June 2018, Vol. 245, No. 6
Features
Argentina’s Vaca Muerta Pipeline to Improve Shale Gas Transport
By Mauro Nogarin, Contributing Editor In the three years since Mauricio Macri was elected president of the Argentine Republic, the federal government has stepped up efforts to meet unsatisfied gas demand of 40 MMcm/d in winter and increasing year-round demand to fuel an expanding industrial base. Under business-friendly Macri, Argentina introduced subsidies to encourage investment in unconventional natural gas production from the Neuquen Basin, home to the Vaca Muerta shale play. Regional government is also joining development efforts. The Province of Neuquén made technical equipment available to the company Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. (TGS) to support its evaluation and pl

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