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Is Argentina Poised to Become a Regional, Even Global, Natural Gas Energy Hub?

Is Argentina Poised to Become a Regional, Even Global, Natural Gas Energy Hub?

Argentina’s natural gas segment has been transformed by the Vaca Muerta shale formation and the country might well again become a net energy exporter. The country is undergoing a massive natural gas infrastructure buildout in an attempt to make that the case. Vaca Muerta is the second largest shale gas resource on the planet, with…

April 25, 2023
Argentina’s Vaca Muerta Production Helping Counteract Bolivia’s Natural Gas Decline

Argentina’s Vaca Muerta Production Helping Counteract Bolivia’s Natural Gas Decline

Bolivian gas was once the beating heart of South America’s natural gas production, with powerhouse neighbors Argentina and Brazil relying on the landlocked country’s pipeline shipments to keep the lights on. But this is seen coming to an end. Bolivian gas production will decline more rapidly than expected, falling from 1.4 Bcf/d in 2022 to…

January 18, 2023
Bolivia Fading as Natural Gas Exporter to South America

Bolivia Fading as Natural Gas Exporter to South America

Bolivian gas was once the beating heart of South America’s natural gas production, with powerhouse neighbors Argentina and Brazil relying on the landlocked country’s pipeline shipments to keep the lights on. But this is seen coming to an end. Bolivian gas production will decline more rapidly than expected, falling from 1.4 Bcf/d in 2022 to…

January 17, 2023
Former Bolivian Hydrocarbons Minister Shares Insight on Natural Gas Market – Listen Now to NGI’s Hub & Flow

Former Bolivian Hydrocarbons Minister Shares Insight on Natural Gas Market – Listen Now to NGI’s Hub & Flow

Click here to listen to the latest episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow for a look at the global natural gas market from a South American perspective. Join NGI’s Mexico & Latin America Editor Christopher Lenton and guest speaker Alvaro Rios, Bolivia’s former minister of hydrocarbons and current managing director of Gas Energy Latin America,…

May 9, 2022
Argentina Looking to Secure Winter Natural Gas Volumes Amid Soaring Cost of LNG

Argentina Looking to Secure Winter Natural Gas Volumes Amid Soaring Cost of LNG

Argentina took a step towards securing additional natural gas supplies for this upcoming Southern Cone winter with a new agreement with neighboring Bolivia. The agreement guarantees Argentina will receive 14 Mm3/d of gas from Bolivia from May to September, the same volume of imports as last winter. Bolivia had initially said it would send out…

April 14, 2022