Cruz del Sur pipeline
Cruz del Sur pipeline is a natural gas pipeline linking Buenos Aires in Argentina with Colonia del Sacramento and Montevideo in Uruguay.
History
Construction of the pipeline started in March 2001.[1] The pipeline was completed in November 2002 and it was inaugurated by the presidents of Uruguay and Argentina, Jorge Batlle Ibáñez and Eduardo Duhalde on 29 November 2002 in Montevideo.[2][3]
Technical description
The pipeline is Script error: No such module "convert". long and it has capacity of 1.8 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year.[1][4] It cost US$150 millions.[3]
The offshore section between Punta Lara (Argentina) and Santa Ana (Uruguay) across of the River Plate, is Script error: No such module "convert". long. It has a diameter of Script error: No such module "convert". and a maximum pressure of Script error: No such module "convert".. The Uruguayan section is Script error: No such module "convert". long and has a maximum pressure of Script error: No such module "convert"..
The pipeline is supplied from the gas fields in the Neuquén Basin.[1]
Operator
It operated by Gasoducto Cruz del Sur S.A. and owned by consortium of BG Group (40%), Pan American Energy (30%), ANCAP (20%) and Wintershall Dea (10%).[1][2]
Proposed expansion
There is a proposal to prolong the pipeline to southern Brazil. The spur line would start in Colonia, Uruguay, and end in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Script error: No such module "convert". would be laid in Uruguay and Script error: No such module "convert". in Brazil.[1] In Rio Grande do Sul, it would be linked with the GASBOL pipeline.[4]
See also
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References
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