Vaca muerta
Argentina on the brink of an energy golden age. Can it become a global player?
Hydrocarbon production in Argentina began in 1922 with the creation of Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (in Spanish, YPF), the world’s first state-owned oil company. ...
Juan Marcos PollioOctober 13, 20260
Not even the oil boom can stop private sector job loss
Private sector registered employment fell again to close the first half of 2026. According to labor ministry data, monthly registered employment in the...
Juan Marcos PollioSeptember 12, 20260
Peter Thiel enters oil market with US$76 million stake in Vaca Muertas top exporter
United States billionaire entrepreneur and venture capitalist Peter Thiel has bought a US$76 million stake in Argentina’s biggest oil exporter, Vista Energy, marking...
Buenos Aires HeraldAugust 18, 20260
YPF files for largest-ever RIGI project at US$51 billion
Argentina’s majority state-owned energy company YPF announced on Thursday that it will file to bring its Argentina LNG project under the country’s Large...
Buenos Aires HeraldAugust 14, 20260
US issues strong warning to Argentina over China: It wont help attract investment
The United States government is no longer disguising its intention to block closer ties between Argentina and China, and has openly stepped up...
Matias OrtegaAugust 13, 20260
Could Argentina export oil and gas through the Pacific Ocean?
Chilean Energy Minister Ximena Rincón visited the Vaca Muerta field in Neuquén province a few weeks ago and invited Argentina to use their...
Juan Marcos PollioJuly 11, 20260
The Vaca Muerta boom has a job creation problem
One of the most significant economic developments of the Milei presidency has been the exponential growth of the unconventional oil fields in Vaca...
Juan Marcos PollioMay 9, 20260
ItalianArgentine consortium wins bid for Vaca Muertas largest LNG project
A consortium made up of Argentine construction company Víctor Contreras and Italian Sicim won the tender to build the largest liquified natural gas...
Buenos Aires HeraldApril 30, 20260
What effects could the war in the Middle East have on the Argentine energy market?
*This story by Matas Ortega was originally published in mbito The escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, following the combined United...
Buenos Aires HeraldMarch 3, 20260
Patagonias whale watchers fear impact of Argentinas gas export plans
This article was originally published on Dialogue Earth under the Creative Commons BY NC ND license. Cover image: A southern right whale in Argentine Patagonia. (Image: Paula Faiferman...
Matias AvramowJanuary 25, 20260
