With a cost estimated at 15 million dollars, YPF will build a 14-kilometer gas pipeline in Neuquén, betweenTrayén and the Añelo plateau, to enable gas supply to the neighborhoods and industries located in the north of the city, the oil company announced. state share majority.
The work will allow the service to reach hundreds of families safely, expanding the infrastructure to make the development of Vaca Muerta sustainable.
The announcement was made by the Vice President of Infrastructure of YPF, Gustavo Gallino, during a meeting of the Vaca Muerta Infrastructure Board, which was held at the Government House, and in which the governor of Neuquén, Rolando Figueroa, and other operators participated. of the sector.
The executive project of the work is being prepared. It will contemplate a 6-inch gas pipeline that will connect the Vaca Muerta productive area in the Loma Campana Non-Conventional field with the plateau of the town of Añelo.
Gallino stated “I come to ratify a commitment from our president and CEO, Horacio Marín, to carry out this work that will not only allow gas to be brought to the inhabitants of Añelo, but will also generate the conditions for the installation of companies and create new opportunities.”
“This is a bet on the future, thinking about an Argentina that needs to develop its resources to become an energy power,” he remarked.
“We have come to ratify the investment and we are working so that the inhabitants of Añelo can enjoy natural gas, which as the governor said, they have no way to heat themselves in winter.” And we are also seeking to strengthen the industrial network so that in the area there is a growth of SMEs,” Gallino highlighted.
Governor Figueroa highlighted that “we applaud this step that YPF takes in working for social sustainability, we appreciate it and we point it out as a success.”
The Governor explained that it is an investment of more than 15 million dollars by YPF, which “will contribute to strengthening the supply of gas to a town that has been asking for it for a long time and that, I believe, it is a moral duty to be able to to reach all the inhabitants of Añelo with this solution.”
For his part, the mayor of Añelo, Fernando Banderet, said that “this is a very necessary and long-awaited work for Añelo, which will allow hundreds of families to access gas.” “We appreciate YPF’s commitment to starting this fundamental infrastructure for our development,” he concluded.
The project
This pipeline will have the capacity to supply not only household consumption in the area along with potential urban growth, but will also allow the establishment of businesses or companies that use gas as a raw material, boosting the economy of the area.
The construction of the distribution network, the connections and gas supply will be the responsibility of the company or organization that takes over the distribution of the service.
With this work, YPF promotes the development of the communities where its operation is present, in search of an improvement in the quality of life and opportunities of its inhabitants.
