Argentina is taking new steps to connect its increasing gas production from the Vaca Muerta shale to broader use in the domestic market, with key tenders to expand pipeline capacity and replace gas volumes from liquefied natural gas set to start in the coming months, writes Kathrine Schmidt.
The first contest will expand pipeline capacity to bring output from the shale play closer to the major population centre of Buenos Aires, Energy Secretary Gustavo Lopetegui told a luncheon audience of the Argentine oil and gas trade group IAPG in Houston this week.
