Transportadora de Gas del Sur or TGS will inaugurate gas pipelines next week (source - Diario Río Negro)
Oil and Gas

88km Vaca Muerta pipeline inaugurated next week

Apr, 25, 2019 Posted by datamarnews

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An 88km oil pipeline which will connect principle production areas of Vaca Muerta, transporting crude oil from Loma Campana Crude Treatment Plant to the Lago Pellegrini pumping station in Rió Negro will be inaugurated and begin operations next week.

An estimated 25,000 cubic meters of crude oil will be transported per day, tripling the current capacity of using tank trucks. According to Vaca Muerta News, the pipeline required a total of US$90m in investments.

The vertically integrated Argentine energy company, YPF SA and privately owned TecPetrol SA won the concession to operate the pipeline. The contract runs until 2052, with 85% stake awarded to YPF.

DatamarNews reported TGS is making progress on plans to build a 1,200km natural gas pipeline from Vaca Muerta to Buenos Aires.

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