Gasoducto del Noreste Argentino (also known as the Argentine Northwest Gas Pipeline and GNEA pipeline) is a proposed long natural gas pipeline to transport natural gas from
Bolivia
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Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
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History
The pipeline project was announced in 2003.
[
] The agreement between Bolivia and Argentina to build the pipeline was signed on 26 March 2007.
Technical features
The length of the pipeline is and the capacity will be 10 billion cubic meter (bcm) of natural gas per annum.
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Construction
The pipeline would be built by Techint.[
] The construction is expected to start in July 2008. Pipes for the pipeline would be provided by Siat SIAT may refer to:
* S.I.A.T. (Sociedad Ibérica de Automóviles de Turismo), the predecessor company of the Spanish car maker SEAT (S.E.A.T., Sociedad Española de Automóviles de Turismo)
* Siebelwerke/ATG, a German aircraft manufacturer
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or Tubacero. The pipeline is expected to be commissioned by January 2010 and it is expected to cost US$1.8 billion.[
]
See also
* Cruz del Sur pipeline
* GasAndes Pipeline
The GasAndes Pipeline is a long natural gas pipeline from La Mora, Mendoza in Argentina to San Bernardo on the outskirts of Santiago, Chile.
History
In 1991, Argentina and Chile concluded the Gas Interconnection Protocol. For the implementati ...
* Paraná–Uruguaiana pipeline
* Yabog pipeline
The Yabog (Yacimientos-Bolivian Gulf) pipeline is a natural gas pipeline. It is long and connects Río Grande in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, with Campo Duran in Salta Province, Argentina. The pipeline was commissioned in 1972.
History
A co ...
References
External links
Map of the pipeline route
Natural gas pipelines in Argentina
Natural gas pipelines in Bolivia
Proposed pipelines in South America
Argentina–Bolivia relations
Proposed energy infrastructure in Argentina
Proposed energy infrastructure in Bolivia
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