Petrobras Argentina said it has an agreement to extend a shale gas concession for 35 years in the South American country's Vaca Muerta Shale region.
According to a securities filing on June 16, the plan would include a five-year pilot project to develop tight gas by drilling 24 wells.
Omar Gutiérrez, governor of Neuquén province, said on June 15 that Petrobras would invest an initial $346 million to develop the Punta Rosada and Lajas formations with potential long-term investments of $2.5 billion.
Argentina's center-right President Mauricio Macri calculates Vaca Muerta, which could contain the world's largest shale reserves, would need total long-term investment of $200 billion to reverse Argentina's sustained energy crisis. The country is importing costly crude, refined products and gas and often sees shortages and blackouts.
Brazil's state-run oil firm, known formally as Petroleo Brasileiro SA, said in May it was selling a majority stake in Petrobras Argentina SA to Argentina's Pampa Energia.
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