Argentina in full swing.....1 Jun 2026 22:01
Argentina just broke ground on a $1.3 billion pipeline to turn Vaca Muerta into an LNG exporter. First gas in 2028.
The San Matías Pipeline: 471 km, 36-inch diameter, running from Vaca Muerta's Tratayén hub to the Río Negro coast.
Capacity: 27-28 million m³/day enough to feed 2 FLNG vessels producing 6 mtpa of LNG. Sponsors: YPF, Pan American Energy, Pampa Energía, Harbour Energy, Golar LNG.
Construction: 2H26. First gas: 1H28.
The 2 FLNG units waiting for this gas:
→ Hilli Episeyo: 2.5 mtpa, on station 2027
→ MKII: 3.5 mtpa, arriving 2028
Combined: 6 mtpa Argentina's first Atlantic LNG export stream
Total project investment over 20 years: $7 billion+.
Vaca Muerta has 27 billion barrels of recoverable shale. The San Matías pipeline is the infrastructure that finally starts moving it to world markets as LNG.
Baker Hughes supplying the compressor turbines. Sicim building the pipe. The supply chain is being assembled now.