29 April 2024
Repsol and YPF: Can Argentina live without foreign investment?
Publication date: 01 June 2012
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A wave of nationalist sentiment is spreading across the left-leaning countries of South America, the most serious example being the Argentine government’s recent expropriation of Repsol’s controlling share in YPF. Given the upsurge of political risk, are international energy companies reconsidering their futures in Argentina, despite the country’s vast gas resources? Or is the nationalisation of YPF a one-off measure? Gas Matters investigates.