Outsourced Contractor Blamed for Maintenance Failures in Vaca Muerta Explosion
A well at Argentina’s giant Vaca Muerta shale formation suffered an explosion that released gas and crude oil for more than three weeks, causing multimillion-dollar losses for state oil company YPF and significant environmental damage in the region. The accident occurred at well LLLO X-2, where a maintenance error on the wellhead triggered a pressure […]