Santa Cruz Sur Gas Pipeline

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Santa Cruz Sur Gas Pipeline, known locally as Gasoducto Santa Cruz Sur, is an operating gas pipeline in Santa Cruz province, Argentina.

Location

Phase 1 of the pipeline runs south from the Campo Boleadoras gas field to Esperanza, then northwest to El Calafate, Santa Cruz province. Phase 2 of the pipeline goes southwest from Esperanza to several communities near the Chilean border, including Río Turbio, 28 de Noviembre, Julia Dofour, and Rospentek.

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Project Details

• Operator: Distrigas SA
• Owner: Distrigas SA
• Parent company: Provincia de Santa Cruz 80%, private investors 20%
• Capacity: 710,000 m³ per day (25 MMcf/d)
• Length:
  • Phase 1: 181 km / 112.5 miles
  • Phase 2: 178.4 km / 111 miles
• Diameter:
• Status: Operating
• Start Year:
  • Phase 1: 2006
  • Phase 2: 2009
• Financing:

Background

The Gasoducto Santa Cruz Sur brings natural gas from the gas fields at Campo Boleadoras to western Santa Cruz province. Phase 1 of the project, which runs 181 kilometers from Campo Boleadoras to El Calafate, was announced in March 2004 and completed in 2006. The pipeline has a capacity of 710,000 cubic meters per day (25 MMcf/d) of natural gas. Phase 2 of the project, announced in January 2005, extended the pipeline 178.4 kilometers southwest to several communities in western Santa Cruz province near the Chilean border. Work on phase 2 began in September 2006 and was completed in 2009.

A third phase of the project in northern Santa Cruz province, Santa Cruz Norte Gas Pipeline, was announced at the same time as Phase 2. This northern section of the project has suffered multiple delays but is still under consideration for future development as of 2020.