RE: YPF21 Mar 2024 18:28
Further text from article from today… Burford encroaching on YPY via the appeal will in my opinion help expedite a settlement with Mr Milei
“ Milei has said that YPF, in which Argentina expropriated 51 per cent of shares in 2012, would need to be “rebuilt” before he would sell state shares, which are worth roughly half of what they were in 2011.
Horacio Marín, the oil industry executive Milei appointed chief executive of YPF, said on an investor call that his plan to divest from less profitable sectors, improve efficiency and invest in liquid natural gas export infrastructure would “multiply the value of the company in the next four years”.
But Daniel Dreizzen, director of energy consultancy Aleph Energy, said previous YPF leaders had attempted similar reforms and met fierce resistance inside the company and among provincial governments.
“It’s possible the [direction of travel] Milei has set for the company will give Marín the leverage he needs to finally overcome that resistance,” he said. “But a lot will depend on his ability to manage the political and economic conditions, just like it will for Milei. YPF is like a mini-Argentina.”