Vista Energy commits $5.8B to Vaca Muerta shale expansion under RIGI framework

Vista Energy has formally joined Argentina's RIGI investment incentive scheme, pledging $5.8 billion to drill 336 wells in the Vaca Muerta shale formation. The project aims to increase production by 50,000 barrels of oil per day, signaling corporate confidence in the Milei administration's regulatory framework for large-scale energy extraction.