Argentina has launched a tender to secure natural gas supplies for the upcoming winter in the Southern Hemisphere.

Part of the “Plan Gas 4,” the aim of the tender is to “save on as much imported fuel as possible,” the Energy Secretariat said in a statement.

The new tender aims to lock in natural gas volumes for the upcoming May-September period and are in addition to those granted in the first tender held in December. That tender was for gas from the Neuquén and Austral basins, for each of the winter periods from 2021 to 2024. 

The tender calls for peak gas supply of 17.59 million cubic meters/day (MMm3/d), or 621 MMcf/d in July from Neuquén. The tender is also open for producers in the Austral Basin.

Variable volumes of gas may be offered from June to September,...