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History of gas in Argentina

Gas went from being burned in flares to supplying half of the energy the country consumes. The major pipelines, Loma La Lata, privatization, the 2004 crisis, imports and the return to exporting with Vaca Muerta.

1949first major pipeline: Comodoro Rivadavia – Buenos Aires
143.5 MMm³/dannual record of 2004
~160 MMm³/dmonthly record, in July 2025
Argentina's natural gas production, 1970-2026 (million m³ per day, annual average)
Gas (data)2026 estimated

Source: IAPG (1970-2025). 2026 estimated: the 2025 average adjusted for the first-half change (+0.6%), with July at 158.8 MMm³/d. The dots on the line are milestones: tap one to see the detail.

Timeline

Tap a milestone to see the detail.

DiscoveryProductionLaws and policiesCompaniesInfrastructureMarket
  1. Gas del Estado is createdThe state-owned company that will build and operate the gas network for almost 50 years.See more →
  2. Comodoro Rivadavia – Buenos Aires PipelineOver 1,600 km: one of the longest pipelines in the world in its day.See more →
  3. Gasoducto del NorteGas from Campo Durán (Salta) reaches Buenos Aires.See more →
  4. Gasoducto San MartínAustral Basin gas travels from Tierra del Fuego and Santa Cruz.See more →
  5. Neuba IFirst major pipeline from the Neuquén Basin to Bahía Blanca and Buenos Aires.See more →
  6. Imports from Bolivia beginBolivian gas reaches northern Argentina through the YABOG pipeline.See more →
  7. Loma La LataNeuquén's great gas field. It changes the scale of Argentine gas.See more →
  8. Gasoducto Centro OesteFrom Loma La Lata to San Jerónimo (Santa Fe), passing through Mendoza, San Luis and Córdoba.See more →
  9. CNG in carsLiquid fuel substitution plan: Argentina becomes a pioneer in vehicular CNG.See more →
  10. Neuba IIThe largest pipeline from the Neuquén Basin to Buenos Aires.See more →
  11. Law 24,076: TGS, TGN and ENARGASGas del Estado is split into two transporters and eight distributors. The regulator is born.See more →
  12. Exports to Chile beginGasAndes crosses the Andes. Six more pipelines will follow.See more →
  13. Production record and crisisProduction reaches 143.5 MMm³/d, but demand grows faster. Exports are restricted.See more →
  14. Bolivian gas returnsENARSA signs a long-term contract with YPFB.See more →
  15. LNG vessels arriveFirst regasification terminal in Bahía Blanca; in 2011, Escobar.See more →
  16. Incentive price programsPlan Gas (2013), Resolution 46 for unconventional (2017) and Plan Gas.Ar (2020).See more →
  17. Perito Moreno PipelineFrom Tratayén to Salliqueló: 573 km to take Vaca Muerta gas out.See more →
  18. End of imports from BoliviaWith the Northern Pipeline Reversal, Neuquén gas reaches the north of the country.See more →
  19. Monthly record and exports to BrazilIn July 2025, production reaches almost 160 MMm³/d. Gas is exported to Brazil through Bolivia.See more →

What it means for a supplier

  • Gas is seasonal: winter demand almost doubles summer demand. That sets the construction calendar (shutdowns and expansions before May) and the demand for compression.
  • Transportation expansions (compressor plants, loops, reversals) and LNG projects are now the main source of midstream projects.
  • Price programs (Plan Gas.Ar and successors) set the volumes producers commit to deliver: that is what drives the pace of gas well drilling.

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Updated as of October 9, 2026. Anything to correct or add? Write to us.