pipeline shipments to keep the lights on. But this is seen coming to an end. Bolivian gas production will decline more rapidly than expected, falling from 1.4 Bcf/d in 2022 to…

January 17, 2023
Argentina Scores Financing for Second Phase of Key Natural Gas Pipeline System

Argentina Scores Financing for Second Phase of Key Natural Gas Pipeline System

Argentina has secured financing for the second leg of the Néstor Kirchner natural gas pipeline system, energy secretary Flavia Royon said this week during a conference in Buenos Aires. She said the state had obtained financing for $689 million from the Brazilian National Development Bank and another $540 million from Latin American development bank Corporacion…

December 13, 2022
Argentina’s YPF Targeting 2023 FID on Integrated LNG Export Project

Argentina’s YPF Targeting 2023 FID on Integrated LNG Export Project

Argentina’s YPF SA is aiming to sanction an LNG export project by the end of 2023, according to CFO Alejandro Lew. YPF and Malaysian national oil company Petronas signed a memorandum of understanding on Sept. 1 to study the potential for an integrated liquefied natural gas export project in Argentina, home of the Vaca Muerta…

December 5, 2022
Argentina’s YPF Sees LNG Exports, Pipeline Expansions Easing Vaca Muerta Takeaway Constraints

Argentina’s YPF Sees LNG Exports, Pipeline Expansions Easing Vaca Muerta Takeaway Constraints

Argentina’s YPF SA is aiming to sanction an LNG export project by the end of 2023, according to CFO Alejandro Lew. Lew and CEO Pablo Iuliano hosted a call to discuss the 51% state-owned oil and gas company’s third-quarter results. YPF and Malaysian national oil company Petronas signed a memorandum of understanding on Sept. 1…

December 2, 2022
Argentina’s YPF Aiming to Sanction LNG Export Project by End-2023

Argentina’s YPF Aiming to Sanction LNG Export Project by End-2023

Argentina’s YPF SA is aiming to sanction an LNG export project by the end of 2023, according to CFO Alejandro Lew. Lew and CEO Pablo Iuliano hosted a call earlier this month to discuss the 51% state-owned oil and gas company’s third-quarter results. YPF and Malaysian national oil company Petronas signed a memorandum of understanding…

November 28, 2022
Vaca Muerta Natural Gas to Fuel Planned Argentina LNG Project

Vaca Muerta Natural Gas to Fuel Planned Argentina LNG Project

Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández unveiled Thursday an LNG project to export gas sourced from the prolific Vaca Muerta formation. The $10 billion project would be developed jointly by Argentine state oil firm YPF and Malaysian liquefied natural gas giant Petroliam Nasional Berhad, aka Petronas. “We have the energy that the world needs and will need…

September 7, 2022
Latin American National Oil Companies Booming, but Stymied by Politics

Latin American National Oil Companies Booming, but Stymied by Politics

National oil companies (NOCs) in Latin America enjoyed record profits in the second quarter on the back of high oil and gas prices, but they remain under pressure from governments facing economic crises. The high oil and gas price environment “has come with a downside which is that in the domestic market, it is very…

September 6, 2022
Fueled By Energy Crisis ‘Opportunity,’ Argentina Set to Develop LNG Export Facility

Fueled By Energy Crisis ‘Opportunity,’ Argentina Set to Develop LNG Export Facility

Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández unveiled Thursday an LNG project to export gas sourced from the prolific Vaca Muerta formation. The $10 billion project would be developed jointly by Argentine state oil firm YPF and Malaysian liquefied natural gas giant Petroliam Nasional Berhad, aka Petronas. “We have the energy that the world needs and will need…

September 2, 2022
Argentina’s YPF Upping Capital Budget to $4B, Driven by Vaca Muerta Shale

Argentina’s YPF Upping Capital Budget to $4B, Driven by Vaca Muerta Shale

Argentine national oil company YPF SA has raised its capital expenditure (capex) forecast for full-year 2022, with a focus on developing the Vaca Muerta Shale formation. New CEO Pablo Iuliano and CFO Alejandro Lew hosted a conference call to discuss the 51% state-owned company’s second-quarter results. “Better-than-expected economic performance so far in 2022 enhanced our…

August 22, 2022