Vista Oil & Gas chief optimistic on Vaca Muerta despite election outlook, price freeze.

The head of Argentina’s second largest shale oil producer has said he does not expect politics to derail investment in the Vaca Muerta basin. No matter which candidate wins the next presidential election, Argentina will continue to need the revenue that development work in the shale formation can generate, said Miguel Galuccio, the CEO and chairman of Vista Oil & Gas.

Posted by Jennifer Delay Iacullo

Jennifer DeLay Iacullo is a freelance writer specializing in global oil, gas, and power engineering topics. She has covered the energy industry of the former Soviet Union, China, Africa, Latin America and North America for more than 20 years. She lives in Atlanta with her family.

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