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YPF: Appeals court halts handover of company shares for week

15-07-2025 13:29 Legal tangle surrounding the YPF case takes another turn. US appeals court suspends handover of the company’s shares for one week.

Argentina appeals US court order to hand over YPF shares

10-07-2025 19:25 Argentina has appealed a US judge's ruling ordering it to hand over 51% of the shares of the oil company YPF to settle a US$16.1 billion debt.

YPF: How a firm was purchased with its own money, ending in a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit

04-07-2025 08:56 The Eskenazis family entered into YPF thanks to Néstor Kirchner without placing a dollar. The Grupo Petersen purchased shares with the promise to pay with the dividends. More than a decade on, the case in the US courts.

Argentina appeals US$16-billion YPF court ruling

04-07-2025 08:42 Argentina appeals US judge's order to hand over 51% of shares in YPF in expropriation case; Milei points finger at Kicillof, Fernández de Kirchner as fears over ruling impact grow.

JPMorgan, Citi among banks in talks for Argentina pipeline loan

25-04-2025 11:14 Money would fund Vaca Muerta Sur, featuring a pipeline running from Argentina’s shale heartland across northern Patagonia to the Atlantic coast.

Vista buys Petronas’ Argentina oil stake in US$1.5-billion deal

16-04-2025 12:25 Deal all but cements exit of Malaysia’s Petronas; It’s also a sign that development of Vaca Muerta will increasingly be spearheaded by homegrown drillers.

YPF to merge LNG project with rival’s joint venture

25-11-2024 12:54 State-run energy company YPF SA will join a venture being developed by rival shale driller Pan American Energy and liquefied natural gas shipper Golar LNG.

Burford open to Argentine bonds for US$16-billion judgement

08-11-2024 19:36 Burford Capital, which won a US$16-billion judgement against Argentina over its nationalisation of energy firm YPF SA more than a decade ago are open to receiving payment in bonds instead of cash.

Top firms in Argentina backing F1 rookie Franco Colapinto

10-09-2024 11:41 Franco Colapinto, the rookie making his way in Formula 1 with Williams Racing, is supported by some of Argentina’s largest companies, including Globant, YPF, Quilmes, Flybondi, Bigbox and Celulosa Argentina.

US says it may weigh in on Burford’s US$16-billion Argentina award

09-09-2024 21:08 United States government “actively considering” whether to file statement of interest with courts concerning Burford Capital’s efforts to collect a US$16-billion judgment against Argentina over nationalisation of state oil firm in 2012.

YPF moves to sell units as it ramps up divestments in shale push

09-08-2024 15:48 State-run oil company, YPF SA, is moving to sell several business units and stakes as its divestment plan kicks in.

Looking North but also South

03-08-2024 14:23 While the post-electoral turmoil in Venezuela overshadowed any domestic agenda, this editorial will also view the week’s one clear decision – the choice of Río Negro over Buenos Aires Province as the location of the plant to convert Vaca Muerta shale into liquefied natural gas.

YPF in talks with energy transfer to fund Argentina pipeline

20-07-2024 18:12 Argentine crude driller YPF SA has held talks with US pipeline company Energy Transfer LP to finance a cross-country pipeline that could ramp up shale oil exports.

Milei under pressure for the first time

06-07-2024 05:59 If the doubts regarding Milei’s capacity to preside over Argentina were tied to governability risk, Caputo’s are connected to credibility risk: it’s difficult to see how the current policy framework can be sustainable in time.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Burford seeks Argentina’s YPF stake to pay US$16-billion award

22-04-2024 20:29 Burford Capital asks US judge to grant it controlling 51% stake in YPF as part of its effort to collect on a US$16-billion court judegment.

Oilfield billionaire Paolo Rocca has ‘lot of hope’ for Milei

21-03-2024 11:59 Paolo Rocca, billionaire chief of oil-pipe maker Tenaris SA, said expectations are high that President Javier Milei can turbo-charge development of the country’s shale deposits.

YPF plans sweeping asset sale to focus on Argentina shale

07-02-2024 11:38 Argentina’s biggest oil company, state-run YPF SA, is planning a sweeping asset sale to sharpen its focus on shale production and boost its share price.

State energy firm YPF out of Milei’s privatisation crosshairs

19-01-2024 19:26 State-owned oil firm will not be privatised by Javier Milei’s government, after his party reached an agreement with opposed lawmakers to smooth overall passage of Omnibus bill.

YPF case: Argentina pleads with US judge over presenting of collateral

08-01-2024 17:06 Argentina requests relief From Burford’s Capital's intent to seize assets over 2012 YPF nationalisation case.

YPF offers to buy back bonds due in April

05-01-2024 13:47 State-run oil producer YPF SA launches offer to buy back some of dollar bonds due later this year in a bid to reduce short-term debt.