News of petrol

What we learned this week: February 13 to 20

20-02-2021 08:27 The stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Your petrol frizzled

23-01-2021 10:19 If Vaca Muerta is indeed a dead cow, then Argentina will end up importing fuel, a move which will surely cost more dollars than those denied YPF to service its debts.

by Michael Soltys

STATE OIL FIRM

YPF posts US$1.1 billion loss for second quarter

11-08-2020 22:11 State oil company confirms losses totalling 85 billion pesos (US$ 1.105 billion) in the second quarter of the year.

Pandemic fall-out

Via decree, government fixes price of ‘barril criollo’ at US$45

19-05-2020 17:45 More than a week after move was trailed heavily, Fernández administration imposes artificially fixed reference price in move to defend jobs and output levels – with an eye trained on Vaca Muerta shale.

FUEL PRICES

Government extends fuel price freeze until end of February

30-01-2020 13:38 Fernández administration to retain restrictions until the end of February in order to curb inflation.

PETROL PRICES

Uncertainty after Fernández orders YPF to halt rise in petrol prices

03-01-2020 07:00 President’s decision to order the YPF state oil company to halt a five percent increase in petrol prices creates uncertainty among producers and suppliers.

FUEL PRICES

Government's fuel prize freeze ends with 5% hike

14-11-2019 15:42 Formal end of the 90-day fuel price freeze, imposed in wake of Macri's PASO defeat arrives, with prices rising from today by a five percent rise on average.

ECONOMIC MEASURES

Government rises petrol prices in wake of Saudi Arabia attack

18-09-2019 22:27 Four-percent increase in the price of petrol authorised, a month after Macri administration ordered them frozen for 90 days.

Cost of living

YPF, Shell raise consumer petrol prices by over 2.1%

02-07-2019 15:41 Argentina's state-owned oil company YPF and competitor Shell increased their consumer petrol prices by 2.5 and 2.1 percent respectively this week.