Thursday, December 19, 2024
Wintershall Partners with ConocoPhillips in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta - Oil & Gas 360

Wintershall Partners with ConocoPhillips in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 German E&P Wintershall Dea teams up with ConocoPhillips to develop Argentina’s Neuquén Basin Wintershall Dea, a German-based E&P with a global asset portfolio, has signed a sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with ConocoPhillips (stock ticker: COP) to jointly develop the Aguada Federal and Bandurria Norte blocks in the central Argentine province

Seasonal Demand Patterns Give Argentinian LNG a Unique Opportunity

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Vaca Muerta production growth leads to LNG exports In the past few years, Argentina’s natural gas production has been steadily rising, mainly due to an increased focus on the Vaca Mueta shale and tight gas play, located in the Neuquén Basin. Currently, production from the Vaca Muerta accounts for 23% of

The Dead Cow Finally Produces Oil, a Century After Its Discovery

From Bloomberg Argentine shale formation sees first crude and LNG shipments, drillers still face many infrastructure, political challenges Along the western edge of Argentina’s Patagonia, on an arid steppe nestled against the Andes mountains, lies a shale formation known as the Vaca Muerta. And ever since engineers confirmed what an American geologist suspected a century ago — that the Vaca

Vaca Muerta Basin Gets Green Light from Oil Major

ExxonMobil to proceed with long-term development, two-phase attack in South American shale play Tuesday morning, ExxonMobil (stock ticker: XOM) announced its plans to proceed with the long-term development of its assets in the Vaca Muerta basin in Argentina’s Bajo del Choique-La Invernada block. The project is to include 90 wells, a central production facility, and export infrastructure connected to the

Eni Wins Bid for Exploration Off Argentinean Coast - Oil & Gas 360

Eni Wins Bid for Exploration Off Argentinean Coast

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360   Italian supermajor will have 80% stake Argentinian authorities awarded an Eni-led consortium the exploration license for block MLO 124, located approximately 100 kilometers off the coast of Tierra del Fuego in the Malvinas Basin. Block MLO 124 encompasses an area of 4,418 square kilometers, in water with depths ranging from

Argentina is offering its first-ever liquefied natural gas cargo, putting the nation on the verge of becoming a regular exporter of the fuel. Oil & Gas 360

Argentina’s YPF Seeks to Sell First LNG Cargo

Gas sourced from Vaca Muerta From Bloomberg Singapore/Gulf Times Argentina is offering its first-ever liquefied natural gas cargo, putting the nation on the verge of becoming a regular exporter of the fuel. YPF SA, the state-run oil and gas producer, is seeking to sell a partial cargo from the Tango floating liquefaction unit, or FLNG, at Bahia Blanca, according to

Vista Oil & Gas Is Opening the Spigots on Argentina’s Vast Shale Play

From Bloomberg Vista Oil & Gas is breathing a new kind of life into Vaca Muerta, the vast shale play under development in Argentina. Eight years ago, the region was untapped. Then YPF SA, the state-run driller, broke ground, offering the first peek at the basin’s potential. Now, Vista, an independent driller led by former YPF CEO Miguel Galuccio, is planning the

GeoPark Increases Stake in Colombia and Chile, Announces Share Buy Back

Latin America-based GeoPark Limited (stock ticker: GPRK) has been extending its reserves and announced plans to buy back shares in 2019. Last month, GeoPark increased its equity interest to 100% in its Colombian and Chilean businesses, blocks, and reserves, including the Llanos 34 block (GeoPark operated, 45% WI) in Colombia. In doing so, GeoPark acquired and closed on LG InternationaI’s

Calfrac Announces 2019 Capital Program

Calgary-based Calfrac Well Services Ltd. (stock ticker: CFW) provided details today on its 2019 capital program: Approximately $149 million will be spent, including $126 million of maintenance capital $11 million of refurbishment capital and $12 million related to corporate initiatives Approximately $10 million that is remaining from Calfrac’s 2018 capital program is expected to be spent in 2019 Fernando Aguilar, Calfrac’s president and CEO, said that more than 80% of the

Argentina Re-Ignites Labor Deal to Spur Investment in Vaca Muerta

From Reuters BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina relaunched a one-year-old agreement between the government, companies and workers on Tuesday to drive competition and spur development in the Vaca Muerta shale play, the government said in a statement. Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri walks during his visit to the Loma Campana Vaca Muerta shale oil and gas drilling site, owned by Argentina’s