04-25-2017, 11:18 PM
Governor Gutierrez noted that he was in Houston last week meeting with Exxon management. Who reportedly told him the company will enter the “production phase” on the company’s Vaca Muerta projects this May. Gutierrez didn’t give additional detail on the specific projects that will be put into full-scale production. And Exxon itself hasn’t made any announcements — but the move to commercial production would make sense, given that the firm launched a pilot project for shale production in the Vaca Muerta last year.
Exxon is starting a major project in the world's next shale hotspot - Business Insider