The country could double its oil and gas production in the next 7 years. The oil company, which operates as a private company but is managed by the state, could begin exports of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in 2026 or 2027.
And thanks to the mega-Vaca Muerta Sur Pipeline, it will free the bottleneck for the transportation of crude oil in July 2026. The country could have energy exports worth 30 billion dollars in 2030. The government is looking for an oil company with "professional" and efficient management, focused on the most profitable segments. The president and CEO of YPF, Horacio Marn, is the oil executive that Javier Milei's government chose to "value" the company. He sounds like a statesman who constantly draws applause from the directors of other oil companies for the size of his company, even though he speaks with a relaxed and frontal style. The company has several milestones on the way to turning energy into a sustained supplier of foreign currency to the Argentine economy.