Cordillerano-Patagónico Gas Pipeline

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Cordillerano-Patagónico Gas Pipeline, also known as the Sistema Cordillerano-Patagónico, is a gas pipeline system in Argentina.

Location

The northern "Cordillerano" section of the pipeline system runs from Plaza Huincul (Neuquén province) to Esquel (Chubut province), Argentina. The southern "Patagónico" section of the pipeline runs from Esquel to Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut province, Argentina.[1][2][3]

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Project Details: Cordillerano Pipeline

  • Operator: TGS (Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA)[4]
  • Owner: CIESA-Compañía de Inversiones de Energía SA (51%), FGS-ANSES-Administración Nacional de la Seguridad Social (24%), NYSE-New York Stock Exchange (12%), BYMA-Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos SA (8%), Other (5%)[5][6]
  • Parent Company: Pampa Energía SA (25.5%)[5][7][8][9], PEPCA SA (GIP-Grupo Inversor Petroquímica SL and PCT LLC) (25.5%)[5][7][10], Government of Argentina (24%)[5][6], NYSE-New York Stock Exchange (12%)[5], BYMA-Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos SA (8%)[5], Other (5%)[5]
  • Capacity: 1.327 MMcm/d[11]
  • Length: 940 km / 584 miles[12]
  • Diameter: 8 inches, 12 inches[13]
  • Status: Operating
  • Start Year: 1986[14]

Project Details: Patagónico Pipeline

Background

The Cordillerano-Patagónico system supplies natural gas to 25 population centers in the provinces of Neuquén, Rio Negro and Chubut. The original pipeline was built in two sections, which intersect in Esquel, Chubut province, Argentina.[2]

Construction of the initial 339-kilometer section of the Cordillerano Pipeline between Plaza Huincul, Bariloche and San Martín de los Andes began in 1984[11] and was completed in 1986.[14] The pipeline was subsequently extended to Esquel, providing service to several communities in Río Negro and Chubut provinces. By 2004, the pipeline's capacity had increased to 1.327 MMcm/d.[11]

Construction of the southern Patagónico Pipeline was completed in 2006, adding 600 kilometers to the system with another 1 million cubic meters of capacity.[2][20]

Two main injection points feed the pipeline; the first, at Collón Curá, uses gas from Plaza Huincul, while the other, near Esquel, uses gas from the Golfo de San Jorge.[21] Gas for the Patagónico pipeline is also sourced from the Cerro Dragon Oil and Gas Field west of Comodoro Rivadavia.[2]

The network's northern section (the Cordillerano Pipeline) is operated by TGS (Transportadora Gas del Sur, which is controlled by Buenos Aires-based Pampa Energía).[4]

The southern section (the Patagónico Pipeline) is operated by Camuzzi Gas del Sur.[15][16][17]

Expansion Project Details

  • Owner: Enarsa (Energía Argentina SA)[17][22]
  • Capacity: 673,000 cubic meters per day / 24 MMcfd[21]
  • Length: 136 km / 85 miles[23]
  • Status: Construction[17]
  • Start Year:

Expansion Project

An expansion of the Cordillerano-Patagónico gas pipeline was announced in 2014, due to sustained growth in demand for natural gas and insufficient capacity of the existing pipeline.[23][24] The project's stated objective was to expand capacity of the system to meet the demand generated by 22,000 additional users and new industrial parks under construction at the time. The project was expected to cost $100 million with an estimated execution time of 18 months.

The proposed expansion included installation of a compressor station in the town of Río Senguer with a capacity of 3,000 hp, along with several new sections of pipeline, as follows[23][25]:

  • 5.5 miles (9 km) of 16-inch pipeline
  • 39 miles (62.7 km) of 12-inch pipeline
  • 16 miles (26 km) of 10-inch pipeline
  • 2.2 miles (3.5 km) of 8-inch pipeline
  • 20.2 miles (32.5 km) of 6-inch pipeline

In June 2017, Argentina's Ministry of Energy awarded construction contracts to three firms: Siat, Siderca and Royo. The 22,000 new users to be served by the pipeline expansion would be in the provinces of Chubut, Río Negro y Neuquén. Communities targeted for the expansion in Chubut province include Esquel, Trevelin, Lago Puelo, Epuyén and Gobernador Costa.[26]

In July 2018, amid rumors that the pipeline expansion had been halted, Gustavo Menna, a national deputy from Chubut province, asserted that construction work had been proceeding steadily since November 2, 2017, and that the pipeline expansion was 48% complete.[27]

