Argentina's Shale Patch to Boost Oil Exports with Supertankers

Supertankers could begin docking in Argentina to load oil from the country’s shale patch after a pipeline is set to connect the Vaca Muerta shale play with a terminal at Punta Colorada port capable of handling the so-called very large crude carriers (VLCCs).  Earlier this year, Argentina’s state-run energy giant YPF began construction of the first section of a 600-kilometer (373 miles) pipeline designed to connect the Vaca Muerta oil production with the Argentinian coast, Oil & Gas Journal reported in May. Phase two…