Tag: shale oil Patagonia

• Tuesday, June 7th 2016 - 09:04 UTC

  Ex Total top engineer named Argentina's YPF CEO

  

  Argentina's state oil company YPF said on Monday it has named Ricardo Darre chief executive officer, as the company makes leadership changes under the new pro-business government.

• Friday, May 23rd 2014 - 23:50 UTC

  Argentina with 'Vaca Muerta' won the 'geological lottery': 305 meters-thick shale oil and gas

  

  Argentina has won the “geological lottery” with its 305 meters-thick Vaca Muerta shale oil and gas field in Patagonia, a spokesman for Chevron said on Thursday, as the U.S. energy giant increases its investments in the country. The company and state-owned oil firm YPF announced plans last month to invest an additional 1.6 billion to develop Vaca Muerta.