Blue Dollar Updates

The Vaca Muerta ended Argentina’s record oil output and energy surplus

In 2025, Argentina’s energy sector experienced significant prosperity, largely attributed to its most prominent asset: the expansive shale oil and gas field known as Vaca Muerta, located in northern Patagonia. Oil production achieved two significant milestones this year. The initial achievement was attaining the peak volume of barrels produced daily. In October, the nation achieved … Read more

YPF wants JP Morgan to finance LNG project for $12.5 billion

YPF is poised to advance its most ambitious projects in the coming year, as president and CEO Horacio Marín has indicated that the company will soon finalize agreements with international partners for its liquefied natural gas initiative and then move to seek funding. The CEO projected that the process to arrange financing aimed at transforming … Read more

LNG

Argentine Southern Energy inks record 8-year LNG deal with German SEFE

Argentina’s Southern Energy, a consortium comprising PAE, YPF, Pampa Energía, Harbour Energy, and Golar LNG, has finalized a strategic agreement with the German state-owned energy firm Securing Energy for Europe to supply 2 million metric tonnes of LNG annually over eight years beginning in late 2027. This agreement marks Argentina’s largest-ever LNG export deal in … Read more

LNG Transport

Argentina will sell Vaca Muerta gas to Europe in a monumental arrangement

Southern Energy, the society pooling the energy companies selling Vaca Muerta liquefied natural gas to the world, has signed a historic framework agreement with the international German company Securing Energy for Europe to supply natural gas to Europe. The agreement encompasses an annual volume of two million tons, indicating that nearly the entire capacity of … Read more

Argentina Lifts Export Duties on Regular Crude Oil

The Argentine government has confirmed the elimination of export duties for conventional crude oil, following a meeting involving Economy Minister Luis Caputo, Interior Minister Diego Santilli, and Chubut Governor Ignacio Ramírez. The national and provincial governments have entered into a memorandum of understanding aimed at eliminating the 8% tax in Chubut. The agreement emerges amidst … Read more

Blue Dollar Updates

Milei’s Midterm Victory Sparks Oil and Gas Funding Surge in Argentina

President Javier Milei’s victory in the October midterms provided reassurance for numerous market sectors. Oil and gas emerge as significant beneficiaries, as La Libertad Avanza’s decisive victory has triggered a surge in corporate bonds. The companies within the sector exhibit a uniformly optimistic outlook. The majority are converging on the markets in search of investors … Read more