El sector de los hidrocarburos colombiano ha experimentado un crecimiento significativo durante la primera mitad del 2018 gracias al aumento del precio del petróleo y al logro de una mayor eficiencia. Cabe destacar que, tras sufrir recientemente una caída, este amplio sector se ha recuperado, aumentando tanto la inversión, como los niveles de producción.
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Over the last 20 years the fortune of the Argentine economy has been closely tied to one commodity: natural gas. In the 1990s, a time of economic boom for the country, the construction of combined-cycle power stations allowed Argentina to produce plentiful and inexpensive energy from its conventional gas fields in the south and west. Industry forecasts were so optimistic that...
In a 3000-sq-km area traversing northern Argentina and neighbouring Chile and Bolivia lies the so-called “lithium triangle” an area estimated to hold over half the world’s lithium deposits. As demand surges for the products that use lithium-ion batteries – among them electric cars, cell phones and renewable energy projects – major electronics...
Below the dry rocky earth of Neuquén Province lies one of the world’s most exciting energy prospects. The Vaca Muerta rock formation is found at depths of 1000-3000 metres, and covers an area of 30,000 sq km – similar in size to Belgium. The formation was given its name in 1931 by a geologist from the US who discovered its hydrocarbons content...
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