MOSCOW (MRC) -- Argentina's state-run energy firm YPF said it started normalizing oil and natural gas production in part of energy-producing province Neuquen on Sept. 4 after output was paralyzed earlier in the week by indigenous people protesting land rights, said Empag.
"A team of 34 technicians were able to enter the Loma La Lata field to check production installations, evaluate potential damage caused by the shutdown and normalize operations," YPF said in a statement.
Earlier on Sept. 4, YPF said 400 oil wells and 300 gas wells had been shut down in the Loma La Lata, Loma Campana and Rincon del Mangrullo fields, resulting in a production loss of 16 million cubic meters of gas and 32,000 barrels of crude.
Protesters from the indigenous Paynemil community had barricaded roads, cutting off access to the Vaca Muerta shale field as part of a demonstration over territorial claims.
YPF said it had begun legal action against the Paynemil community to ensure future access to Vaca Muerta wells.
As MRC informed earlier, YPF and Grupo Inversor Petroquimica S.L. have accepted an offer to purchase LyondellBasell's Argentina-based, wholly-owned subsidiary Petroken.
Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales (YPF) is an Argentinean integrated oil and gas company. The company is the largest in its sector in Argentina. Its business is structured in six activities: exploration and production; refining and logistics; marketing, offering a range of automotive, aeronautics, naval, farming and industrial fuels; chemicals, manufacturing a variety of industrial products, including a diverse group of raw materials for chemical, industrial and agricultural activities; lubricants and YPF Gas, comprising the retail distribution of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). The Company"s majority shareholder is Repsol YPF SA.
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