Galileo: an option to bring gas from Vaca Muerta to the region

Given the potential of Vaca Muerta and the restrictions on pipelines, Galileo Technologies positions itself as a flexible midstreamer not only to expand the gas boundaries in the region but also to make hydrocarbon developments more sustainable. The bet on LNG through modular and microscale solutions presents itself as an alternative to developing the shale export platform.

During the CEO Meeting held at AOG 2022, Galileo Technologies' Global CEO & CTO, Osvaldo del Campo, analyzed the opportunities in the LNG market and listed the company's offerings to transport fuel from and to remote locations, to reduce environmental impact, and to lower costs in the industry.

"Argentina must look at the regional market, I disagree on the issue of large LNG plants. It is complex to compete with industrialized assets like Qatar, beyond the huge window of opportunities we have now, we have a giant regional demand," said Del Campo.

 

"We have to generate our own export model that serves the countries of the region."

Osvaldo del Campo, Global CEO & CTO of Galileo Technologies.

 

Through the company's virtual pipeline system, they can take conditioned and liquefied gas at their own plants in the fields to distribute it in cryogenic isotanks by route. In this way, consumers who are not connected to pipeline networks can be reached with microscale solutions.

Through their conditioning and LNG production plants, they also give destination to associated gases that in some cases are burned in the open air and also allow the operation of remote wells isolated from transport lines.

"If Argentina wants to export its gas and we inject it only through the ducts, we will have limitations. With cryogenized LNG, a lot of possibilities open up, and we can think of an infinity of opportunities thanks to this," added Del Campo.

 

A modular plant as an example for Vaca Muerta

The company promotes modular technology to install LNG plants adaptable to demand. An example is the plant they installed in Brazil that replicated the gas conversion that was done at the Anchoris thermoelectric plant in Mendoza.

The plant in Brazil has a production capacity of 600,000 cubic meters of LNG per day and will be expanded to 1 million cubic meters. From there, they take the fuel by truck to the Jaguatirica II thermal power plant, which is 1,000 kilometers to the north.

 

Source: Diario Río Negro