Production, use, and upgrading of natural gas in Argentina

APESTEGUIA C.R.

La Chimica e L'industria

Promedia Publishing

Año: 2002 vol. 84 p. 1 - 4

This work briefly reviews the economic, energetic, industrial, and environmental roles that natural gas plays nowadays in Argentina.  The evolution of natural gas production and consumption in Argentina over the last decades is first analyzed and compared with other latinamerican countries.  Then, the use of natural gas as ground transportation fuel is presented in more details taken into account that about 7 % of the argentine vehicle fleet are composed of natural gas fueled vehicles.  Finally, the role of catalytic technologies for transforming natural gas into cleaner fuels and valuable chemicals is discussed, with special references to the research work undertaken by academic groups in Argentina.