Shale & Proven Reserves (EIA)
2.8B bbl
#2 Global Shale Gas / #4 Shale Oil
Vaca Muerta formation~700 kbbl/d (2026)
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Argentina Oil & Gas Map & Market Profile
Live geospatial intelligence covering Argentina's upstream concession blocks, the world-class Vaca Muerta shale formation, Neuquén and Golfo San Jorge basins, crude export pipelines, and Medanito benchmark pricing.
Key Country Benchmarks
Medanito Crude (Live)
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Interactive Spatial Explorer & Basin Analytics
Charts and counters dynamically aggregate Argentine vector features rendered inside the map viewport. Select a basin preset above or pan/zoom to inspect local wells, blocks, and trunklines.
📐 Largest Blocks by Area km²
Top production and exploration blocks in the current viewport (click any bar to zoom).
⚡ Infrastructure Breakdown 0 assets
Distribution by facility class and commodity in the active view.
🏢 Key Operators in View
Leading operating companies extracted from active blocks and facilities (click to locate on map).
📊 Crude Oil Production (EIA / Secretaría de Energía)
Annual output trend (kbbl/d) · Key operators: YPF, Vista Energy, Tecpetrol, Pampa Energía, Chevron.
🛢️ Medanito vs. Global Benchmarks
Live spot comparison (USD/bbl) reflecting Neuquén light sweet pricing.
Argentina's Major Petroleum Basins & Vaca Muerta
- Neuquén Basin & Vaca Muerta Shale
- Located in west-central Argentina, the Neuquén Basin hosts the world-class Vaca Muerta shale formation—one of the largest unconventional oil and gas reserves on earth, driving massive hydraulic fracturing investments and export expansion via the Vaca Muerta Oil Pipeline (VMOS).
- Golfo San Jorge Basin
- Centered around Comodoro Rivadavia in southern Argentina, this mature basin produces heavier crudes (Escalante grade) through secondary recovery and waterflooding operations.
- Austral Basin (Tierra del Fuego & Santa Cruz)
- Situated at the southernmost tip of South America, specializing in onshore and offshore natural gas and condensate production feeding southern domestic trunklines.
- Midstream & Export Infrastructure (GPNK)
- Anchored by the Néstor Kirchner Gas Pipeline (GPNK) and expanding oil evacuation corridors toward Puerto Rosales (Bahía Blanca) and Chile (OTASA pipeline).
Medanito Benchmark & Market Dynamics
Medanito is Argentina's premier light sweet crude blend (~32°–34° API) produced primarily in the Neuquén Basin. It serves as the primary domestic reference price for refiners and acts as the benchmark for sweet crude exports to international markets.
Data Sources & Open License
Spatial layers on this page are dynamically extracted from the World Oil Map vector tileset, integrating official concession delineations and the OGIM (Oil and Gas Infrastructure Mapping) Database licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0), filtered and visualized by World Oil Map.
Reserves and production statistics reflect data from the Argentine Secretaría de Energía and the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), while crude benchmark spot prices update every five minutes from the live market feed.
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