Yabog pipeline
{{Short description|Natural gas pipeline in Latin America}}
{{Infobox pipeline
| name = Yabog pipeline
| type = natural gas
| map =
| map_caption = Location of Yabog pipeline
| country = Bolivia, Argentina
| coordinates =
| photo =
| caption =
| operator = Transredes, Transportadora de Gas del Norte
| partners = YPFB, TecGas NV, Compañía General de Combustibles S.A., Total S.A., Petronas
| length_km = 441
| discharge = 6.2 billion cubic meter per year
| direction =
| start = Río Grande in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
| finish = Campo Duran in Salta Province, Argentina
| est = 1972
| through =
| par =
}}
The Yabog (Yacimientos-Bolivian Gulf) pipeline is a natural gas pipeline. It is {{convert|441|km|mi}} long and connects Río Grande in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, with Campo Duran in Salta Province, Argentina. The pipeline was commissioned in 1972.
History
A contract concerning the Yabog pipeline between the Government of Bolivia and oil companies YPFB and Gulf Oil was signed in August 1968. Financing for the project was provided by the World Bank and US private firms. Construction began in 1970, and the pipeline began operating in 1972.
{{cite web
| publisher= CESP
| author= David R. Mares
| url= http://www.rice.edu/energy/publications/docs/GAS_LNGPipelines_SouthernCone.pdf
| title = Natural Gas Pipelines in The Southern Cone
| date = May 2004
| access-date=2007-05-12}}
Technical features
The diameter of the pipeline is {{convert|24|in|mm|-1}} and the annual capacity is 2.19 billion cubic meters.
{{cite book
| url = https://archive.org/details/southamericangas0000unse/page/59
| title = South American Gas. Daring to Tap the Bounty
| isbn = 92-64-19663-3
| format = PDF
| pages = [https://archive.org/details/southamericangas0000unse/page/59 59; 112; 136]
| year = 2003
| access-date = 2007-05-12
| url-access = registration
}}
The Bolivian section is operated by Transredes, a subsidiary of YPFB, and the Argentinian section is operated by Transportadora de Gas del Norte, a subsidiary of Gasinvest S.A.
See also
{{Portal|Argentina|Energy}}