Laredo Oil Meets with Governor of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, to Advance UGD Program for Mature Oil Fields
The Santa Cruz opportunity remains under a non-binding letter of intent, and definitive project agreements may require provincial approvals.
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Laredo Oil (OTC: LRDC) met with Santa Cruz Governor Claudio Vidal to discuss recovering oil from the Argentine province’s mature fields. CEO Mark See and the Argentina team presented Underground Gravity Drainage (UGD), its technology for recovering oil, at the company’s second meeting with Vidal, following August 2026 talks. The parties agreed to maintain dialogue, but no agreement or commitment resulted.
Laredo’s most recently announced non-binding letter of intent targets a Santa Cruz development area; definitive project agreements may require provincial approvals. The company said engineering and evaluation work will determine project feasibility and timing. Laredo also intends to evaluate U.S. government-supported financing tools alongside private capital and continue technical and commercial evaluation of its Argentine opportunities.
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Hollow bars mark forward-looking points. How the balance works
Positive
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Argentine project funding: Laredo intends to evaluate U.S. government-supported financing tools alongside private capital.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Argentine opportunities: Laredo plans continued technical and commercial evaluation and engagement with authorities and concession holders.
Negative
- Moderate pointSanta Cruz development opportunity remains covered by a non-binding letter of intent.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Definitive UGD project agreements in Santa Cruz may require provincial approvals.
- Minor pointGovernor meeting produced no agreement or commitment by the Province or Laredo.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.UGD project feasibility and timing depend on engineering and evaluation work ahead, the company said.
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Second meeting with Governor Claudio Vidal; Province and Company agree to maintain an ongoing dialogue as
The meeting was the Company's second with Governor Vidal, following an initial meeting in August 2026, and builds on technical-level discussions held with the provincial Ministry of Energy and Mining.
As reported by the Province in its official communication of October 9, 2026, the parties discussed investment opportunities and new technologies to recover oil from mature fields, increase production and generate local employment, and agreed to maintain an ongoing dialogue. Minister Álvarez stated that the Province is "recovering oil activity," and that the objective is not only to produce more oil but to recover jobs, create opportunities for local service companies and increase revenue for
"We value the working relationship we have built with Governor Vidal, Minister Álvarez and their teams, and the clarity of the Province's priorities: sustain conventional production, protect employment and bring in technology that can do both," said Mark See, Chief Executive Officer of Laredo Oil. "In a country where provincial governments hold the hydrocarbon resources, that relationship is a core asset for a project of this kind.
The commercial relationship between
The Company intends to continue to engage with provincial and national authorities, concession holders and other stakeholders in
Official communication of the Province of
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About Laredo Oil, Inc.
Laredo Oil, Inc. (OTC: LRDC) is a U.S. energy technology and development company headquartered in Austin, Texas, focused on commercializing its proprietary Underground Gravity Drainage ("UGD") technology, which is designed to increase oil recovery from mature and underperforming conventional reservoirs. UGD was developed and piloted in the United States over more than a decade through the Company's former affiliate Stranded Oil Resources Corporation, and the Company owns
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements generally may be identified by words such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "potential," "contemplate," "would," "could," "seek" or similar expressions. These statements are based on management's current expectations and assumptions, which are inherently uncertain. Statements in this press release regarding Argentina's oil production, exports and trade and investment framework are drawn from publicly available third-party and governmental sources; the Company has not independently verified them and they are not a prediction of the Company's own results.
Actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements as a result of risks and uncertainties that include: the non-binding nature of the Company's letters of intent in Argentina and the possibility that definitive agreements are not reached on acceptable terms or at all; the Company's limited financial resources and its need to obtain substantial additional financing, as to which there can be no assurance (the Company's consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026 were prepared on a going concern basis and contain disclosure regarding substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern); the fact that the Company's UGD technology has not yet been deployed at commercial scale and that results of pilot or test operations may not be indicative of commercial results; the availability of U.S. government-supported or other financing, which is subject to eligibility, approval and other conditions outside the Company's control; the ability to obtain and maintain governmental, regulatory, environmental and third-party approvals in Argentina, including at the provincial level; political, economic, legal, regulatory, currency and foreign-exchange risks associated with operating in Argentina, including changes in government policy at the national or provincial level; commodity price volatility; operational, execution, health, safety and environmental risks; the availability and cost of personnel, equipment, services and materials; the Company's ability to protect its intellectual property; and the other risks described under "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026 and its other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which are available at www.sec.gov.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
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FAQ
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Did Laredo Oil secure an agreement with Santa Cruz after meeting Governor Vidal?
No agreement was entered into with the Province in connection with the meeting, and neither party made a commitment. Laredo and provincial officials agreed to maintain an ongoing dialogue about opportunities involving mature oil fields.