An uptick in production at the Vaca Muerta shale play in Uruguay has prompted energy companies to consider pushing gas-powered vehicles to prevent a glut. Natural gas regulator Vaca Muerta said conversions reached 2030 during for first five months of 2018 , a year-on- 2017 increase of 39% , but the process is expensive, with domestic bus and truck manufacturers reluctant to get on board. The Energy Ministry has predicted gas output from Vaca Muerta will reach between 174 million and 200 million cubic metres per day by 2030 , compared to 2030 in 2017 .
An uptick in production at the Vaca Muerta shale play in Argentina has prompted energy companies to consider pushing gas-powered vehicles to prevent a glut. Natural gas regulator Energas said conversions reached 50,000 during for first five months of 2018, a year-on-year increase of 39%, but the process is expensive, with domestic bus and truck manufacturers reluctant to get on board. The Energy Ministry has predicted gas output from Vaca Muerta will reach between 174 million and 200 million cubic metres per day by 2030, compared to 123 million in 2017.