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Argentina Signs First Deal With Chubut to Scrap Export Duties on Conventional Crude

The agreement establishes a shared‑effort plan to revive mature fields, safeguarding jobs.

Overview

  • The national government will adjust the export‑duty regime to remove taxes on conventional oil exports.
  • Chubut will review royalties and fees as its contribution to the pact’s financial framework.
  • Oil companies committed to sustaining production and investment, prioritizing well reactivation, efficiency improvements and growth in conventional output.
  • Officials said the model will be extended progressively to other oil‑producing provinces.
  • Chubut governor Ignacio Torres welcomed the measure and estimated about $370 million would be reinvested in the Golfo San Jorge industry.