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Project of the week

7–13 October 2026

YPF Eni XRG Argentina LNG Vaca Muerta FLNG Development

Argentina · FEED / Pre-FID

Eni chief executive Claudio Descalzi met Argentine President Javier Milei in Paris during Argentina Week to review Argentina LNG, the export project Eni is developing with YPF and XRG. At the same event XRG chairman Sultan Al Jaber said...

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