Tag: Miguel Galuccio

• Wednesday, February 19th 2014 - 22:16 UTC

  YPF signs agreement with Petronas for shale development in Vaca Muerta

  

  Argentina's state oil company YPF announced this week that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a subsidiary of Malaysia's national oil company Petronas for unconventional oil and gas resources development in Argentine Patagonia.

• Thursday, February 13th 2014 - 03:11 UTC

  YPF buys Houston based Apache's operations and assets in Argentina

  

  Argentina's YPF agreed on Wednesday to pay 852 million dollars for all of Apache operations and assets in the country, making the government managed company the largest operator of natural gas.

• Thursday, January 30th 2014 - 06:46 UTC

  Argentina's YPF wooing Malaysia Petronas to develop shale deposits

  

  Argentina oil company YPF is courting Malaysia's Petronas as a possible partner to develop the promising Vaca Muerta shale, according to reports. YPF chief executive Miguel Galuccio was in Kuala Lumpur for a meeting on Wednesday with Petronas leader Tan Sri Dato Shamsul Azhar Abbas, the La Nacion newspaper reported.

• Tuesday, November 26th 2013 - 08:47 UTC

  YPF and Repsol reach an 'agreement in principle' with Mexican mediation

  

  The dispute between the Argentine government and Repsol over the seizure of a 51% stake in petroleum company YPF has shown some signs of cooling, with the Ministry of Economy announcing on Monday that an “agreement in principle” for compensating the Spanish corporation had been reached.

• Tuesday, November 5th 2013 - 07:01 UTC

  Argentina oil and gas output continues to fall; YPF reports a better performance

  

  Despite all the efforts and new incentives implemented by the administration of President Cristina Fernandez, Argentina's oil and gas production to August compared to last year's eight months continues to decline although at a slower rate: 2.76% and 6.57% respectively, according to the latest figures released by the Energy Secretary.

• Friday, October 25th 2013 - 06:16 UTC

  Alleged 'secret clause' in YPF/Chevron shale agreement triggers strong controversy in Argentina

  

  A New York Times piece published on Thursday regarding the agreement between Argentine nationalized oil and gas company YPF with California based Chevron has triggered a strong controversy in Argentina because of an alleged “secret clause” in the commercial document.

• Friday, October 11th 2013 - 08:00 UTC

  Argentine billionaire ready to invest 500m dollars in Patagonia shale development

  

  Argentine billionaire Eduardo Eurnekian announced that his company Corporation America continues to work with government controlled oil company YPF “to develop projects” which could involve a 500 million dollars investment in the country’s rich shale deposits.

• Wednesday, September 25th 2013 - 05:57 UTC

  Dow Chemical signs accord to jointly develop with YPF Patagonia shale gas

  

  Argentina’s oil and gas YPF and Dow Chemical Co. Argentine unit signed a final accord to invest 188 million dollars to jointly develop shale gas at the country’s Vaca Muerta formation, in the Patagonian province of Neuquen.

• Saturday, September 14th 2013 - 01:27 UTC

  Energy deficit is Argentina has become dramatic, admits YPF CEO Galuccio

  

  Argentina’s oil and gas corporation YPF CEO Miguel Galuccio admitted that the ‘energy deficit’ of Argentina has become a serious challenge since the country has started to face a serious shortage of light oil for refining.

• Wednesday, September 4th 2013 - 01:36 UTC

  Mexico’s Pemex oil company expected to join YPF in developing shale resources

  

  YPF Chief Executive Officer Miguel Galuccio said Argentina’s nationalized energy company is willing to form a partnership with Mexico’s state-run Petroleos Mexicanos to develop shale oil and natural gas deposits in the Vaca Muerta formation.