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Argentina Will Increase Purchase of Gas
LA PAZ - Argentina will increase the
purchase from 6 to 14 million cubic meters
per day of natural gas to Bolivia, informed
today Oscar Coca, minister of Hydrocarbons.
According to him they expect now to solve
some technical problems to increase volumes
of production.
Coca stated Argentinean part ratified its
possition to acquire more gas.
He explained there is a technical problem in
a gas pipeline in the Argentinean stretch,
which disables the rise of pressure and
compels to build a new gas pipeline.
Natural gas production in Bolivia goes 40
million cubic meters per day, thatâ�Ös why
increase sales to the neighboring nation
wonâ�Öt be a problem, underlined Coca.
He also stated the delivery of natural gas
to Brazil will continue as agreed.
State-owned petrol company of Bolivia (PYFB)
has planned in a short period of time to
send natural gas to Uruguay through
Argentinean gas pipelines.
He ended by saying Bolivia is getting ready
to build a gas pipeline to Paraguay and
Uruguay named URUPABUL.
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