At a January 2019 ceremony in Bariloche (Río Negro province), Argentine president Mauricio Macri inaugurated the first stage of the pipeline expansion.[28] According to Argentina's energy agency IEASA, the new infrastructure comprised 141 km of new pipes in 13 loops expected to serve 10,000 households, with an additional 12,000 households to be connected upon completion of construction at the Río Senger compressor station.[29] News reports indicated that seven of the expansion project's nine sections were operational as of January 2019, with two still awaiting completion.[25]

However, according to multiple news reports published between July 2022 and May 2023, the Río Senguer compressor station and other improvements to the Patagónico Pipeline remained incomplete, due to contract disputes and communications breakdowns between pipeline operator Camuzzi Gas del Sur SA and various government agencies.[17][22][30][31][32]

Articles and resources

References

  1. "Sistemas de Transporte de Gas Natural de la República Argentina" (PDF). Enargas. July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Inauguran el gasoducto que da solución a la zona sur". Diario Río Negro. October 7, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Gasoducto Patagónico: Un modelo de cooperación regional" (PDF). Petrotecnia. February 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Transporte de Gas Natural". TGS. Retrieved 2022-08-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 "Estados Financieros 2022 (pp 6-7)" (PDF). TGS (Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A.). March 9, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. 6.0 6.1 "La Compañía: Accionistas". TGS. Retrieved 2023-08-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. 7.0 7.1 "TGS announces results for the first quarter ended on March 31, 2023 (1Q2023) - Form 6-K". United States Securities & Exchange Commission. May 8, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Earnings Release Q1 22". Pampa Energía. May 11, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "TGS - Pampa Energia". Pampa Energia. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  10. "Our Company: Shareholders". TGS. Retrieved 2023-08-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Infraestructura de servicios > Gas". SIPAN (Sistema de Información Patagonia Norte). Retrieved 2020-11-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "Ampliarán un gasoducto, pero no va a alcanzar para pasar el invierno". Página/12. January 21, 2004.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. "Informe Anual 2020 (p 14)" (PDF). Enargas. December 31, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. 14.0 14.1 "Una máquina rompió el gasoducto cordillerano y recomiendan reducir el consumo | Diario Andino". Diario Andino. July 27, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 "Gas Natural - Resolución 294/2008: Apruébanse en forma provisoria cuadros tarifarios correspondientes a Camuzzi Gas del Sur S.A". Ente Nacional Regulador del Gas. July 7, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 "Ivanissevich deja el negocio del gas". Clarín. March 21, 2013.
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 "La parálisis del gasoducto Patagónico, una muestra más de la falta de coordinación del área energética". EconoJournal. August 2, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. "Propuestas de Obras de Infraestructura de Gas Natural en la República Argentina (p 30)" (PDF). Cámara Argentina de la Construcción. November 2010. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 42 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. "Resolución Nº 180/2008". Ente Nacional Regulador de Gas. February 1, 2008. Retrieved 2022-08-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. 20.0 20.1 "Inauguraron el gasoducto patagónico en Chubut". Infobae. October 6, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. 21.0 21.1 "Macri inaugura la ampliación del gasoducto Cordillerano • EconoJournal". EconoJournal. January 2, 2019.
  22. 22.0 22.1 "Advierten que como el gobierno no concluyó obras de distribución no es posible sumar más hogares a la red de gas de la Patagonia". EconoJournal. July 27, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. 23.0 23.1 23.2 "Nuevos gasoductos a construir en 2017". MINEM (Ministerio de Energía y Minería). September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  24. "La Presidenta adjudicó obras de gas para Río Negro, Neuquén y Chubut". Telam. March 7, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  25. 25.0 25.1 "Gasoducto cordillerano: faltan terminar dos tramos de cañerías". Diario Río Negro. January 11, 2019.
  26. "El Gobierno Nacional comenzará en septiembre la ampliación del Gasoducto Cordillerano". Municipalidad de Esquel. August 23, 2017.
  27. "El gasoducto cordillerano ya tiene un avance del 48%". Revista Petroquimica, Petroleo, Gas, Quimica & Energia. July 23, 2018.
  28. "Macri inaugura empalme del Gasoducto Cordillerano en Bariloche". El Diario de Entre Ríos. January 1, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  29. "La ampliación del gasoducto Cordillerano Patagónico posibilitará la conexión de 22 mil nuevos usuarios". IEASA. January 3, 2019.
  30. "Hace diez meses que no se realizan conexiones de gas en 10 localidades cordilleranas". Río Negro. May 19, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  31. "¿Por qué falta el gas en Villa La Angostura?". Diario 7 Lagos. July 26, 2022.
  32. "El Gasoducto Cordillerano Patagónico funciona al límite". ADN Río Negro. July 27, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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