en.Wedoany.com Reported - Jorge Hijjar, CEO of Transportadora Brasileira Gasoduto Bolívia-Brasil (TBG), stated on Wednesday (June 10) that the Bolivia-Brazil Gas Pipeline (Gasbol) could not only receive pipeline gas from Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale field but also serve as a gateway for Argentine liquefied natural gas (LNG) into Brazil.

Speaking at the Midstream & Gas Day event organized by Econojournal in Buenos Aires, Hijjar noted that it would be difficult for Argentina to sell natural gas to Brazil without involving TBG. He mentioned that while there are routes to transport LNG to multiple terminals in Brazil, TBG operates the terminal closest to Argentina, which could reduce shipping costs. This terminal refers to the Terminal Gás Sul (TGS), leased by New Fortress Energy to the J&F Group. It is a regasification terminal located in Santa Catarina state, connected to Gasbol, with an injection capacity of 15 million cubic meters per day into the pipeline network.

Argentina is actively seeking new export markets for natural gas and plans to begin exporting LNG from Vaca Muerta starting in 2027. The Southern Energy (SESA) consortium, comprising YPF, Pan American Energy (PAE), Pampa Energía, Harbour Energy, and Golar LNG, secured its first LNG sales contract in March. The contract, signed with Germany's SEFE Securing Energy for Europe, stipulates the sale of 2 million tons of LNG per year for eight years starting from the end of 2027, accounting for one-third of the planned liquefaction capacity. The project plans to install two liquefaction vessels in San Matías Gulf, Río Negro province.

Rodolfo Freyre, CEO of Southern Energy, stated during the event on Wednesday that the company aims to sign a second major LNG sales contract within this year, with 4 million tons still available for sale, targeting new production volumes for the second vessel. Argentina believes that the destruction of some liquefaction infrastructure in Qatar, one of the world's major gas exporters, due to the Middle East war, presents an opportunity for South American countries as reliable LNG sources and will drive the liquefaction project for Vaca Muerta gas.

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