State-controlled oil company YPF announced plans to invest $25 billion to “accelerate the export development” of Argentina’s Vaca Muerta unconventional shale formation

Vista Energy, whose operations are concentrated in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta unconventional shale formation, announced plans to invest $5.6 billion in the South American country through 2028

Vista Energy finalized the acquisition of Equinor’s assets in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale formation in a deal valued at $712 million. The transaction gives the company led by Miguel Galuccio non-operated stakes in two shale oil blocks in the Neuquén Basin

Argentina could reach oil production of 1 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2026, up from the current level of just over 850,000 bpd, driven by increased activity in the Vaca Muerta shale formation, Energy Secretary Daniel González said

State-owned oil company YPF has awarded U.S. oilfield services provider Halliburton a multi-million-dollar contract to carry out long-term unconventional well completions in Argentina

Oil companies Tecpetrol and GyP have applied for their multi-billion-dollar project in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta unconventional formation to be included under the Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI), launched in 2024

According to the company, the $360 million project aims to expand production capacity and boost the development of liquids associated with oil and natural gas from Vaca Muerta

Vista Energy, whose operations are focused on Argentina’s Vaca Muerta unconventional hydrocarbon formation, reported a net profit of $719 million last year, up 50.5% from 2024

U.S. oil producer Continental Resources has signed an agreement with Pan American Energy (PAE) to develop four areas in the Vaca Muerta region jointly

YPF announced that it has reached a production milestone of 200,000 barrels per day of oil in Vaca Muerta. This shale oil production level represents 82% growth in just over two years