Category: Investments

YPF, Shell sign agreement for LNG project

The agreement, signed in The Hague, Netherlands, establishes that Shell will join the project, with both parties committing to advance the development of the first phase of the Argentina LNG project

Vaca Muerta Sur: YPF and other oil companies approve its construction

The Argentine oil company YPF announced that its new partnership with three other oil companies has approved the construction of a pipeline for the export of unconventional oil extracted from Vaca Muerta Sur

PAE requests to align LNG Project with new investment regime

The oil company Pan American Energy (PAE) has requested that its multi-million-dollar project to export liquefied natural gas (LNG), developed in partnership with the multinational Golar LNG, be included in the recently launched Incentive Regime for Large Investments (RIGI)

Petrobras pitches five-year $111 bln business plan

Petrobras announced that its management proposed to the company’s board a $111 billion business plan for 2025-2029, according to a securities filing

Vista plans to reach 100,000 boe per day output by 2025

The company, led by Miguel Galuccio, will invest between $1.1 billion and $1.3 billion in 2025 to achieve this production level by connecting 60 new wells and will announce a new long-term strategic plan next year

US buys 6 million barrels of oil for Strategic Petroleum Reserve

The purchases are part of an effort to replenish stockpiles after President Joe Biden ordered the largest ever sale from the reserve in 2022 of 180 million barrels in an effort to control fuel prices

OPEC defends strategy supporting all energy sources

The Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Kuwaiti Haitham al Ghais, defended in Brazil a strategy that supports all energy sources and stated that achieving this requires “adequate” investment over many decades

Vista to invest USD 1.1B to boost production in Vaca Muerta

Vista, Argentina’s second-largest unconventional oil and gas operator, plans to invest around $1.1 billion in 2024 to accelerate production in Vaca Muerta, the company’s founder and CEO, Miguel Galuccio said

ENAP to invest $83 million over 5 years to increase production in Ecuador

The Chilean state oil company ENAP (Empresa Nacional de Petróleo) will invest approximately $90 million over the next five years to increase crude oil production in Ecuador from Block 46 Mauro Dávalos Cordero (MDC)

YPFB to invest USD 400 million to exploit “mega field” of natural gas

The Bolivian state oil company YPFB will invest around 400 million dollars to drill gas wells and build facilities in a recently discovered “mega” natural gas field, the company reported