The Structure of Natural Gas Markets in Argentina and Antitrust Issues in Regional Energy Integration

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Date issued
Dec 2001
Subject
Private Sector;
Public Utility;
Petroleum, Coal and Natural Gas;
Integration and Trade
Country
Argentina
Category
Technical Notes
The purpose of this paper is to take a closer look at the process of natural gas market integration in the Southern Cone of South America. More specifically, the paper examines infrastructure and performance of the sector in Argentina, the effects that this sector has had on overall regional energy integration, and what regulatory and antitrust issues have arisen throughout the region as a consequence.