The Vaca Muerta didn’t allow to see the forest: three trends of fracking development in Argentina in the 2012-2019 period

The article discusses the first years of exploitation of Vaca Muerta (2012-2019) in the Patagonia Argentina. Its goal is to illustrate the workings of the non-conventional hydrocarbon model and to describe the main trends that enabled its development. To do this, we put it within the framework of th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Gutiérrez Ríos, Felipe
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios Latinoamericanos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/77204
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rel/article/view/77204
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Vaca Muerta
Pueblo Mapuche
hidrocarburos no convencionales
energías extremas
fracking.
Mapuche people
non-conventional hydrocarbons
extreme energy
Povo Mapuche
hidrocarbonetos não convencionais
energias Extremas
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Sumario:The article discusses the first years of exploitation of Vaca Muerta (2012-2019) in the Patagonia Argentina. Its goal is to illustrate the workings of the non-conventional hydrocarbon model and to describe the main trends that enabled its development. To do this, we put it within the framework of the exploitation of extreme energies of the neoliberal period, which affected most countries in the region. Subsequently, we study important topics that were identified on this issue: the government’s discourse to pursue the fracking idea within a highly hostile environment; the fracking impact on the environment and society, and the government’s sellout both legally and economically. This analysis is made possible through a conjunction of various research techniques that include reviewing national newspapers, looking at government archives and other forms political ecology analysis.