Axel Kicillof asked Javier Milei not to cause Petronas’ investment to be lost

Axel Kicillof asked Javier Milei not to cause Petronas’ investment to be lost

September 23, 2024 – 1:36 PM

The Governor of the Province of Buenos Aires held a press conference in the Golden Room of the Government House. “We need the President of the Nation to put aside the chicanery and work so that this investment, which was confirmed and is now at risk, finally materializes,” said Kicillof regarding the company’s project.

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The governor of the province of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillofhe was worried and claimed to Javier Milei that “leave aside the chicanery“and carry out the project, in the face of YPF’s announcement that the investment will be made in Río Negro, instead of Bahía Blanca, which is why the oil company’s partner, Petronas, has distanced itself from the project.

“We are not here to complain or point the finger at anyone, but to ask the Government “national government that works so that Argentina does not lose the Petronas investment that was already planned to build a plant on land for the processing of liquefied natural gas from Vaca Muerta,” said the Governor. Heading this Monday a press conference in the Golden Room of the Government House.

The meeting was attended by the Government ministers, Carlos Bianco; Community Development, Andres Larroque; Infrastructure and Public Services, Gabriel Katopodis and Security, Javier Alonso.

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In this context, Kicillof highlighted: “Since we recovered YPF We know that our country has one of the largest reserves of unconventional gas in the world and that, in addition to supplying Argentine families and the national industry, we were going to need to liquefy the surplus in order to export it.”

“It’s not that the RIGIon the contrary, it was not necessary. Petronas I was determined to make that investment that would generate a lot of work in our country and would make it possible to increase exports: I had even allocated resources to carry out analyses in Bahia Blanca until later it was decided to move to another province on a whim of the President,” said the Governor.

In this regard, he also stressed: “We are facing a very serious situation, in which we can lose a possibility very important for Argentina: we need the President of the Nation to put aside the chicanery and work so that this investment, which was confirmed and today is at riskfinally comes to fruition.”

“We represent a province that is under attack and that is why we dedicate all our time to taking care of the people of Buenos Aires because that is why they elected us: we are going to protect our people from the policies of a national government that does not believe in production,” concluded Kicillof.

Source: Ambito

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