Argentina Starts Filling Gas Pipeline Estimated to Save Billions
- Project seen saving $1.7 billion in 2023, $4 billion in 2024
- Pipeline is key infrastructure project of Fernandez government
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Argentina started filling its new natural gas pipeline Tuesday, marking a big infrastructure feat and political victory that stands to save the country billions from energy imports amid a severe dollar shortage.
Government officials and corporate leaders celebrated the pipeline’s filling, which will take about 20 days to complete. Named after former President Nestor Kirchner, the pipeline stretches 356 miles (573 kilometers) from the remote Patagonia region to Argentina’s cities and industry centers in the east. It was developed by state-owned Energia Argentina SA.