YPF

Also known as Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscahles, Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales, YPF, YPF S. A., YPF SOCIEDAD ANONIMA, Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales

YPF S.A. (, formerly ''''''; English: "Fiscal Oilfields") is a vertically integrated, majority state-owned Argentine energy company, engaged in oil and gas exploration and production, and the transportation, refining, and marketing of gas and petroleum products. In the 2020 Forbes Global 2000, YPF was ranked as the 1360th largest public company in the world.

Key facts

Company.name: YPF S.A.
Company.logo: YPF S.A. logo.svg
Company.image: Torre YPF, AA 2014.jpg
Company.image_caption: Repsol-YPF Tower in Puerto Madero, 2010
Company.type: Sociedad Anónima
Company.traded_as: MERVAL component
Company.founder: Government of Argentina (Hipólito Yrigoyen's administration)
Company.location_city: Buenos Aires
Company.location_country: Argentina
Company.area_served: Argentina
Company.key_people: Horacio Daniel Marín (president)
Company.industry: Petroleum and natural gas

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Contents

History
Early development
Energy self-sufficiency
Decline and privatization
Repsol acquisition
Renationalization
Reprivatization plans
Operations
Company statistics
See also
References
External links

Founded in 1922 under President Hipólito Yrigoyen's administration, YPF was the first oil company established as a state enterprise outside of the Soviet Union, and the first state oil company to become vertically integrated.