With Bolivian gas supplies uncertain, Argentina looking for energy

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: Argentine officials, already facing an energy crisis, are scrambling to find new sources of natural gas and other energy following Bolivia’s warning that it may not be able to provide all the supplies it had promised.

“If we don’t have Bolivian gas, we’ll have to look for alternatives,” Cabinet chief Alberto Fernandez told Radio Continental on Wednesday.

Fernandez did not give a precise plan but said Argentina might import fuel oil from Venezuela, as it did in years past, or turn to bottled natural gas to ensure that consumers are able to heat their homes, cook their food and power their cars.

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