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Oil & Gas Fields in Argentina
Argentina has 203 oil & gas fields mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 8th-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 3% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 201 operating. The largest is Fortin de Piedra Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina).
The largest owner-operators are YPF (74), Pan American Energy (31) and Pan American Energy SL (20) — YPF alone is named on 36% of them. Half of Argentina's oil & gas fields in service predate 2011 (median commissioning year of the 58 with a known date), 16 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Diadema (Chubut) - Compañías Asociadas Oil and Gas Asset (Chubut, Argentina), dating from 1925. They account for 43% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Argentina.
203
Oil & Gas Field in Argentina
#8
of 91 countries
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Largest oil & gas fields in Argentina
- Fortin de Piedra Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)2017
- Aguada Pichana Este Vaca Muerta Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)2017
- Bajada del Palo Oeste Oil and Gas Field (Rio Negro, Argentina)
- El Mangrullo Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)
- Aguada Pichana Oeste Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)2017
- Rincon del Mangrullo Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)
- Rio Neuquen (Neuquén) Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)
- Manantiales Behr Oil and Gas Field (Chubut, Argentina)1929
- Cañadon Alfa-Ara-Ara Sur-Antares-Argo (Tierra del Fuego) Oil and Gas Field (Tierra del Fuego, Argentina)
- Cruz de Lorena Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)2013
- La Calera Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)
- Coiron (Chubut) Oil and Gas Field (Chubut, Argentina)
- Aguada Pichana Este Mulichinco Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)2017
- Loma Campana-Lll Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)2014
- Loma Colorada Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)
- Aries-Aries Norte (Estado Nacional) Oil and Gas Field (Estado Nacional, Argentina)
- Diadema (Chubut) - Compañías Asociadas Oil and Gas Asset (Chubut, Argentina)1925
- Cupen Mahuida Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)
- Sierras Blancas Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)
- Bandurria Sur Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)2015
- Los Perales Oil and Gas Field (Santa Cruz, Argentina)1975
- La Amarga Chica Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)2010
- El Orejano Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)
- Valle Hermoso Oil and Gas Field (Chubut, Argentina)1964
- Ramos Oil and Gas Field (Salta, Argentina)1975
- Magallanes (Estado Nacional) Oil and Gas Field (Estado Nacional, Argentina)
- El Trebol Oil and Gas Field (Chubut, Argentina)
- El Tordillo (Chubut) Oil and Gas Field (Chubut, Argentina)1936
- Medanito Oil and Gas Field (La Pampa, Argentina)1962
- El Huemul Oil and Gas Field (Santa Cruz, Argentina)1957
- Escorial (Santa Cruz) Oil and Gas Field (Santa Cruz, Argentina)
- La Madreselva Sur Oil and Gas Field (Chubut, Argentina)
- Medano de la Mora Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)
- Macueta Oil and Gas Field (Salta, Argentina)
- Aguada de los Indios Sur Oil and Gas Field (Rio Negro, Argentina)
- San Sebastian Oil and Gas Field (Tierra del Fuego, Argentina)
- El Trapial Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)1991
- Barrancas Oil and Gas Field (Mendoza, Argentina)
- Loma de María Oil and Gas Field (Rio Negro, Argentina)
- Bajo del Choique Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)2011
- Loma la Lata Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)
- Cerro Fortunoso Oil and Gas Field (Mendoza, Argentina)
- El Corcobo Norte (La Pampa) Oil and Gas Field (La Pampa, Argentina)
- Jorge Oil and Gas Field (Chubut, Argentina)
- Lindero Atravesado Occidental Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)
- Cerro Dragon Oil and Gas Field (Chubut, Argentina)
- Loma Campana Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)
- Cañadon Seco (Santa Cruz) - CGC Oil and Gas Asset (Santa Cruz, Argentina)1943
- Las Mesetas Oil and Gas Field (Santa Cruz, Argentina)1975
- Meseta Espinosa (CGSJ-10) Oil and Gas Field (Santa Cruz, Argentina)
- Charco Bayo Oil and Gas Field (Rio Negro, Argentina)
- 25 de Mayo - Medanito Sudeste RN Oil and Gas Field (Rio Negro, Argentina)2016
- Magallanes (Tierra del Fuego) Oil and Gas Field (Tierra del Fuego, Argentina)
- Sierra Barrosa Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)
