Venezuela Inaugurates Nororiental Gas Pipeline

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(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 15.Aug.2013) – Venezuela inaugurated the first part of the Northeastern Gas Pipeline in Jefe Jose Francisco Bermudez.

The pipeline extends from Barbacoa in Anzoategui state to Güiria in Sucre state and Margarita Island in Nueva Esparta state. The pipeline spans 731 km and consist of a pipeline that is of 36 inches in diameter. The pipeline has 34 valve stations, three compression plants with a processing capacity of 2 MMcf/d of gas.

“We will convert Sucre state into a Venezuelan gas potential as well as in South America,” Rafael Ramirez told reporters. “This will be the largest gas pipeline built in South America.”

Ramirez said the pipeline was important since Venezuelan gas has just been flared and not maximized. Ramirez said that with the arrival of the Revolutionary Government of Hugo Chavez that Venezuela had created a special gas law that initiated the country’s gas policies.

Non-associated gas from the Marsical Sucre project offshore will be shipped along a 110 km pipeline to Güiria where the CIGMA gas processing plant will be located. Gas processed in Güiria will be shipped to Barcelona in Anzoategui state.

The Francisco Bermudez gas pipeline will supply cities in Eastern Venezuela such as Cumana, Araya, Coche Island, Margarita Island, Carupano and Rio Caribe. The gas will also supply the Luisa Caceres de Arismendi and Juan Bautista Arismendi thermoelectric plants.

The gas from Mariscal Sucre will supply thermoelectric plants that will allow Venezuela to substitute gas for combustibles, especially diesel. As a result, Ramirez said the use of diesel in Venezuela is expected to decrease in coming years.

“We have substituted 40,000 b/d of diesel,” Ramirez said. “The electric sector is actually consuming 160,000 b/d.”

Ramirez said that by YE:19 that Venezuela would be able to free up 241,000 b/d of diesel that was consumed by the electric sector.

“This will translate into a $37.4 bln savings for Venezuela,” Ramirez said.

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