Bladex Lends US$125 Million to Argentina’s First LNG Export Project
The loan is a corporate credit facility, not the money that builds the plant. That distinction is the whole story. The post Bladex Lends US$125 Million to Argentina’s First LNG Export Project appeared first on The Rio Times .
Panama trade bank Bladex has provided US$125 million in syndicated financing to Southern Energy, the company developing Argentina's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project. The loan, closed on 19 August 2026, is described as a four-year corporate credit facility rather than a funding for the project's construction. Bladex, a trade bank based in Panama City and listed in New York, acted as the sole lead arranger and bookrunner for the syndicated deal.
The bank found institutional participants willing to share the Argentine energy risk, signaling a shift in sentiment. Bladex's involvement in a first-of-a-kind LNG export project is noteworthy, as it indicates lenders are starting to take on more extended credit risk in Argentina.
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