News of neuquen

Game-changer? Argentina launches tender for construction of enormous gas pipeline

22-04-2022 09:40 President Alberto Fernández on Thursday launched a tender for construction of an enormous gas trunk pipeline beginning at Vaca Muerta gas field. What is the ‘Gasoducto Néstor Kirchner’ and why is it so important for Argentina?

ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE

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.

ENERGY AUTONOMY FOR 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.

ARGENTINA ABLAZE

Two killed in helicopter crash as firefighters battle flames in seven provinces

29-12-2021 23:02 Two killed in tragic helicopter crash near town of Aluminé, Neuquén Province; Authorities declare nationwide fire emergency, with outbreaks now reported in seven provinces and more than 300,000 hectares destroyed.

Dead cow bounce

Vaca Muerta awakes to reach record production levels

15-06-2021 16:32 Vaca Muerta shale mega-deposit reached historic levels of activity last month, according to a new report.

HEALTHCARE WORKERS PROTEST

Protesting health workers lift Vaca Muerta roadblocks

30-04-2021 19:58 Protesting health workers who have deployed roadblocks for the last four weeks, blocking traffic to the giant Vaca Muerta shale basin in Neuquén Province, said on Wednesday that they moved their protests to other parts of Patagonia.

Neuquén province

Shale industry rattled by social unrest in Patagonia

27-04-2021 22:09 Roadblocks near Vaca Muerta shale fields are about to enter their fourth week, with health workers on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic demanding higher wages.

And that reminds me…

From cultural to dead cows

24-04-2021 09:58 The palindrome province of Neuquén features the paradox of supreme political stability with spasmodic social upheavals.

by Michael Soltys

Dino discovery

Titanosaur found in Patagonia may be oldest yet, says study

01-03-2021 11:10 A colossal dinosaur dug up in the south of the country could be the oldest titanosaur ever found, scientists said Sunday.

Energy

Fernández unveils plan to boost production at Vaca Muerta

17-10-2020 08:05 President Alberto Fernández says Argentina wants energy firms to invest some US$5 billion to boost hydrocarbon production and generate jobs in the country’s prized Vaca Muerta shale deposits.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina’s creditors will get better debt deals from provinces

14-08-2020 15:16 National government’s debt restructuring accord was a benchmark, setting a minimum, not a maximum for what investors can expect.

TOURISM & TRAVEL

Neuquén the first province to kick off plans to revive tourism

25-07-2020 08:07 Officials begin to roll out schemes to boost sector, especially in Argentina’s inland provinces.

News of neuquen

Game-changer? Argentina launches tender for construction of enormous gas pipeline

Government launches construction tender phase of mega gas pipeline

Argentina’s next president to benefit from gas export dollars

Two killed in helicopter crash as firefighters battle flames in seven provinces

Vaca Muerta awakes to reach record production levels

Protesting health workers lift Vaca Muerta roadblocks

Shale industry rattled by social unrest in Patagonia

From cultural to dead cows

Titanosaur found in Patagonia may be oldest yet, says study

Fernández unveils plan to boost production at Vaca Muerta

Argentina’s creditors will get better debt deals from provinces

Neuquén the first province to kick off plans to revive tourism

Argentina moves closer to joining BRICS group

What a Russian defeat could mean

China, US are in a space race to make billions from mining the moon's minerals

Provisional Census 2022 count reveals Argentina's population is 47.3 million

Boca Juniors and Colombia forward Sebastián Villa charged with rape

Alberto frenó a Cristina

Viruela del mono: confirmaron un caso sospechoso en provincia de Buenos Aires

Oliver Stone confirmó que Vladimir Putin "tiene cáncer" y "quizás perdió contacto" con la gente

La seductora hija de Uma Thurman y de Ethan Hawke deslumbró en la premiere de 'Stranger Things 4'

El extraño caso del líder universitario boliviano que estudia desde hace 33 años y desaprobó 200 materias