News of energy

Greening global economy brings dependence on critical minerals

27-10-2022 15:52 Experts worry that the global transition to clean energy is creating new dependencies on the critical minerals needed for solar panels, wind turbines and electric vehicle batteries.

Climate and spills in focus as offshore oil gathers pace in Argentina

24-09-2022 06:01 Argentina's government has awarded dozens of tenders to explore for oil in the country’s waters, unleashing conflicts among companies, civil society and the state itself.

Rich countries gobble up fuel while poorer nations stuck with brewing unrest

19-08-2022 12:03 Governments across the developing world are struggling to keep energy flowing to citizens frustrated by rising prices, as tight supplies and weaker currencies put some sources out of reach.

Massa gains ground in energy sector power struggle ahead of IMF talks

11-08-2022 00:03 Sergio Massa removes Energy Secretary Darío Martínez, replacing him with Salta’s Flavia Royón; Power tussle for control of the energy sector finally pans out in the exit of Darío Martínez.

Argentina's subsidy cuts mired in doubt under new minister

06-07-2022 22:14 Several analysts insist that a question mark hangs over Silvina Batakis’ commitment to spending cuts penned by Martín Guzmán and the IMF.

Tierra del Fuego pitches US$6-billion hydrogen dream

16-06-2022 11:04 Tierra del Fuego Province is trying to lure investments in hydrogen or ammonium, seeking to diversify its economy away from fossil fuels to tap the global clean-energy transition.

Fernandez relays Latin America's ‘concern’ over Ukraine war to Macron

13-05-2022 10:45 President Alberto Fernández ends his brief tour of Europe with a warm meeting with France’s newly re-elected leader Emmanuel Macron. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and global fall-out tops the agenda.

World lacks time, not minerals for climate-saving technology

30-04-2022 15:12 The rush for resources to build the new energy infrastructure is only a temporary problem.

Government launches construction tender phase of mega gas pipeline

22-04-2022 01:35 President Alberto Fernández launches tender for construction of game-changing gas trunk pipeline from the Vaca Muerta unconventional gas field in southwestern Argentina.

Argentina’s next president to benefit from gas export dollars

22-04-2022 01:14 President Alberto Fernández's government is speeding up construction of the Néstor Kirchner pipeline. If all goes well, it would be ready for the second half of 2023, but in the meantime, Argentina will spend at least two winters importing gas.

Meat producers in Argentina turn livestock waste to energy

25-03-2022 15:33 Meat-processing firm ArreBeef is using biodigestion to deal with animal waste, striving to reduce the sector’s emissions and create electricity for the national grid.

by Jorgelina Hiba

The new energy crisis could suit Argentina

11-03-2022 11:30 Fossil fuels are back in fashion. Western leaders are now searching frantically for exploitable oil and gas deposits that are beyond Putin’s reach.

by James Neilson

Curbing Argentina’s US$11-billion energy bill key for new IMF deal

28-01-2022 19:18 If the IMF deal is to succeed, the government will have to unwind a politically sensitive strategy of spending billions on energy subsidies.

Venezuela: the decline of an oil giant in crisis

17-01-2022 08:15 The Maracaibo basin in Venezuela was once a flurry of oil activity, with a halo of light over the complex visible at night from a fair distance. Today, it is a humid swamp that stinks of oil from leaking pipes floating on the water.

Argentina to raise power, natural gas prices by 17% and 20% in 2022

29-12-2021 14:47 Argentina is preparing to announce hikes to household utility tariffs in 2022, with a 17 percent cap on electricity prices and 20 percent cap on natural gas prices.

Climate crisis puts oil in the crosshairs, but dependence persists

27-12-2021 23:20 The climate crisis has put the end of oil onto the agenda, but achieving that is a colossal task given the world economy's deep dependence on petroleum.

Rafael Grossi: Climate crisis could give nuclear energy a second wind

08-11-2021 12:50 As the climate crisis deepens and the need to transition away from fossil fuels becomes more urgent, attitudes to nuclear energy may be shifting, says Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency

Overseas trips and the green agenda

05-11-2021 17:59 Argentina’s international agenda had moderate pretensions. President Fernández needed to show himself as the proactive leader of a country that has a say in world affairs, even if we don’t.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Shell, YPF to invest US$300M at Vaca Muerta in next two years

05-11-2021 02:12 With a US$300-million investment, the companies hope to reach a production of 15,000 barrels per day by 2024 and employ 800 people.

YPF moves forward with lithium development

15-10-2021 16:38 YPF President Pablo González has confirmed that the state energy company will enter the local lithium market via a new subsidiary, the recently created YPF Litio SA.