Federico Sturzenegger, an Argentine economist and President of Banco de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, has estimated the value of Vaca Muerta gas (at the prices Argentina currently pays for gas imports) to be equal to nine times the country’s GDP. But, because world prices are likely to drop fast as the US steps up exports, Argentina has to act quickly in order to capture these potential gains.
阿根廷经济学家、布宜诺斯艾利斯省银行（Banco de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires）行长斯特尔泽尼格（Federico Sturzenegger）估算，死牛气田天然气价值（以阿根廷现行天然气进口价格衡量）是阿根廷GDP的九倍。但是，由于全球价格可能会因为美国加入出口国行列而快速下跌，阿根廷必须尽快行动以把握这一潜在收益。斯特尔泽尼格认为页岩气方面的决定是阿根廷经济史上“最重要的”决定。