May 2019, Vol. 246, No. 5
Projects
Argentina Plans Vaca Muerta Production Boost, Pipeline Buildout
Argentina’s energy minister reiterated his country’s commitment to build infrastructure and boost output of natural gas, citing plans for a new 22 MMcm/d pipeline from the Vaca Muerta shale producing region to Buenos Aires. Minister Gustavo Lopetegui said at a Houston news conference that Argentina’s efforts to boost its natural gas output and supplies are progressing through new midstream projects and auctions, moves that are expected to balance the country’s supply and demand. A pipeline construction contract to transport up to 22 MMcm of gas production per day from Argentina’s largest producing region, Vaca Muerta, to Buenos Aires, is expected by September. The pipeline would be more t

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