Gas Atacama Pipeline
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Summary Information
- Source: Noroeste, Northern Argentina
- Destination: Mejillones, Chile
- Ownership: Gas Atacama
- Website: http://www.gasatacama.cl/
- Length: 946 kilometres (588 miles)
- Capacity: 200-250 MMscfd
- Status: Operating
+++ Details
- The 946-km (588-mile), 20-inch pipeline runs from the * Noroeste gas producing basin in northern Argentina to a new 710-MW, natural gas fueled power plant in Mejillones, Chile. The pipeline transports high-pressure gas across the Andes Mountains, connecting Argentina’s gas markets with northern Chile at a rate of 200-250 MMscfd.
- The GasAtacama Pipeline has a diameter of 20 inches
+++ History
- 1998 - A consortium of Willbros, Victor Contreras, Contreras Hermanos, and Pamar was awarded a contract to construct the easternmost portion of the Atacama Gas Pipeline
- 199 - The pipeline was put into commercial service
+++ Other Information
- The lack of sufficient available natural gas in Argentina has led to the construction of the Mejillones LNG Import Terminal as an alternative supply
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