After a decade, Argentina will export gas again to Chile

After more than a decade, Argentina will again regularly export natural gas to Chile from around the world. ;October. This was announced at the last minute of this Friday by the Ministry of Energy headed by Javier Iguacel after a meeting with his trans-national couple, Susana Jiménez.

Although for the moment it has not revealed the quantity of cubic meters that will be sent to the Trans-Andean country, official sources told scope.com that "we will have to wait for the evolution of the production and climate to see if this trend continues "to increase fuel exports.

Through a statement, the portfolio underscored the commitment of both countries to "prioritize energy integration" while announcing progress in the development of future lines of electrical interconnection between Argentina and Chile.

After the announcement of the news, Iguacel celebrated the progress of the meeting with his Chilean counterpart, considering that "we reaffirm Argentina's commitment to energy exchange with our country brother of Chile and with the region ". For her part, Minister Susana Jiménez commented that "energy integration with Argentina would mean huge benefits for both countries and future regional energy integration in the Southern Cone."

The first step to resume exporting gas to Chile last October, when the government had authorized the sale of fuel to the neighboring country in emergency situations.

On this occasion, the Ministry of Energy, headed at the time by Juan José Aranguren, had authorized the state company Energía Argentina Sociedad Anónima (ENARSA) to supply natural gas to Chile through the intermediary of ENAP Refineries, for a maximum daily quantity of 3.5 million cubic meters per day at 9,300 kilocalories per cubic meter

. ninety, Argentina came to export to Chile nearly 22 million cubic meters a day and then cope with a gradual decline

Source: Ámbito Financiero