Tag: YPF Argentina

• Friday, May 16th 2014 - 09:37 UTC

  YPF wants to create a G10 of Latin American state oil companies CEO's

  

  Argentina's YPF CEO Miguel Galuccio proposed on Thursday in Bolivia a G10 of Latin American state owned oil corporations to strengthen their bargaining power based on their resources and development synergy.

• Friday, May 16th 2014 - 09:25 UTC

  YPF defends Chevron partnership; court orders investigation into accord with the US oil giant

  

  Argentine state-controlled oil company YPF on Thursday defended the partnership deal it reached with one of the world's largest energy corporations, Chevron Corp., two days after a court ordered a probe into alleged irregularities associated with the pact.

• Friday, May 9th 2014 - 07:01 UTC

  Repsol/YPF 'marriage' definitively over; Spanish company ends 15-year presence in Argentina

  

  Spanish oil major Repsol signed a definitive settlement agreement Thursday with Argentine President Cristina Fernandez's administration, which transferred more than 5 billion dollars in bonds as compensation for the 2012 seizure of Repsol's controlling stake in energy firm YPF.

• Thursday, May 8th 2014 - 04:57 UTC

  Repsol sells YPF stake for 1.25bn dollars to Morgan Stanley; keeps 0.5% share

  

  Spain's Repsol oil and gas company says it has sold an 11.86% stake it owned in Argentina's YPF energy company to Morgan Stanley for 900 million Euros (1.25 billion dollars), effectively leaving it without a stake in a company it once controlled.

• Saturday, May 3rd 2014 - 05:58 UTC

  Falklands or Malvinas: uproar in Argentina with YPF tourist guide

  

  The internet tourist guide from Argentina's nationalized oil and gas company YPF describes the Malvinas as Falklands, Puerto Argentino as Stanley, and Isla Gran Malvina as West Falkland, claim several Argentine media.

• Friday, April 25th 2014 - 06:04 UTC

  After a long debate, Argentine Congress approves Repsol/YPF agreement terms

  

  After a 16-hour debate, Argentina's Lower House passed the law to pay Spanish Repsol 5 billion dollars in bonds to compensate for the 2012 seizure of a majority stake in Argentina's energy company YPF.

• Thursday, April 3rd 2014 - 07:25 UTC

  Argentina's YPF sells one billion dollars in 10-year bonds at 8.75% rate

  

  Argentina’s nationalized oil and gas producer, YPF, sold 1 billion dollars in a bond sale on Tuesday, the company said in a statement. The 10-year bonds will pay 8.75% interest and were five times oversubscribed, YPF said. The U.S. dollar-denominated securities were issued under Argentine law and was considered a great success by the company.

• Saturday, March 29th 2014 - 05:29 UTC

  Repsol infighting reveals disappointment with CEO Brufau

  

  Shareholders of Spain's Repsol approved the oil major's 5 billion dollars settlement with Argentina over the 2012 seizure of YPF at an annual meeting on Friday. The agreement had already been approved by the Argentine Congress and by the board of the Spanish company.

• Tuesday, March 4th 2014 - 23:35 UTC

  YPF oil and gas production up in January but still not enough

  

  Argentina's YPF increased oil and gas production by around 9% in January, continuing a trend that began in mid-last year in which the state-controlled firm reversed long-standing production declines. And while the rest of the sector continued to lag behind, oil production at least did experience a monthly increase, suggesting that YPF’s increases in output are starting to have a positive effect on the sector as a whole.

• Tuesday, February 25th 2014 - 20:43 UTC

  Repsol board approves the YPF compensation deal worked out with Argentina

  

  Spanish oil major Repsol's board approved on Tuesday in Madrid a definitive 5 billion dollars settlement from Argentina over assets seized in 2012, drawing a line under a two-year battle for compensation.