YPF military coup against Yrigoyen backed by, among others, foreign oil interests. YPF was privatized in 1993 and bought by the Spanish firm Repsol S.A. in 1999; the resulting merger produced 'Repsol YPF'. The renationalization of 51% of the firm was initiated in 2012 by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. The government of Argentina eventually agreed to pay $5 billion compensation to Repsol. The company, specializing in the exploration, production, refining and commercialization of petroleum, had its origin in 1907, when oil was discovered near the city of Comodoro Rivadavia in Chubut. Following World War I, oil had become an important
Public image of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is the President, and other things, were very successful: we must be fair to those things". Shortly after, he recanted on the use of the word "regulate", but insisted that the presidential parody should be removed from the program. The program of investigative journalism "Periodismo para todos" opens with a stand-up comedy routine in which Jorge Lanata comments on the political events of the week. Actress Fátima Florez parodies Cristina Kirchner in these portions of the program. Florez began preparing her character in 2007, focusing on Kirchner's speaking style and hand movements. Florez uses a mask that takes three hours