Argentina’s energy trade balance could post a surplus of $11 billion in 2026, according to estimates by state-controlled oil company YPF

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 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

According to a company statement, the first phase of the competitive process to sell its 70% stake in Metrogas “included the participation of 13 companies and concluded with the receipt of non-binding offers on April 9”

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

A New York appeals court overturned a ruling that had ordered Argentina to pay $16.1 billion in damages over the 2012 nationalization of oil company YPF

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

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit accepted Argentina’s emergency request to halt the discovery process related to enforcing a 2023 judgment issued by New York District Judge Loretta Preska

State-controlled Argentine oil company YPF reported a net loss of $799 million in 2025, compared with a net profit of $2.393 billion in 2024. .477 billion. Total hydrocarbon production reached 527,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day last year

Covering approximately 17,000 square kilometers with a maximum water depth of 4,100 meters, OFF-5 is located “in a strategic area due to its geological potential,” Argentina’s largest oil and gas producer highlighted