Vaca Muerta

Bitcoin Miners Eyeing Argentina’s Natural Gas Cash Cow

Bitcoin Miners Eyeing Argentina’s Natural Gas Cash Cow

British company FMI Minecraft is working on a project to mine the cryptocurrency Bitcoin using natural gas from Argentina’s Vaca Muerta. The project would be in the Zapala free trade zone in the province of Neuquén and source gas from the Vaca Muerta, or ‘Dead Cow’ shale formation. “Vaca Muerta is great because there are…

March 24, 2022
Vaca Muerta Shale’s Natural Gas Pipe Said ‘First Step to Going Global’

Vaca Muerta Shale’s Natural Gas Pipe Said ‘First Step to Going Global’

Argentina’s government has published a decree granting the natural gas transport concession for the Néstor Kirchner pipeline project to state natural gas buyer Integración Energética Argentina SA (Ieasa). Ieasa, which is also responsible for sourcing liquefied natural (LNG) imports in the country, has been given authorization to create a trust to construct the pipeline. The…

February 25, 2022
Argentina Ramps Up Oil, Natural Gas Output as Efforts to Curb LNG Imports Continue

Argentina Ramps Up Oil, Natural Gas Output as Efforts to Curb LNG Imports Continue

Argentina continues to ramp up its oil and gas production amid high prices and a push from the government to increase output. November oil production was up 15% year/year to 557,000 b/d, the highest monthly figure in nine years, Energy Secretary Darío Martínez said recently. The improvement is mainly because of the Vaca Muerta formation…

December 28, 2021
Fueled by Vaca Muerta, Argentina Oil, Natural Gas Production Riding Hot Streak

Fueled by Vaca Muerta, Argentina Oil, Natural Gas Production Riding Hot Streak

Argentina continues to ramp up its oil and gas production amid high prices and a push from the government to increase output. November oil production was up 15% year/year to 557,000 b/d, the highest monthly figure in nine years, Energy Secretary Darío Martínez said recently. The improvement is mainly because of the Vaca Muerta formation…

December 27, 2021
Argentina Advancing Vaca Muerta Natural Gas Pipeline Project

Argentina Advancing Vaca Muerta Natural Gas Pipeline Project

Natural gas output from Argentina’s Vaca Muerta formation in the Neuquén Basin has been growing steadily, and President Alberto Fernández has greenlighted an infrastructure project to move the fuel to market. The aim of the project is to further spur natural gas production from Vaca Muerta and to reduce the nation’s reliance during winter months…

November 30, 2021
Argentina Launches Third Natural Gas Tender to Boost Production Amid High Prices

Argentina Launches Third Natural Gas Tender to Boost Production Amid High Prices

Argentina’s government has launched a natural gas tender to try to shore up domestic supply starting in the Southern Hemisphere winter in 2022. The majority of the gas would come from the Neuquén Basin, home to the massive Vaca Muerta formation. Energy Secretary Darío Martínez said the objective of the tender — part of the…

October 20, 2021
Argentina Bets on Natural Gas in Hydrocarbons Bill as Vaca Muerta Comes to Life

Argentina Bets on Natural Gas in Hydrocarbons Bill as Vaca Muerta Comes to Life

Argentina’s government has sent a bill to its congress to support the exploration and production of hydrocarbons in Argentina over the next 20 years. One of the key elements of the bill is that the “process of energy transition involves primarily the general adoption of natural gas in the energy matrix.” The bill includes price…

October 1, 2021
Argentina Natural Gas Output Rising Amid Impetus for Vaca Muerta-Brazil Pipeline

Argentina Natural Gas Output Rising Amid Impetus for Vaca Muerta-Brazil Pipeline

Natural gas production in Argentina rose for a second straight month in July as the country’s Plan Gas 4 tender scheme started to show results. “Thanks to Plan Gas 4, we are achieving great production results,” Energy Secretary Dario Martínez said. “We’re breaking production records and this allows us to continue growing the sector and…

August 30, 2021
Argentina LNG Export Ambitions Said Unlikely to Materialize Before 2030

Argentina LNG Export Ambitions Said Unlikely to Materialize Before 2030

Argentina is unlikely to develop serious liquified natural gas (LNG) export capacity this decade because of the current political and economic unpredictability, researchers at the country’s Austral University and the UK’s Oxford Institute for Energy Studies said recently. However, while “Argentina might not become a relevant LNG exporter in this decade,” the country “will continue…

May 12, 2021
Argentina Gearing Up for Winter of Higher Natural Gas Demand, Import Needs

Argentina Gearing Up for Winter of Higher Natural Gas Demand, Import Needs

Argentina has commissioned a second floating, storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to meet higher-than-expected natural gas demand this upcoming winter in the Southern Hemisphere. The country’s natural gas buyer, Integración Energética Argentina (Ieasa), has leased an Excelerate Energy LP FSRU for the Bahía Blanca port. This will add to the existing FSRU now stationed at…

April 21, 2021