Argentina
Industry
Argentina's oil and gas production has fallen 4.3% and 3.7% to 622,949 barrels per day (b/d) and 48.41bn cubic metres (bcm) in 2009, respectively, year-on-year (y-o-y), according...
2010-02-05Political Risk
Tensions between the UK and Argentina over the Falklands are heating up once again as explorers in the contested area are getting ready to spin the bit.
2010-01-19Industry
Argentina has begun preliminary construction work on a new gas interconnector to Bolivia, ahead of the new gas sales and purchase agreement (SPA) between the two countries. The 70km...
2010-01-08Industry
YPF, the Argentine unit of Spanish major Repsol YPF has announced its strategic plan for 2010-2014 that places a stronger emphasis on offshore exploration and recovery rates.
2009-12-23Industry
Brazil's state-run PetrĂ³leo Brasileiro (Petrobras) on December 18 agreed to pay for the natural gas liquid (NGL) components of the gas it buys from Bolivia.
2009-12-22Industry
Spanish-Argentine major Repsol YPF is planning to spend US$1.5bn on exploration and production (E&P) in Bolivia, CEO Antonio Brufau announced on November 26 following a meeting...
2009-11-27Economy
Argentina has begun constructing a new 38km subsea gas pipeline to double the supply capacity from the southernmost island of Tierra del Fuego to the mainland. he new pipeline, which...
2009-11-17Economy
Argentina has expressed its willingness to serve as a transit state for the gas trade between Bolivia and Uruguay.
2009-10-02Economy
Buoyed by the launch of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal, Chilean gas distributor Metrogas has terminated a gas supply contract with its Argentine suppliers, practically...
2009-09-30Business Environment
US independent Apache has been granted approval to sell gas at higher-than-normal prices under Argentina's Gas Plus programme. The approval should allow Apache to proceed with exploration...
2009-09-29



