# Argentina’s president highlights energy export and investment plans at Neuquén expo > In a 19 October speech, Javier Milei cited a future LNG contract with Europe and announced investment plans for Vaca Muerta infrastructure. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/argentina-president-highlights-energy-exports-and-investment-at-aog-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Energy - Country: Argentina - Published: 2026-10-21T00:44:00+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-21T00:44:00+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-19 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/argentina-president-highlights-energy-exports-and-investment-at-aog-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/argentina-president-highlights-energy-exports-and-investment-at-aog-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/argentina-president-highlights-energy-exports-and-investment-at-aog-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/argentina-president-highlights-energy-exports-and-investment-at-aog-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/argentina-president-highlights-energy-exports-and-investment-at-aog-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/argentina-president-highlights-energy-exports-and-investment-at-aog-2026.md) President Javier Milei opened the Argentina Oil & Gas Expo in Neuquén on 19 October and used the speech to present the government’s account of growth in energy exports and investment. He said Argentina would export LNG to Europe next year under a contract worth more than $7 billion, and referred to a $51 billion investment project involving YPF, Eni and XRG. Milei also described the Vaca Muerta Oil Sur pipeline as a roughly $3 billion project that could enable about $15 billion in annual exports. These figures are claims and projections reported from the president’s speech; the release does not provide contract documents, financing schedules or an independent verification of the estimates. ## Data ### Energy project values stated in the speech Investment or project values cited by the president on 19 October; not independently verified here. Methodology: Amounts attributed to the president in the release are recorded in billions of US dollars; claims and projections remain attributed. | Claim | Billion US dollars | |---|---| | Future LNG export contract with Europe | 7 | | YPF, Eni and XRG investment project | 51 | | Vaca Muerta Oil Sur pipeline project | 3 | | Estimated annual exports enabled by the pipeline | 15 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/argentina-president-highlights-energy-exports-and-investment-at-aog-2026/data/presidential-energy-project-values?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/argentina-president-highlights-energy-exports-and-investment-at-aog-2026/data/presidential-energy-project-values?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Presidency of Argentina]() (Source checked: 2026-10-21; Published: 2026-10-19) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)