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Nationalization with feet of clay

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By: WINSTON Estremadoiro

The key to much nonsense is that the sponsor Chávez has taken advantage of a naive Bolivian godson, to torpedo the hydrocarbon sector and fill the resulting vacuum. Is a savior of the country soon to send us troops

Beware idols with feet of clay, says the biblical injunction, because they lack solid foundation and a fall in a downpour. The government of Evo Morales propelled its rise and its current popularity rests on two: the stance against corruption and to nationalize the hydrocarbons.

has become clear that the first is false deity. Members who sell visas to Chinese ghosts and the hype to suspend an abuse of influence to their advantage (no party), naked to the current government, like many before it, sniffed the Marmaja that gives the situation of abuse of political power. We tested the attack against the CNS, rat's nest that took several years to institutionalize the director appointing on merit. Today its name change stirs aromas of rot that reveal the same chola Eng Buzzard before Bakovic, but with a different skirt. The

confirms infection to unveil the Superintendency of Hydrocarbons in YPFB, a puchichiinfecto Evo Morales and his capos which openly sought it was a simple teenager gorse. The government showed that the strand of YPFB will again abuse dairy cow turn, cutting the heads of those who sajaron the pustule and pulled to get out the pus. Above, degrades the institution that oversees the proper functioning of the sector to be a salute to the flag. Such conduct crooked

will point to the second idol with feet of clay of government: the nationalization of hydrocarbons. Both culipandear nauseous nationalize the charade. Even some privatization of praise yesterday, unable to justify positions that are in the past argued that hard. I do not run, but perhaps make the defense minister once the extolled, that yesterday I was seduced by the cunning of gringo president to capitalize on the inefficient state enterprises, until the whiff of corruption in the fine print of the process became unbearable.

But neither is warranted capitalization go to nationalization smelly trout, and perhaps also rotten. Vaunted move there except to make a mockery of the nation's legal system, which is the vector of the disease that has the country in virtual quarantine: legal uncertainty. The Constitutional Court, the highest court of appeal until a constituent assembly without brake for two-thirds vote Amautas invent the Council ratifies something undeniable: that a country is held in a frame legal. In this respect there is the 3058 Hydrocarbons Law and the politician decree "nationalizing." It is incongruous duo, even noting that the capitalization contracts were not endorsed by Congress.

Moreover, Bolivia is no exception in a world ordered by agreements and bilateral and multilateral agreements have the force of law. The "nationalization decree" may have yielded to the president a politician show of military takeover of oil properties, to resent the expense of friendly countries. Its validity depends on the bilateral and multilateral agreements with Brazil, Spain, France and the United States, whose oil companies are covered by such agreements.

These are not times to send gunboats to lay siege to ports to force compliance, except that Bolivia is Mediterranean. Or international arbitration achieve what could be obtained of good ways to improve the terms of contracts with oil companies and boost their investment throughout the supply chain associated with YPFB. Is clear that the achievements of nationalization politicians are nothing compared to that litigation will lose money, because litigation is not free; time because they are long postponed sector development, and motivation, because they raffled the image of legal certainty that encourages foreign investment, technology and capital that Bolivia needs. Have stalled investment in the sector and more than 30 energy companies that have ceased operations in the country. What costume will the country if the arbitration determines that the investments pay more damages?

Will those who now govern levudos are so as not to perceive these effects? No sir. The crux of nationalization is put on a platter the oil and gas reserves of Bolivia to Venezuela's godfather. Hugo Chavez was the benevolent godfather gave millions of free availability, to be elected Bolivia's godson and played the austere that cuts wages for building schools, bringing doctors and teachers Cubans eye to heal and teach the alphabet in rhymes Castro. However, Hugo Chavez will be hard pattern of Bolivia where President Morales Chávez imitates the script to remain in power, but that will depend on the millions of Venezuelan oil to put on airs and survive. Because of improving the country's economy, so far nothing.

