In a statement, Gerez highlighted that “more than 6 months after the construction of the President Néstor Kirchner Gas Pipeline began, and chen 4 months remain for its completion, Energía Argentina highlights the progress carried out from the joint work between the company, the contractors and the different areas of the National State and the provinces involved so that our country can have this important work within the established deadlines”.
“Thanks to the great effort of all the parties involved, in particular the workers who carry out this work, we are complying with the ambitious schedule that we set for ourselves and if there is no unforeseen event, we will be able to meet the objective that we set ourselves and put into operation the President Néstor Kirchner Gas Pipeline before the start of next winter,” Gerez pointed out.
The executive stressed that “This work is essential for the future of our country, as it allows the substitution of imports through the greater production of gas from Vaca Muerta.”
He President Néstor Kirchner gas pipeline It is being built simultaneously on all its fronts and the most modern technology has been incorporated to reduce work times, such as automatic welders, which are used for the first time in our country and allow for around 2,000 meters of welding per day; and double-joint welding plants, which make it possible to weld two 12-meter pipes (the size they arrive from the factory) to form a single 24-meter piece.
Likewise, in all the sections parade tasks are carried out (placement of pipes next to the trace), trenching, lowering of pipes and covering, thus all construction instances are underway.
The President Néstor Kirchner Gas Pipeline extends from the Neuquén town of Tratayén to Salliqueló, in the province of Buenos Aires, crossing Río Negro and La Pampa, with an extension of 573 kilometers.
more energy works
Days ago A consortium made up of Shell, Pan American Energy (PAE) and Pluspetrol took a new step in energy matters by inaugurating the Sierras Blancas-Allen pipeline.
The work will increase the capacity to transport oil from Vaca Muerta to refineries and export points.
The pipeline sued US$80 million of private investment and It was done in two sections. The first of about 60 kilometers to Lake Pellegrini, and the second to Allen, with 40 more kilometers.
It will have the capacity to transport up to 125,000 barrels of oil per day and, in addition to Shell, it may be used by third-party operators who want to contract its use.
Source: Ambito
