CLL

What CLL does

CLL INGENIERIA S.A. is a privately held Argentine engineering and consulting firm founded in 1994 by Ing. Carlos Luis Legnazzi, operating exclusively in the oil and gas sector. The company delivers multidisciplinary engineering services spanning process, mechanical and piping, stress analysis, electrical, instrumentation and control, and civil disciplines for crude and gas treatment plants, compression stations, water injection facilities, battery stations, pipelines, fire protection systems, and electrical substations. Services are organized into three core offerings: Design and Project Development (conceptual, basic, and detail engineering), Technical Assistance (project evaluation, engineering audits, procurement activation and tracking), and Consulting (investment studies, feasibility studies, cost budgets, technical-economic analysis of bids, field surveys, and construction inspection). The firm holds ISO 9001:2015 certification (IRAM and IQNET, certified since April 2006) for its quality management system.

The business model is B2B professional services delivered through direct enterprise field-sales relationships under long-term framework contracts (Contratos Marco) with oil and gas operators. The stated annual engineering capacity is 60,000 hours/year across all disciplines, expandable to 80,000 hours/year, delivered by a team of 18 professionals with a stated target of 30. Clients include major Argentine and international oil and gas operators — YPF, Pan American Energy, Total Austral, Tecpetrol, Refinor, Apache, ENAP Sipetrol, Compañía General de Combustibles, OXY, and Sener — alongside adjacent industrial customers such as ABB and Juan F. Secco. Geographic delivery spans Argentina, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia. Revenue is generated under professional services contracts, with no public pricing disclosed. The company is headquartered at Reconquista 661 10° A, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Name

CLL

Legal name

CLL INGENIERIA S.A.

Website

https://cllsa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CLL INGENIERIA S.A. is a privately held Argentine engineering and consulting firm founded in 1994 that delivers multidisciplinary oil and gas engineering services — including conceptual, basic, and detail engineering, technical assistance, and consulting — under framework contracts with major Argentine and regional oil and gas operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389)

akta.pro primary industry

OFS Engineering, Construction & O&M (Field Development, Brownfield, Maintenance) (EUALABAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Inspection, Integrity & Testing Services (NDT, Well Integrity, Corrosion, QA/QC) (EUALABAO), Power Plant Electrical Systems EPC (Switchyard, Transformers, Protection & Controls) (EUAEAAAM)

Keywords

• Engineering consulting services
• Oil and gas engineering
• Project design services
• Multidisciplinary engineering
• Technical assistance consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Lomas De Zamora

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Consulting Services: Professional services revenue generated from design and development of projects, technical assistance, and consulting. Services include conceptual engineering, basic engineering, detail engineering, project evaluation, investment studies, feasibility studies, cost budgets, technical-economic analysis of bids, field surveys, and construction inspection and direction. Work is delivered under framework contracts with oil and gas companies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

CLL INGENIERIA S.A. delivers multidisciplinary engineering and consulting services for the oil and gas sector, organized into three core service lines: (1) Design and Project Development (Diseño y Desarrollo de Proyectos) covering conceptual, basic, and detail engineering; (2) Technical Assistance (Asistencia Técnica) including project evaluation, engineering audits, and procurement tracking; and (3) Consulting (Consultoría) covering investment studies, feasibility studies, cost budgets, and technical-economic analysis of bids. Services span civil, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, and control disciplines applied to crude and gas treatment plants, compression stations, water injection plants, pipelines, fire systems, and electrical substations.

Product overview

CLL INGENIERIA S.A. is an engineering and consulting services company operating since 1994 in the oil and gas sector. The company operates as a unified service offering organized around three core services: (1) Diseño y Desarrollo de Proyectos (Design and Project Development) covering conceptual, basic, and detail engineering; (2) Asistencia Técnica (Technical Assistance) for project evaluation, engineering audits, and procurement support; and (3) Consultoría (Consulting) for investment studies, feasibility studies, and technical-economic analysis. These services are delivered across multiple disciplines (processes, mechanical, piping, civil, electrical, instrumentation, and control) and encompass specific project types including crude treatment plants, water injection/treatment plants, gas compressor plants, pipelines, fire systems, and electrical substations. The company operates under framework contracts for various oil companies and maintains ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality management system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Diseño y Desarrollo de Proyectos (Design and Project Development)
• Asistencia Técnica (Technical Assistance)
• Consultoría (Consulting)

Quantifiable outcome

• 60,000 hours/year of engineering capacity
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• YPF S.A.coreOthersMajor Argentine state-owned oil company. CLL has been providing engineering services under framework contracts since 2002. Listed among CLL's key clients alongside multiple YPF-related entities including YPF GAS S.A., YPF DT Y D, YPF CILP, YPF – DOLE, and REPSOL YPF – BOLIVIA.
• Pan American Energy S.A.coreOthersLeading Argentine private oil company and CLL client. Also listed as Pan American Energy LLC indicating international engagement.
• Sener S.A.minorOthersSpanish engineering and construction group listed as a client of CLL's engineering services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• COARCO S.A. Argentine engineering and construction company providing design, project management and construction services for oil & gas, mining and infrastructure. Directly comparable mid-sized competitor for upstream/midstream engineering scopes.
• Sener Grupo de Ingeniería: Spanish engineering and construction group with significant Oil & Gas Power and Process activity in Argentina and Latin America. Directly competes for the same multidisciplinary O&G engineering scopes CLL delivers, and is even listed as a CLL client relationship.
• Acción Energía Argentina (AESA): Argentine engineering and construction firm focused on oil & gas and energy infrastructure. Competes with CLL for similar multidisciplinary engineering scopes (process, mechanical, electrical) for Argentine operators.
• Pietroboni-Butler: Argentine engineering and construction firm with oil & gas, energy and industrial experience. Comparable mid-sized competitor for engineering scopes serving Argentine operators across process and electrical disciplines.

Emerging players

• YPF Tecnología (Y-Tec): Technology and engineering arm of YPF, CLL's largest disclosed client. Captures in-house engineering and R&D work that CLL also performs externally, representing both a customer and a structural competitor as YPF continues to insource scope.

Others

• ABB (Oil, Gas & Chemicals): Global automation and electrical engineering supplier that also delivers oil & gas engineering services. Listed as one of CLL's disclosed clients for industrial automation and electrical work, illustrating both a customer relationship and an adjacent competitive presence.
• Sulzer (Argentina): Global engineering and pumping-services company with an Argentine footprint serving oil & gas operators. Adjacent competitor/partner for rotating equipment and process-engineering scopes that overlap with CLL's treatment-plant work.

Broad incumbents

• Techint Ingeniería y Construcción: Argentine-headquartered EPC arm of the Techint group, with deep oil & gas, power and industrial engineering capabilities across LatAm. Operates as a larger, broader incumbent in the same engineering-services market CLL serves.
• Worley (Argentina operations): Global energy, chemicals and resources engineering consultancy with Argentine operations serving Vaca Muerta and conventional basins. Competes for larger and more complex engineering scopes that exceed CLL's headcount capacity.
• SADE (Skanska) Argentina / Peru: Skanska's Argentine/Pero construction and engineering arm operating in oil & gas and infrastructure. Listed among CLL's clients for Peru projects, indicating overlap in project types and customer base in the region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cll-sa

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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