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Buenos Aires
Santiago and Manuel Passaglia visited Añelo, presented indicators from their municipal record and announced a new phase for Hechos. The group seeks a presence across Buenos Aires Province's 135 municipalities and beyond, while no 2027 candidacy has yet been formalised.
Río Negro
The provincial ruling party is considering an early, separate election, with the governor and the mayor of Cipolletti seeking continuity in office. The candidacies have not been confirmed, while the calendar, municipal election sequence and opposition alliances remain open.
Neuquén
Rolando Figueroa is considering fully separating Neuquén's election from the national calendar, with February 14 gaining traction. In Río Negro, Alberto Weretilneck set a window between April and June. Municipal ties, public works, the MPN's future and opposition alliances are shaping both timetables.
Río Negro
Fugro and Bluewater worked on the Vaca Muerta Oil Sur export system in Río Negro and later appeared among companies under review for Sea Lion-related activity. The government must still decide whether sanctions apply, how contract chronology should be assessed and what the consequences would be for specialised suppliers.
Neuquén
The Neuquén governor will meet officials, multilateral institutions and energy companies. In Houston he plans to sign a road-funding agreement with operators covering Provincial Routes 8, 6, 51 and 7, but disbursements and private investment must be verified later.
Río Negro
The agreement with the national government provides for a transfer for 20 years and a gradual incorporation of sections. The first stage plans to intervene 305 kilometers with up to USD 60 million, but it requires legislative approval, operational agreements, and actual financing.
Río Negro
The governor said he will submit a bill within a month to reserve part of extraordinary oil, gas and mining revenue for 10 to 15 years. The text has not reached the legislature, and its percentages, management and controls remain undefined.
Chubut
The UNPSJB Economics Observatory compared the cessations with 123 new permits, although more than seven in ten were renewals or changes involving existing businesses. Sales fell between 15% and 29% in the first half of the year, increasing uncertainty.
Mendoza
The mayor of the Mendoza capital announced that he will run for the Governorship in 2027 and requested that the alliance's candidacy be decided through open primaries. He valued macroeconomic stability but demanded productive development, infrastructure, and a broader territorial perspective.
La Rioja
The governor of La Rioja stated that a future Peronist government will examine the projects favored by the RIGI and could nationalize or expropriate when it deems necessary. He rejected the Land reform, described his relationship with the Nation as null, and will take the claims to the Norte Grande.
Buenos Aires
The Techint group company sent dismissal notices to permanent staff despite mandatory conciliation imposed after 150 terminations. The Avellaneda metalworkers' union notified the Buenos Aires Province Labor Ministry, which must assess penalties or legal action when the measure expires.
Neuquén
The IMF managing director will tour Loma Campana with YPF president Horacio Marín, the first visit by the institution's top authority to the Neuquén formation. The trip links hydrocarbon export potential with reserves, macroeconomic stability and the Fund's current program with Argentina.
San Luis
Ital Vinil presented a US$2.5 million expansion to direct its pipe business toward oil and mining, while Carin Puntana already sells plastic products in 16 countries. The projects show different paths of industrial renewal and create new energy and infrastructure requirements.
Neuquén
Neuquén city added more than 60,000 square meters of construction in the first quarter, while sector employers grew 9.2%. Añelo shows the other side of the boom: workers and projects arrive faster than housing, services and urban infrastructure expand.
Río Negro
The project entered the RIGI program with a planned 472.5-kilometer pipeline between Tratayén and San Antonio Oeste. It will feed two floating liquefaction units in the San Matías Gulf and is designed to carry up to 28 million cubic meters per day.
Neuquén
An IERAL report found that registered private employment fell 2.7% nationwide between 2023 and 2025, while Neuquén, Río Negro and Tucumán managed to grow.
