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Peter Thiel bought a 1% stake in an Argentine Vaca Muerta oil company, a filing showed.

· ComputeLabs Research · from the August 16, 2026 edition

Billionaire investor Peter Thiel acquired a 1% interest in an Argentine oil company associated with Vaca Muerta, according to a filing cited by the report. The disclosed percentage refers to an equity stake in the company, not ownership of 1% of the broader Vaca Muerta formation.

The source did not name the oil company in the supplied message. It also did not disclose the purchase price, transaction date, seller, security class, voting rights, or valuation.

The report specifically attributes the ownership information to a filing. No operating data, production capacity, financing terms, collateral, or subsequent ownership changes were included.

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  • Peter Thiel
  • Vaca Muerta oil company

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