Protests Suspend Maintenance, Gas Restrictions Extended

Maintenance work on the Canadon Alfa field in Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego province was suspended on February 24, extending the duration of gas cuts to Chile’s region XII, the latter country’s energy regulator CNE said in a statement.

The works were suspended due to security concerns as a result of union protests related to salary issues.

As a result of the protests and suspended maintenance, which had been schedule to conclude March 1, already-restricted gas exports will be limited even further.

Cuts will not affect residential use or power supply, both of which are supplied by gas from Chilean state oil company Enap’s operations in region XII.

BNamericas