Argentina Runs Its Shale Oil Fields From a Buenos Aires Control Room
YPF runs a large part of Vaca Muerta from a Buenos Aires control room that reads three million data points...
August 18, 2026Section
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Naturgy Seeks 20-Year Extension for Argentine Gas License
Naturgy seeks a 20-year extension for its Argentine gas license until 2047, plus connections for 100,000 homes. The Energy Secretariat...
August 18, 2026
Argentina Markets: The Merval Index and the Peso
Merval falls 1.77% and the peso is flat near 1,488 per dollar as country risk climbs. YPF rises while Galicia,...
August 18, 2026
A Substation Fire Blacks Out an Argentine City
A fire at Edelap's Tolosa substation cut power to thousands in La Plata on August 17. Cause under investigation, political...
August 17, 2026
Argentina Gets Its First Big Soy Plant in Twelve Years
Timbues soybean crushing plant: Molinos Agro and ACA are spending over US$500 million, betting on Argentina's export-tax cut from January...
August 17, 2026
Argentina Loses Formal Jobs as Labour Lawsuits Hit a Record
Argentina's formal job market is shrinking: record labour lawsuits, rising informality, and a decade-low job retention rate. What it means...
August 17, 2026
India’s State Miner Pushes Argentine Lithium Back to 2030
KABIL Argentina lithium: India's state miner now sees first production in December 2030, not September 2029, with Catamarca still at...
August 17, 2026
Argentina LNG Export Deal With Germany Is Now Binding
The Argentina LNG export deal with Germany's SEFE is signed and binding. Vaca Muerta gas ships from late 2027 —...
August 17, 2026
Argentina Public Works Funds: US$3 Billion Held Back
Argentina public works funds hold about US$3 billion unspent as Caputo defends the zero-deficit rule. What the contested figure really...
August 17, 2026