Argentina signs on to construct Juana Azurduy Gas Pipeline
Tue, 17 August 2010
Argentina has signed a contract to construct the Juana Azurduy Gas Pipeline to carry up to 27 MMcm/d of natural gas from Bolivia to the northern Argentinean province of Salta.
The Argentinean section will be 32 km long and 30 inches in diameter, with an estimated cost of approximately $US49.7 million, while the 24 km long Bolivian section will have a diameter of 32 inches, and will cost approximate $US43 million.
In July 2010, Energía Argentina Sociedad Anónima announced that Services Vertu had been pre-awarded the construction contract for the Argentinean section of the pipeline, which will include environmental studies, engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of the pipeline and associated facilities.
The Argentinean route will run between the gas collection point at the Bolivian border and the Camp Duran facilities operated by Refinor, located in Salta. The pipeline will run parallel to the existing 8 inch diameter Madrejones Pipeline, which travels between the Madrejones Gas Field in Bolivia and the Refinor Refinery.
The Argentinean segment of the pipeline is expected to be completed in May 2011.
Image caption:
Argentina’s President Dr Cristina Fernández at the signing of the contract for the construction of the Juana Azurduy Gas Pipeline.
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