Operator · Neuquén
Tecpetrol
It produced 44,084 kBOE in 2025 in Neuquén (10.7% of the provincial total) with 412 reported wells. With 7 months of 2026 reported, its annualized production would be 48,788 kBOE. Under Res. 258/2025 it is a large operator.
Obligations
What it must file and when.
Timeline from procedure IF-2026-00937453 applied to the large segment. Filing status will be completed once the province shares the reports it receives.
| Inventory | Minimum level | Verification | LDAR | Due | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Own methodology | yes, the corporate verification they already perform | 2025 LDAR report in September 2026 | Overdue · 2026-09-30 | No official data |
| 2026 | Own methodology + Scope 2 | yes, the corporate verification they already perform | 2026 LDAR report in September 2027 | Next · 2027-09-30 | No official data |
| 2027 | Level 3 at 100% + Scope 2 | yes, under provincial criteria (to be defined in 2026) | to be defined | Upcoming · 2028-09-30 | No official data |
| 2028 | Level 4 at 50% + Scope 2 | yes | to be defined | Upcoming · 2029-09-30 | No official data |
| 2029 | Level 4 at 75% + Scope 2 | yes | to be defined | Upcoming · 2030-09-30 | No official data |
| 2030 | Level 4 at 100% + Scope 2 | yes | to be defined | Upcoming · 2031-09-30 | No official data |
Territory
7 operated concessions and what satellites detected within them.
Highlighted areas are those Neuquén registers under this operator. Detections are shown within those areas without attributing them as the company’s own measurement.
- FORTIN DE PIEDRA · unconventional exploitation concession · 65 km²
- PUNTA SENILLOSA · unconventional exploitation concession · 24 km²
- LOS TOLDOS II ESTE · unconventional exploitation concession · 78 km²
- LOS TOLDOS I NORTE · unconventional exploitation concession · 202 km²
- FORTIN DE PIEDRA · unconventional exploitation concession · 184 km²
- LOS BASTOS · exploitation concession · 208 km²
- PUESTO PARADA · unconventional exploitation concession · 158 km²
Production: Production: datos.energia.gob.ar, Chapter IV, well-level production, Neuquén province (CC BY 4.0). Rules: Res. 258/2025, Disp. 1/26, IF-2026-00937453. Venting: SESCO, National Energy Secretariat, gas balance, vented gas, Neuquén province (thousand m³). Flares: World Bank, Global Flaring and Methane Reduction Partnership (VIIRS), Vaca Muerta sites. Reported venting in the last 12 months: 34,434 thousand m³.