Shale Gas Could Make Argentina Major LNG Exporter

Huge shale gas reserves are laying the foundations of pipeline and LNG exports out of Argentina, which could make South America’s second-largest economy a major force in regional and global gas supply. Argentina has the resource base—the vast unconventional reserves in the Vaca Muerta shale basin in the Neuquen province. But it needs to build up infrastructure to ship the gas from supply centers to interstate regional pipelines and planned LNG export facilities. Argentina also needs to continue with the market reforms launched by business-friendly…