HOUSTON – April 13, 2026 – Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) announced today it was awarded a multibillion-dollar contract by YPF to provide bundled unconventional completions services in the Vaca Muerta, one of the world’s most prolific shale resources outside North America. The award, which resulted from a competitive process, establishes a dedicated, exclusive, and multi-year collaboration.
This award significantly increases our footprint in Argentina and reflects our customers’ confidence in Halliburton to deliver large-scale unconventional fracturing through technology leadership and operational excellence. This strategic collaboration with YPF brings the industry's most advanced technology to Argentina.
Under the contract, Halliburton will utilize its ZEUS® electric fracturing services in its first international deployment. The agreement also includes the OCTIV® Auto Frac service, part of the OCTIV® digital fracturing services operating environment that delivers consistent onsite execution while pumping.
This integrated approach establishes a new benchmark for international unconventional fracturing. It combines electrification, automation, and advanced digital workflows to improve efficiency, consistency, and emissions-intensity reduction efforts. A common digital platform supports collaborative, phased integration of next-generation intelligent fracturing and advanced subsurface monitoring.
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