Bolivia's gas reserves are the guarantee of payment. Allow the Venezuelan dictator global geopolitics play with their oil, and our gas too. Did not adhere to the stupid gas pipeline that will carry Venezuelan natural markets of Bolivia? It is doubly silly to alienate harassment Brazil's Petrobras and the English Repsol, while Venezuela opens its doors to investments that are migrating to that country. Triple zoncera Not that the development of Bolivia's energy reserves become the caboose of an inefficient PDVSA?

folly The key is that both the sponsor Chávez has taken advantage of a naive Bolivian godson, to torpedo the hydrocarbon sector and fill the resulting vacuum. Is a savior of the country soon to send us troops.

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Nationalization encountered in its main actor, YPFB

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The Executive is preparing a bill to reorganize the state. Says that this process is temporarily suspended. It managed $ 180 million to the Central Bank of Bolivia.

The government acknowledged yesterday that since May 1 there was little progress in the implementation of the nationalization decree, so far, three months later, devises a plan to save the process.

According to a statement released yesterday by the Ministry of Oil, this plan is the elaboration of a draft law, which is worked out jointly by the Ministry and Bolivian Fiscal Oilfields (YPFB) - to reorganize the state .

27,801 nationalization decree, adopted on 1 May, provided that in 60 days, proceed to the comprehensive restructuring of Deposits, "making it a corporate, transparent, efficient and social control."

From all the powers granted by the Presidential Decree, Yacimientos only took over the wholesale market of fuels, but does not have the operational capacity, and appointed the directors of five companies nationalized. He also negotiated an increase in the price of gas that the country sells to Argentina and increased participation for the State to 82 percent in San Antonio fields San Alberto, which generate up to U.S. $ year around 270 million.

For other tasks, such as control of the refineries, negotiating new contracts with oil companies, setting a new price for gas imported Brazil and the import and export of oil, progress scarce.

Indeed, the Oil Ministry statement said that for now, YPFB's participation throughout the production chain "is temporarily suspended due to lack of economic resources." Notes that this step will be disbursed when managed U.S. $ 180 million to the Central Bank of Bolivia for the state to carry out the tasks that nationalization granted.

Meanwhile, the statement said, negotiations for oil companies operating in the country continue to change their contracts under nationalization.

However, exchange of contracts, audits are required prior to the oil fields, "with the results of which will ultimately determine the role of business in these contracts."

In the more than 90 days after the nationalization, the government also failed to get 51 percent of the shares of the capitalized oil: Chaco, Andina and Transredes, in order to control them. Only managed to transfer shares Bolivians in the Pension Fund Administrators (AFP) to the state oil company and its directors and trustees named in these companies.

addition, Reservoir also failed to take control of the refineries owned by Petrobras and Hydrocarbon Logistics Company of Bolivia (CLHB), because negotiations to buy 51 percent of shares not thrive.

Amid all this process, a dispute arose between the Reservoir and the Superintendency of Hydrocarbons by a contract the state signed an intermediary and that the regulator said. The Oil Ministry statement said that next week will be delivered the internal audit report and shall be remitted to the Comptroller.

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Petrobras and the Bolivian Fiscal Oilfields (YPFB) decided yesterday to extend the initial period of negotiations on the request for review of the contract price of buying and selling gas (GSA) for 60 days .
The decision was taken yesterday after the meeting held between YPFB and Petrobras executives under the schedule of meetings to set the new price of Bolivian gas.

According to a statement released by Petrobras to the media, "the new deadline will allow Petrobras and YPFB further, jointly efforts to find mutually acceptable solutions to the issue under discussion. "

The next meeting between representatives of both companies is slated for Sept. 14 in Bolivia.
On Thursday, the president of Petrobras, José Sergio Gabrielli, admitted that negotiations with YPFB going to take longer than originally planned.

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Superintendent of Hydrocarbons of Bolivia, Santiago Berrios, said today that he has resigned his position because the president, Evo Morales, disapproved of his decision to relieve one of the high officials of that institution.

