Argentina – a next generation LNG exporter?

摘要

On the vast flatlands of southwestern Argentina, it’s hard notto miss the trucks. Hundreds of them haul sand and water towell sites in Vaca Muerta, the country’s giant shale play, onethat has attracted the attentions of domestic and foreign oilcompanies alike, including the international majors.“From a geological point of view, Vaca Muerta hasfantastic potential,” says Kjetil Solbraekke, senior vicepresident of Latin America at consultancy Rystad Energy.“It has high initial production rates and low decline rates.It ranks high on ultimate recovery per well. You canimagine having 30, 40, 50,000 wells in this area. This canbecome as big as anything.”