The Argentine ambassador in Brazil, Daniel Scioli, affirmed this Monday that “advance“the negotiations between Argentina and Brazil for the financing of the second stage of the work of the President Néstor Kirchner gas pipeline (GPNK), whose trace will extend from Salliqueló, in the province of Buenos Aires, to San Jerónimo, in Santa Fe.
“The teams from Energía Argentina (Enarsa), the Ministries of Economy of Argentina and Brazil, the foreign ministries and the Brazilian National Development Bank (Bndes) are advancing in negotiations to finalize the financing of the second stage of the work,” Scioli expressed this afternoon on his Twitter account.
It also considered that the GPNK “It is the work with the most important binational impact in history and makes the energy integration of Argentina and Brazil a reality.”
“It will change the relationship between the two countries in terms of energy efficiency, job creation and competitiveness”emphasized the official.
It should be remembered that Enarsa had made the call for Public Tender on September 5 for the elaboration of the extended basic engineering of the second stage of the GPNK, whose layout will extend from Salliqueló to San Jerónimo.
These are 583 kilometers that will be covered with a 36-inch pipeline, consisting of 56,700 12-meter-long steel pipes, Economía detailed in a statement.
The works in the second stage will allow expand capacity by 25% of the national trunk gas pipeline transportation system, valuing the Vaca Muerta reserves.
It is expected that the works will have a term of 120 calendar days and, in addition to basic engineering, they include the cadastral survey and the preparation of the gas pipeline planimetry, explained the state company.
On August 10, the contracts for carrying out the civil works of the first stage of the GPNK had been signed, which joins the Neuquén town of Tratayén with Salliqueló, crossing the provinces of Río Negro and La Pampa, as well as complementary works such as the Mercedes-Cardales gas pipeline.
In its first stage, the GPNK will increase the transportation capacity by 24 million cubic meters of gas per day to replace fuel imports and will extend over 558 kilometers with an estimated investment of US$1,500 million.