- Trahuil Oil and Gas Field (Chubut, Argentina)
- Tres Picos (Chubut) Oil and Gas Field (Chubut, Argentina)1961
- Carina-Fenix-Orion-Orion Norte-Orion Oeste (Estado Nacional) Oil and Gas Field (Estado Nacional, Argentina)
- Estancia Cholita Oil and Gas Field (Santa Cruz, Argentina)
- El Porton Norte (Neuquén) Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)idle
- Aguada Cánepa Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)2013
- Ugarteche Oil and Gas Field (Mendoza, Argentina)
- Cerro Huanul Sur Oil and Gas Field (Mendoza, Argentina)
- Lomita Sur Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)
- Vacas Muertas Oil and Gas Field (Mendoza, Argentina)
- Bayo Oil and Gas Field (Santa Cruz, Argentina)
- Piedras Blancas (Rio Negro) Oil and Gas Field (Rio Negro, Argentina)
- Punta Barda Oil and Gas Field (Rio Negro, Argentina)
- San Pedrito Oil and Gas Field (Salta, Argentina)
- Jaguel Casa de Piedra Sur Oil and Gas Field (Mendoza, Argentina)2016
- Koluel Kaike (Santa Cruz) Oil and Gas Asset (Santa Cruz, Argentina)
- Magallanes (Santa Cruz) Oil and Gas Field (Santa Cruz, Argentina)
- Rincon Chico Profundo Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)
- Sur Piedra Clavada Oil and Gas Field (Santa Cruz, Argentina)1961
- Barrosa Norte Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)
- Cañadon Leon (Santa Cruz) - YPF Oil and Gas Asset (Santa Cruz, Argentina)
- Coiron Amargo Sur Oeste Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)2018
- El Triangulo (Chubut) Oil and Gas Field (Chubut, Argentina)
- Guanaco (Neuquén) Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)
- Mesa Verde Oil and Gas Field (Mendoza, Argentina)2016
- Aguada San Roque Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)
- Cañadon Amarillo Oil and Gas Field (Mendoza, Argentina)
- El Porton Sur (Neuquén) Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)idle
- El Renegado Oil and Gas Field (La Pampa, Argentina)
- Estacion Fernandez Oro Oil and Gas Field (Rio Negro, Argentina)1969
- Punta de las Bardas Oil and Gas Field (Mendoza, Argentina)
- 25 de Mayo - Medanito Sudeste LP Oil and Gas Field (La Pampa, Argentina)2016
- El Sosneado Oil and Gas Field (Mendoza, Argentina)1965
- Jagüel de los Machos Oil and Gas Field (La Pampa, Argentina)
- Portezuelos Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)
- Puesto Molina (Mendoza) Oil and Gas Field (Mendoza, Argentina)
- Valle Martin Oil and Gas Field (Chubut, Argentina)
- Campo Duran Oil and Gas Field (Salta, Argentina)
- Cerro Bandera Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)
- Cerro Hamaca Oeste Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)
- Cerro Tortuga Oil and Gas Field (Chubut, Argentina)
- Chihuido de la Salina Centro Norte Oil and Gas Field (Mendoza, Argentina)
- Loma Negra Ni Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)
- Meseta Espinosa (Santa Cruz) - YPF Oil and Gas Asset (Santa Cruz, Argentina)
- Rincon la Ceniza Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)2011
- Aguada del Chivato Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)
Who owns Argentina's oil & gas fields
- YPF74 36%
- Pan American Energy31 15%
- Pan American Energy SL20 10%
- Total Austral14 7%
- Compañía General de Combustibles SA9 4%
- Tecpetrol9 4%
- PlusPetrol8 4%
- Petroleos Sudamericanos7 3%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1920s2
- 1930s1
- 1940s2
- 1950s1
- 1960s11
- 1970s4
- 1980s1
- 1990s2
- 2010s33
- 2020s1
Median commissioning year 2011 · oldest Diadema (Chubut) - Compañías Asociadas Oil and Gas Asset (Chubut, Argentina) (1925) · newest Fenix Gas Field (Tierra del Fuego, Argentina) (2024) · 58 of 203 carry a start date
How Argentina compares · oil & gas fields by country
- 1. United States1,894
- 5. Colombia285
- 6. China264
- 7. Mexico230
- 8. Argentina203
- 9. Netherlands166
- 10. Brazil165
- 11. Nigeria144
Frequently asked
- How many oil & gas fields are there in Argentina?
- OverWatts maps 203 oil & gas fields in Argentina — 3% of the world's mapped total, the 8th-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- What is the largest oil & gas field in Argentina?
- Fortin de Piedra Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina), operated by Tecpetrol.
- Who owns the oil & gas fields in Argentina?
- YPF is named as owner or operator on the most — 74 of 203 (36%). Next are Pan American Energy (31), Pan American Energy SL (20) and Total Austral (14).
- How old are Argentina's oil & gas fields?
- The median commissioning year is 2011, across the 58 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Diadema (Chubut) - Compañías Asociadas Oil and Gas Asset (Chubut, Argentina) (1925); 16 came online in the past ten years.