Wed, 24th Jul 2013 19:29
BUENOS AIRES, July 24 (Reuters) - Argentina's giant VacaMuerta shale oil and gas field has 661 billion barrels of oiland 1,181 trillion cubic feet of natural gas resources,according to estimates by state-run energy firm YPF ina presentation seen by Reuters.
YPF operates in 3 million net acres in the formation, anarea with 316 billion barrels of shale oil and 353 trillionshale natural gas resources, according to the presentation.
Energy shares hit over two-month lows, biggest drag *
(Sharecast News) - Commodity related stocks were the chief drag on the FTSE 350 amid a combination of growth concerns and risk aversion.
FTSE 100 down 0.4%, FTSE 250 falls 0.9% *
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed lower on Tuesday, with New York tracking down, amid some disappointing economic data from the US.
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were lower at midday Tuesday, with oil majors BP and Shell dragging the index lower as oil prices took a hit.
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