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US Ambassador Warns Argentina Over Chinese Technology in Vaca Muerta

United States Ambassador Peter Lamelas has warned Argentina against allowing Chinese technology and artificial intelligence networks into strategic parts of the Vaca Muerta shale industry, saying such involvement could discourage future Western investment in the basin.
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