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BUENOS AIRES, April 13 (Reuters) - Production and other activity around Argentina’s huge Vaca Muerta oil and gas reserves in Patagonia were affected on Tuesday by health care workers who blocked roads as part of a protest to demand better wages amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to sources and officials.
The protests generated work stoppages and local fuel shortages, according to a local industry source. Labor strikes are common in Argentina, where companies are hard-pressed to grant wage increases in line with double-digit inflation
“More than 30 production teams had to stop drilling or completing wells,” said the source who asked not to be named.