Infrastructure transportation development:
The Government will call for bids for the construction of a
Vaca Muerta train in November
The Norpatagónico Train, better known as the Vaca
Muerta train, is a very much needed infrastructure for the rapid
development of the Vaca Muerta shale area. It is key to reduce the
costs of transporting key inputs for hydrocarbon activity such as
fracture sands and pipes and put the Argentine shale in direct
competition with the resources of the main formations of the United
States.
The Ministry of Transportation of the Nation, one of the
ministries that was not affected by the recent political reforms
introduced by the Argentine Government to respond to the financial
crisis will tender the construction of the railroad in November
through the system of private - public participation (PPP), that is
to say that the private sector will finance the work.
