Thursday, March 13, 2008

Oil: Chile and Argentina to begin joint exploration of new oil fields

Chile and Argentina are set to begin a joint exploration of new oil fields in Argentina.

Argentina's ambassador in Santiago, Gines Gonzalez Garcia, told a news conference that Chile's state oil enterprise ENAP and Argentina's Enarsa will carry out the explorations in Argentina.

"There is a joint exploration accord for future oil fields. We are also aiming for a shared future," said Gonzalez.