Market Talks: Refineries and Vaca Muerta

The shale oil surge from Vaca Muerta forced a transformation of Argentina’s refining system, which had originally been designed for heavy crudes. This shift had a corresponding impact on the slate of refined products available to the Argentine market and to the region. To learn more, listend to this conversation between Argus business development manager Nazareno Ferrero, based in Buenos Aires, and Camila Fontana, deputy bureau chief of the Argus office in São Paulo. 

Here are some of the topics discussed in this episode:

• Refiners invest to process lighter crudes 
• LPG exports from Argentina 
• Growing oversupply of low‑octane naphthas 
• Opportunities in jet fuel