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Hamm’s Continental to buy 50% of Mercuria Argentina oil firm

20-08-2026 12:44 Billionaire shale pioneer Harold Hamm’s Continental Resources signs agreements to buy half of Argentine shale oil firm Phoenix Global Resources, owned by Mercuria Energy Group.

ENERGY & GAS

Mercuria to acquire Raizen’s Argentina fuel assets in US$1.4-billion deal

04-06-2026 13:35 Global trading house Mercuria Energy Group Ltd has reached a deal to acquire one of Argentina’s biggest refineries and a network of hundreds of petrol stations from Brazil’s struggling Raizen SA.

WORLD CUP 2026 PREVIEW

Algeria, Austria and Jordan – a look at Argentina’s Group J opponents

03-06-2026 16:06 Albiceleste will face Algeria, Austria and Jordan at the group stage of the 2026 World Cup; Defending champions are the clear favourites to progress in top spot.

WORLD CUP 2026 – PREVIEW

Argentina eye World Cup double ahead of Group J opener

29-05-2026 09:50 The Albiceleste arrive at the World Cup aiming to become the first team in more than half a century to successfully defend their title. But since winning the title in Qatar four years ago, they have not played a single European side.

ENERGY & GAS

Mercuria-backed oil driller plots US$6-billion Argentina shale push

30-03-2026 14:31 Phoenix Global Resources is preparing a US$6-billion expansion in Argentina’s booming Vaca Muerta shale patch.

ENERGY, FINANCE & GEOPOLITICS

Milei reactivates dams, consolidating strategic rapprochement with China

11-03-2026 09:36 Argentina’s government has confirmed that work on the hydroelectric complex on the Santa Cruz river – which has been paralysed since Javier Milei came to power – has resumed. The project, integrally financed by Chinese banks and implemented by the Gezhouba company, returns to the agenda amid an uptick in the relations between Buenos Aires and Beijing.

by Carlos Burgueño

ENERGY & GAS

Mercuria close to buying Raizen assets in Argentina

09-02-2026 22:46 Mercuria Energy Group is close to acquiring a refinery and hundreds of gas stations in Argentina being sold by Raizen SA.

ENERGY & GAS

Milei spurns Techint billionaire Rocca as Indian firm wins pipeline bid

27-01-2026 14:14 Flagship pipeline project championed by Milei administration chooses foreign supplier over a local giant run by one of Argentina's richest men.

POST-MADURO OUSTER

Venezuela regroups with new leader, old repression tactics

05-01-2026 22:52 For now, new leader Delcy Rodríguez has the backing of both the Chavismo strongholds in her government and US President Donald Trump.

MINING & INDUSTRY

BHP, Rio advance projects in boost to Argentina mining ambitions

12-12-2025 21:37 Argentina’s push to become a major producer of critical minerals got a boost this week as the world’s two biggest miners advanced plans in the country.

ENERGY & GAS

Argentina notches first LNG sales deal as shale patch booms

01-12-2025 15:45 A consortium of natural gas producers led by Pan American Energy Group agrees to sell up to two million tons a year of LNG to Germany’s state-owned SEFE for eight years.

POLITICS

Move Group: the consultancy firm advising government and opposition

12-07-2025 07:15 From Mayra Mendoza to Rolando Figueroa and Alberto Weretilneck. During the Javier Milei Presidency, a wide range of leaders have contracted the services of the consultancy firm where Santiago Caputo previously worked.

by Giselle Leclercq

POLITICS & LABOUR

CGT confirms 36-hour strike, starting next Wednesday

03-04-2025 15:58 Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT) umbrella union grouping, Argentina’s largest labour federation, confirms third general strike of President Javier Milei’s government will take begin April 9 and last 36 hours.

COPA LIBERTADORES

Copa Libertadores opens group phase in typically explosive fashion

03-04-2025 00:16 It's likely too early to tell, but are we witnessing a changing of the guard in South American football?

by Dan Edwards

POLITICS

‘Las fuerzas del cielo’ – Who’s who in Milei’s new ‘praetorian guard’

23-11-2024 17:00 With presidential advisor Santiago Caputo leading operations in the shadows and Daniel ‘Gordo Dan’ Parisini as its main reference point, new organisation intends to gain ground in Buenos Aires Province and beyond ahead of 2025 midterms.

by Giselle Leclercq