The president of YPF, Horacio Martínhe talked about the benefits of the Self -Space system, when holding what over time, should translate into A savings in the final price of gasoline. “In the medium term, self -broadach should be cheaper than the traditional office, as happened in the United States,” he also said.
In this regard, mentioning a case of use. “We already had A station in Luján de Cuyo with Autodespachowe call it smart or intelligent. Experience shows us that this model can work in Argentina, but it takes time for users to adapt, “he said.
“We are going to accompany the process, because the user still needs to get used to. In the United States the same thing happened, it was a progressive process where people became familiar with the system“He said about the change in the system of selling fuels.
As for the CNGconfirmed that There will never be self -despacho because it is a security issue. “Gas manipulation requires specific protocols that cannot be the user’s responsibility,” he added.
BLN export and international competition
“2025 is the key year for sales. Our competition is the United States, so you have to close contracts as soon as possible to make a reality. And we are doing very well, “he said.
As for the Asian tour and market opening, he stressed that they visited Japan, Korea, China and India To open markets. “In Japan we talked about exporting 7 million tons; in Korea, 3 million; in China, between 6 and 7 million. In India we signed a MOU with three companies for the purchase of LNG. The contract with India can be US $ 5 .000 million per year. US $ 100,000 million in exports for YPF, other companies and Argentina“
Vaca Muerta as an economic engine
About Muerta Vaca He said that it is “the second Argentine countryside” and that the economic program helps a lot and opened the world towards our products, as they are both the oil like him gas. For oil, the market is Spotwhich implies that “it is constantly tendered and the best bidder is won. For gas, very large investments and long -term commitments are required.”
“If we take half of the reserves that the US estimates for Vaca Muerta (308 TCF), we have 75 TCF left to export after covering the local demand until 2050. This project uses 35 TCF, so it is safe,” he added .
As for the regional market challenges, he closed when he maintains that “Brazil has a difficulty: if it rains, it does not buy; if it does not rain, buy. It is a pseudo spot market, so the development of Vaca Muerta cannot depend only on the region“
Source: Ambito
