YPF YPF Sociedad Anonima gains 15% Nov 8, 2017
YPF S.A., an energy company, operates in the oil and gas upstream and downstream activities in Argentina. It engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). The company is also involved in the refining, marketing, transportation, and distribution of oil, petroleum products, petroleum derivatives, petrochemicals, LPG, and bio-fuels, as well as in gas separation and natural gas distribution operations. As of December 31, 2015, it had interests in approximately 108 oil and gas fields; proved reserves of approximately 679 million barrels (mmbbl) of oil; and approximately 3,072 billion cubic feet of gas. The company also had a retail distribution network of 1,538 YPF-branded service stations; 38 exploration permits, including 34 onshore and 4 offshore exploration permits, as well as 108 production concessions; and 31 crude oil treatment plants and 7 pumping plants. In addition, it owns 3 refineries with annual refining capacity of approximately 116 mmbbl; approximately 2,700 kilometers of crude oil pipelines with approximately 640,000 barrels of aggregate daily transportation capacity of refined products; and crude oil tankage of approximately 7 mmbbl, as well as maintains terminal facilities at 5 Argentine ports. Additionally, the company participates in 3 power generation plants with an aggregate installed capacity of 1,622 megawatts; provides telecommunications services; and engages in the production, industrialization, processing, marketing, preparation, transportation, and storage of grains and its derivatives. It also sells diesel, fertilizers, lubricants, agrochemicals, and ensiling bags, as well as other products; and supplies fuels, lubricants, coal, asphalts, and paraffin and derivatives. The company was founded in 1977 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. http://www.priceseries.com/trade/YPF-YPF-Sociedad-Anonima-stock-gains-15-percent-a-Trade-Record-by-priceSeries-2017092620171108.html