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

The vessel, MKII, will be deployed off the coast of Río Negro, Argentina, by late 2028 and will operate alongside Hilli ...

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.

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

Argentina’s state-controlled energy giant YPF (NYSE: YPF) posted a Q2 2025 net profit of $58 million, rebounding from a Q1 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

"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.

Vaca Muerta: Argentina’s Shale Crown Jewel At the heart of this project is the Vaca Muerta shale formation, which holds an estimated 308 trillion cubic feet of recoverable gas reserves.

Control of the oil workers union in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta will shift later this year from the more pragmatic Guillermo Pereyra, who has run the union since 1984, to the more combative Marcelo ...