Argentina is rapidly emerging as a major South American oil and natural gas producer, driven by the successful exploitation ...

The Vaca Muerta shale formation in Argentina recently captured the attention of the global energy industry due to its immense potential for oil production. With the capability to produce over 1 ...

Despite near-term cutbacks, YPF and global players like Equinor and TotalEnergies reaffirm commitment to Vaca Muerta.

TotalEnergies said on Wednesday that its affiliate Total Austral had agreed to sell its 45% interest in two unconventional ...

Oil-drilling activity in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale patch is set to weaken in the near term as companies restrain spending ...

Vaca Muerta has attracted international and local firms who are willing to assume the risks that investing in Argentina has historically entailed. Production is ramping up and pipelines are being ...

"Vaca Muerta can provide 2 million barrels per day without any problem," Sureda added. Argentina's shale oil production currently is around 400,000 barrels per day.

Earlier this month, Exxon said that it plans to drill 90 wells in the Vaca Muerta, with first-phase peak production expected to reach 55.000 oil equivalent barrels per day in five years.

Vaca Muerta could be the key to unlocking a shale boom in Argentina. Joaquin Temes We find ourselves in the tough situation of looking for rational reasons to be optimistic about the future of ...

Argentina's booming shale production in Vaca Muerta, a formation that rivals the United States' Permian Basin, is at risk of running out of road as infrastructure to handle the oil and gas nears ...

Argentina's state-oil firm YPF (YPFDm.BA) led production in the region with 55% of Vaca Muerta's oil output in the quarter, contributing to the company's strong third quarter results.

During a March 13, 2018 panel discussion at CERAWeek by IHS Markit, YPF Executive Vice President Marcos Browne, right, speaks about his company's plans to use the development of the Vaca Muerta ...