Vaca Muerta Crude Oil Production Surpasses One Million Barrels Per Day Triggering Urgent Pipeline Expansion Mandates
Energy regulators confirm that unconventional crude oil production in the Vaca Muerta shale formation has officially surpassed one million barrels per day, severely straining existing midstream transport capacity. The production milestone has triggered urgent government mandates to accelerate the construction of the Vaca Muerta South pipeline to the Atlantic coast to prevent export bottlenecks.