Is economic instability in Argentina a bump or roadblock for Vaca Muerta? Report

Insight 28 August 2018

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Report summary

2018 is the year where the rubber meets the road for Vaca Muerta. After years of hard work to improve Argentina's operating environment, its economy has been hit with challenges that put newly renewed investor confidence to the test. Currency depreciation and sluggish economic growth highlight instability. We outline the implications for natural gas and crude prices as well as upstream operations and future investment.

Bumpyroad to a free market for natural gas
- Price path disrupted
- End of the subsidised gas price era
Domestic oil market remains less than free
Economy rattled, but impact on operations isminimal
- Instability is expected to be temporary
- Upstream operations: business-as-usual
Challenges are not new andwon't slow investment