Pan American Energy prevê exportação de GNL

A companhia pan-americana de petróleo Pan American Energy (PAE) prevê exportações de gás natural liquefeito (GNL) da plataforma de xisto Vaca Muerta através do terminal de GNL de Quintero, no Chile, utilizando um gasoduto de capacidade de 10m metros cúbicos por dia. O projeto deve custar US$300 milhões. Enquanto isso, a petroleira estatal do país, YPF, anunciou planos para instalar uma unidade de liquefação flutuante em Bahia Blanca para exportar até 2,5 milhões de metros cúbicos por dia de GNL a partir do próximo ano. A produção de gás do país sul-americano aumentou 14% (130 milhões de metros cúbicos por dia) em 2018, em comparação com 2014. A Secretaria de Energia do país acredita que a produção de gás da Argentina chegará a 238 milhões de metros cúbicos por dia nos próximos cinco anos.

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Argentina’s PAE mulls LNG exports via Chile

Argentina’s oil and gas firm Pan American Energy (PAE) is exploring the prospects of exporting Vaca Muerta’s shale gas as liquefied natural gas (LNG) via Chile.The joint venture between BP and Bridas is in the conceptual design stage of potential LNG exports project using Chile’s Quintero LNG terminal, PAE’s vice president of reserves development, Alejandro Angriman told reporters.Speaking on the sidelines of an event in Argentina, Angriman said the onshore importing terminal “could be converted so it can liquefy to export.” Shale gas from Vaca Muerta could be exported to Chile via a 10-million-cubic-meter-per-day (Mmcm/d) pipeline, after some adjustments were made in the infrastructure.The potential project is estimated at a cost of $300 million, and could export some 25 Mmcm/d of LNG from its first train, Kallanish Energy understands.Argentina has recently resumed its natural gas exports to Chile thanks to a domestic production growth, particularly in the Vaca Muerta Shale play. PAE has been granted an export permit and should be delivering gas to Chile between December and February, the summer season.With operations on and offshore, PAE contributes to 18% of the Argentine hydrocarbons production, consolidating itself as the leading oil and gas producer in the country’s private sector.Earlier this week, state-run oil company YPF announced plans to install a floating liquefaction barge in Bahia Blanc to export up to 2.5 Mmcm/d of LNG from next year. The idea would be to build a larger facility at a later date.Argentina plans to double its oil and gas production by 2023, with the latter expected to increase to 238 Mmcm/d. Such growth would enable the country to boost exports to 100 Mmcm/d, in the period, compared to less than 1 Mmcm/d this year.To achieve said goal, the government has started the second-round of a Vaca Muerta roadshow in the U.S. in order to promote investment opportunities.

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