Democracy and development cycle organized by Clarín in Malba. photo: Andres D’Elia
Energy once again occupies a central place for Argentina, both in the challenge of self-sufficiency as in the possibility of generating foreign currency instead of denouncing them. The current scenario foresees a strong fiscal impact, aggravated by a rising price scenario. In return, the country has reserves of Dead cow, second in the world for unconventional gas and fourth for the quantity of oil of this type. The meeting of Democracy and development summoned by Clarione, Thursday 1 September. It is an appointment for businessmen, officials and specialists to analyze how to promote one of the productive sectors with the greatest economic potential.
This year the cycle Democracy and development tour on how to do Argentina get back on track for development. Three meetings have already been held. In the first, on May 17, the foundation for growthboth economic and legal. The second was on June 16 and dealt with the human and physical capital, education and infrastructure necessary for development. The third was August 9, and was titled Agroindustry for the development.
This is the fourth edition of the cycle. This year focuses “The engines of Argentine growth”, and is sponsored by Panamericane Energy, Techint, Globant, Banco Macro and Telecom. The fourth D&D speech, called “Energy for Development” will be held next Thursday, September 1st. Like the previous ones, it will be in the auditorium of the Malba Museum.
The first table of the event will be entitled “The role and challenges of integrated companies”. will participate Paolo Gonzalezpresident of the YPF, e Marco Bulgheroni, Pan American Energy Group CEO. Both are companies that integrate the entire oil and gas industry, from wells to pumps. They manage traditional and unconventional depots and are already working on alternative energies. The dialogue will cover their medium and long-term plans to increase production and exports.
It will be the second table of Thursday’s meeting “Strategies to revive the energy sector”and will be made up of energy consultants Daniel Gerold, Mauricio Roitman and Nicolas Arceo. The challenge of the sector will be discussed with a table of consumer subsidies that the state cannot support. On how to do this to avoid tariff delays and relative price imbalances. And also what regulatory frameworks you need to work with to generate sustained growth.
The third table of the meeting will be “The role of the different players in the Argentine energy matrix”, And will be composed of Ricardo Markous, CEO of Tecpetrol; Ricardo Rodriguez, president of shell; Claudio CunaCEO of ENEL ArgentinaY Bernard Andrews, CEO of Geneia. Entrepreneurs will present their perspective for the sector and the impact of the macroeconomic situation on investment forecasts. Infrastructure requirements will also be discussed, from the announced gas pipeline that carries gas from Vaca Muerta to oil pipelines that allow the production of new fields to be drained. All in the context of the global energy transition, with a shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
The table that closes the event will be called “Public policies for energy development”and will be composed of the governors of Neuquén, Omar Gutierrez, and from Chubut, Mariano Arcioni, together with the Secretary for Energy of the Nation Flavia Royon, and former area secretary Gustavo Lopetegui. This table will discuss the measures that national and provincial governments are adopting to revive energy production, the opportunity and challenge that Vaca Muerta represents today, how the country is facing the energy transition and the necessary consensus among the main forces. policies to achieve sustainable development of the sector over time.
Source: Clarin