Berrios, who took office on Aug. 28, told a press conference that attempted to form a team of its confidence in the Superintendent, but the Director of Administration, Ines Avalos, he would not resign and mentioned in the president.

noted that Morales 'he gave his full support to this official and that determined' to submit his resignation to the president last Thursday, said Berrios.

Berrios said this Thursday is awaiting a response from the president to his letter of resignation and its possible continuation in office depends on respect for its decision to relieve the officer. Avalos

served as Superintendent Acting before the entrance of Berrios, during a trip outside the former incumbent Victor Hugo Sainz, who first reported a case of alleged corruption in the state oil company YPFB on a contract to sell oil to Brazil. Avalos

signed a statement that contradicted the claim made by Sainz and was criticized by other officials of the organization because its position had no technical and legal endorsement.

The Morales case was settled for the relief of the president of the Bolivian Fiscal Oilfields (YPFB), Jorge Alvarado, but also of his accusers, Sainz, a deputy minister of industry and two technical staff of the regulator Berrios those who subsequently ratified in their positions.

Berrios said Avalos's resignation was one of the four waivers requested by the Superintendent for the purpose of hiring a professional you trust who are members of the Patriotic Alliance Bar Association (APA) which he chairs.

That organization was the first reported in 2004, the alleged irregular contract signed by the multinational oil companies in Bolivia have not been approved by Congress.

The letter sent to President Morales, Berrios scored disapproval Avalos change as "an attitude of pressure 'from the Government.

In the press conference, also noted that the staff does not have 'fully trained' and has not demonstrated an effective job.

added that the regulator also faces difficulties because the regulations with which it works are part of the former Hydrocarbons Law was repealed in May last year.

'I told the President, with all sincerity and honesty that nowhere in the world, I have seen working with secondary rules' that have to do with a non-existent law, said the lawyer.

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Alvarado and those who denounced him, senior oil.

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The superintendent suspended the contract to export Brazil oil because it would cause losses to the state.

La Paz. (EFE) .- The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, relieved the chief executive of state oil company YPFB, Jorge Alvarado, accused of violating the nationalization of oil delivered in May and dismissed the way to all senior managers who made or seconded that accusation.

In the presence of Alvarado, Morales was sworn in at the government palace in La Paz's new president Bolivian Fiscal Oilfields (YPFB), Juan Carlos Ortiz Banzer, who until today was vice president of administration, contracts and control of the same company .

Earlier, presidential spokesman Alex Contreras, read a "letter of resignation" of Alvarado, in which he describes as "false" allegations of corruption made by the opposition and the media.

appointed lawyer Santiago Morales Berrios Caballero Hydrocarbons new superintendent, replacing Victor Hugo Sainz, who had lodged the complaint against Alvarado and had resisted pressure from the Executive to rectify.

Berrios liquidator had been appointed before (auditor) at Andina, a joint venture in which it has most of the actions the English-Argentina Repsol YPF, but could not take office as opposed to it, as reported the same Efe.

There is also a new deputy minister of Exploration and Production of Hydrocarbons Ministry, Guillermo Aruquipa, advisor to the nationalization, replacing Julio Gomez, who criticized YPFB and supported the superintendent.

were fired today, in addition, the legal director of the regulator, Ramiro Ergueta, and the director of economic analysis, Tatiana Genucio, who prepared the report against Alvarado.

The former president of YPFB five weeks ago was accused of violating the rules dictated Morales nationalized on May 1, when signing a contract with an intermediary to export oil to Brazil, because the oil state has a monopoly on the marketing of hydrocarbons. In addition, the contract was awarded without competitive bidding and are violated other rules of procedure, under supervision, the Oil Ministry and the Comptroller General.

However, Morales insisted today he believes in the innocence of Alvarado, but accepted his resignation and admits that she may make mistakes, as there are many opinions against the "administrative responsibility." Again denounced a "conspiracy" against nationalization and said the opposition responsible for the registration period of uncertainty during the last month. "Comrade Alvarado is incorruptible, "the president said in the presence of the now former president of YPFB.
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The superintendent suspended the contract signed by Alvarado to export oil to Brazil because, presumably, would cause losses to the State for about $ 38 million.

