Argentina is to export natural gas to Chile by the end of the year, the energy ministers of both countries have confirmed. The gas, potentially coming from the Vaca Muerta shale field in the Neuquen basin and from the Austral basin in southern Argentina, could be used to generate electricity, replacing other imports, or to heat homes currently reliant on wood burning, which causes pollution in the centre-south region, according to Chile's energy minister, Susana Jiminez. "We are going to build a new generation of power plants that will produce electricity for our country," she said.
Argentina is to export natural gas to Chile by the end of the year, the energy ministers of both countries have confirmed. The gas, potentially coming from the Vaca Muerta shale field in the Neuquen basin and from the Austral basin in southern Argentina, could be used to generate electricity, replacing other imports, or to heat homes currently reliant on wood burning, which causes pollution in the centre-south region, according to Chile's energy minister, Susana Jiminez. Increasing output from Vaca Muerta could turn Argentina into a net energy exporter rather than importer.