Transportadora de Gas del Sur

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Transportadora de Gas del Sur
Type	Joint stock company BUE:TGSU NYSE: TGS
Founded	December 28, 1992
Headquarters	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Key people	Joao Ferreira Bezerra de Souza, Chairman of the board Mariano Pablo Gonzalez, Vice Chairman of the Board Gonzalo Castro Olivera, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
Industry	Natural gas extraction
Products	Natural gas, LNG
Revenue	▲ ARS 1,309.50 M (2007, ~US$413.26 M) [1]
Net income	▲ ARS 347.40 M (2007, ~US$109.63 M)
Owner	. Companía de Inversiones de Energía S.A. (55.3%) D.E. Shaw (15.2%) NYSE & Argentinian Stock Exchange (29.5%)
Employees	644 (as of 2007)
Website	www.tgs.com.ar

Transportadora de Gas del Sur (English: Gas Transporter of the South) is the biggest Natural Gas extractor in Argentina.

Contents 1 History 2 Operations 2.1 General Cerri Complex 2.2 Pipelines 3 Sources

[edit] History

TGS was established on December 28, 1992 after the privatization of the Argentinian energy sector, it was part of Gas del Estado, divided later on Transportadora de Gas del Sur and Transportadora de Gas del Norte

[edit] Operations

Is the biggest gas supplier in Argentina, operating the biggest pipeline system of the country and of Latin America transporting the 60% of the total Natural gas consumed and supplies directly to distributors, electric generators and industries. The maximum capacity is of 74.265.500 m³ a day, with an extension of 7.972 km of Pipeline transport and a maximum potency of 579.090 HP. TGS also distributes Liquefied natural gas (LNG), Operating in the General Cerri complex in Buenos Aires Province. Telcosur S.A., another bussines company owned by TGS is dominating the telecommunications market in rural areas providing industries and facilities.^[2]

[edit] General Cerri Complex

Located in Buenos Aires Province the General Cerri Complex is dedicated to the recovery ethane, propane, butane, natural gasoline and NGL. All the products recovered are dispatched to Galván Harbor a near facility were are stored or loaded in trucks or ships for distribution. The General Cerri Complex Produces 40% of the company income.

[edit] Pipelines

TGS has three pipelines that produce 60% of the company income the largest is the San Martin that provides with natural gas Tierra del Fuego Province, Chubut province, Rio Negro Province, Neuquén Province and Buenos Aires Province while the other two provide Neuquén Province, La Pampa Province and Buenos Aires Province.

Name	Length	Pipe dimensions	Max. Power	Compressor stations	Max Potence
Neuba I	1,971 km - 1,224 Miles	24 / 30 inches	60 Kg/cm2	8	68,310 Hp
Neuba II	2,201 km - 1,367 Miles	30 / 36 inches	70 Kg/cm2	6	145,980 Hp
San Martin	3,756 km - 2,333 Miles	30 inches	60 Kg/cm2	16	364,800 Hp

[edit] Sources