Tag: Chubut

• Wednesday, February 25th 2015 - 03:44 UTC

  Delegation in Argentina for preparations of 150th anniversary of Welsh immigration to Patagonia

  

  Argentina's Foreign ministry is reporting that Lord Dafydd Wigley, honorary president of the Wales-Argentina is currently in Buenos Aires and was received by Argentina's deputy foreign minister Eduardo Zuaín. Other members of the delegation include Marc Phillips and Elvey MacDonald.

• Thursday, August 7th 2014 - 06:01 UTC

  “Malvinas dialogue” demands Argentine Patagonia governor in Wales

  

  Underlining the close links between Wales and Argentine Patagonia, where many Welsh immigrants settled for the first time 150 years ago, Chubut governor Martin Buzzi called on the British government “to open a dialogue on the Malvinas Islands”.

• Friday, May 23rd 2014 - 10:45 UTC

  YPF discovers shale in Chubut province, 1.000 km southeast of Vaca Muerta

  

  At least 15 more shale oil and gas wells will be drilled in Argentina's Patagonia Chubut province over the next three years, a provincial official said on Thursday, a day after its first shale discovery was made public.

• Wednesday, August 8th 2012 - 07:00 UTC

  Patagonia province delegation promotes fishery produce sales in Brazil

  

  A delegation from the Argentine Patagonian province of Chubut fishing industry is on a business round of Brazil and the first city to visit was Florianópolis. The group led by Chubut governor Martin Buzzi is also scheduled to visit Sao Paulo and Brasilia.

• Saturday, July 14th 2012 - 00:36 UTC

  Argentine province reviewing BP operating licence in main oil field

  

  Argentina’s Chubut province is reviewing the operating license of BP Plc main oil field in the country and may revoke it, the provincial oil minister said. The review started after operations were interrupted last month for over three weeks during a workers’ protest, Minister Ezequiel Cufre said in an interview in Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, June 27th 2012 - 08:38 UTC

  Petrobras Argentina second oil and gas strike in Patagonia’s Santa Cruz

  

  Petrobras Argentina, the local unit of Brazil's state-owned energy firm, said on Monday it had found new oil and natural gas resources in its Estancia Agua Fresca concession in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz

• Tuesday, June 26th 2012 - 06:14 UTC

  Argentine major gas field remains blocked by striking workers that rampaged control offices

  

  American Energy said on Monday it has been unable to regain access to a strategically important oil and gas field it operates in Argentina's Chubut Province because protesters are blocking the roads leading to it.

• Thursday, May 17th 2012 - 11:52 UTC

  Argentine provinces face less revenue and higher rates because of YPF seizure

  

  Argentine provinces are falling back in paying salaries and honouring debts as they face a shortage of cash and almost record rates for issuing bonds in money markets, reports Buenos Aires financial press.

• Sunday, April 1st 2012 - 08:49 UTC

  Argentina has decided to take control of YPF, says pro-government newspaper

  

  The Argentine government has made the decision to take control of leading energy company YPF and is discussing whether to renationalize it or intervene in its administration, a newspaper reported on Saturday.

• Tuesday, March 13th 2012 - 07:24 UTC

  First deadline for Repsol-YPF: invest or loose concessions in Chubut

  

  Argentine Patagonia Chubut province could move to revoke oil and gas concessions held by Spain’s Repsol controlled oil and gas giant YPF SA as soon as Wednesday, a provincial official said Monday.