Cruz del Sur pipeline
| Cruz del Sur | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Argentina, Uruguay |
| General direction | west–east |
| From | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Passes through | Punta Lara, River Plate, Colonia, San José, Canelones |
| To | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| General information | |
| Type | natural gas |
| Partners | BG Group, Pan American Energy, ANCAP, Wintershall |
| Operator | Gasoducto Cruz del Sur S.A. |
| Commissioned | 2002 |
| Technical information | |
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| Maximum discharge | 1.8 billion cubic meters per year |
Cruz del Sur pipeline is a natural gas pipeline linking Buenos Aires in Argentina with Colonia del Sacramento and Montevideo in Uruguay.
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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 215-kilometre (134 mi) 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 57-kilometre (35 mi) long. It has a diameter of 24 inches (610 mm) and a maximum pressure of 95 bars (9,500 kPa). The Uruguayan section is 145-kilometre (90 mi) long and has a maximum pressure of 80 bars (8,000 kPa).
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 (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. 415 kilometres (258 mi) would be laid in Uruguay and 505 kilometres (314 mi) in Brazil.[1] In Rio Grande do Sul, it would be linked with the GASBOL pipeline.[4]
See also
References
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