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Argentina Restores GNC Sales for Firm-Contract Users as Transport Sector Stays on Edge

Network pressures have normalized after the cold wave peak with interruptible-contract users standing by for potential fresh cuts

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Overview

  • Distributors reinstated GNC supplies for firm-contract service stations and several industries nationwide by July 8.
  • Residential gas consumption surged to an all-time high of 100 million cubic meters per day during the polar cold wave.
  • The Comité Ejecutivo de Emergencia ordered interruptible GNC contract suspensions to secure gas for homes, hospitals and schools.
  • Naturgy’s suspension led 45 stations in Santiago del Estero to halt sales, affecting about 20,000 vehicles including taxi and remise fleets.
  • Taxi operators in La Plata have signaled plans to mobilize if another round of GNC cuts is imposed.