The complaint, which is still investigating the prosecution of La Paz, Alvarado was rejected even though the Ministry of Hydrocarbons and the Comptroller General issued reports matching that violated several standards. The new officers were sworn in with Morales, Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera and industry minister, Andrés Soliz Rada, who last week was criticized by the opposition majority in the Senate.

With today's changes, Morales hopes to settle the biggest political crisis of his first seven months in office, and silence the critics about because their main banner, the nationalization of hydrocarbons, not to be realized in fundamental ways.

YPFB was unable to take the marketing monopoly of gas, oil and its derivatives, as mandated by the decree of May 1, for lack of resources. They are also about to fulfill four of the six months set to negotiate new contracts with multinational companies operating in Bolivia, led by Brazil's Petrobras and Repsol YPF, but the talks are deadlocked.

Bolivian state oil company has also failed to receive new resources resulting from the nationalization, or dominate half plus one of the actions of five joint ventures and privatized by previous governments re-nationalized in May.

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The Government recognizes that the nationalization of hydrocarbons require 'at least 20 years. " Evo

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The Bolivian government recognizes that the nationalization of hydrocarbons require 'at least 20 years' and it will not be easy to rebuild the operating structure Oilfield Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) before privatization.

In fact, the Superintendent of Hydrocarbons, Victor Hugo Sainz said needed 'long' to modify the rules and set the stage for executing the nationalization decreed on May 1 by President Evo Morales.

'You have taken 10 years to destroy the industry and the government is building in six months. The process will take 10, 15 or 20 years and who say in two years does not know who is speaking. You are creating false expectations for what reasons I do not know, "said Sainz.

In an interview with a local newspaper, picked up by Europa Press, recalled that despite having the new Hydrocarbons Law and the decree of Morales, the legal framework is not yet clear why investment for this sector have been 'frozen'.

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'potential capital now expected to operate clear rules (...) The nationalization process is an arduous journey that can take years, not six months or 180 days, "he insisted Superintendent of Hydrocarbons.

also stressed that current operating with foreign oil companies has to be 'in tune and in some cases modified' to suit the situation by passing Bolivia with Evo Morales administration.

"While there are expectations from the opposition on the facing Morales nationalized in the past sector representatives that will destroy the industry, process that took about 10 years. Now do not come to claim, "he added.

Finally, he acknowledged that even the nationalization moves "slowly" and that changes in the regulatory sector are just beginning, are aware that legal rules are still unclear, and therefore can not meet its objectives .

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WAITING • More than one hundred days of this action remain stalemated negotiations with Repsol YPF and Petrobras • Business state lacks the resources to exercise control of the business sector.

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More than one hundred days of the hydrocarbon nationalization decreed on May 1 by the president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, his government fails to realize several key aspects of that measure.

completed three of the six months that the decree set to sign new contracts between the state and the multinationals who want to stay in Bolivia, remain stalled negotiations with the English-Argentina Repsol YPF, Brazil's Petrobras and other companies.

addition, the government said Friday in a statement that the State Sites Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) lacks sufficient resources to exercise full control of the business sector and thus to meet with nationalization. YPFB

not be done half plus one of the several joint oil privatized by previous governments and re-nationalized in May.

On the negotiations with multinationals, Hydrocarbons Minister Andres Soliz, in several of his very frequent public statements in recent months, said it is essential that a responsible government audits, but neither are complete.

Soliz announced in mid-May that "three months" estarían listas esas revisiones de las cuentas de nueve petroleras, “para tener los otros tres (meses, del plazo de seis) destinados a la negociación de los contratos”.

“Las auditorías nos van a demostrar si la perforación de pozos ha costado US$ 35 millones”, agregó Soliz, que pone en duda la contabilidad de las multinacionales.

El ministro explicó entonces que esa cifra es excesiva en comparación con las “perforaciones en el mar del Norte o Noruega, (donde) apenas llegan a 15 ó 20 millones”.

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El gobierno de Bolivia gestiona ante el Banco Central un desembolso de US$ 180 millones para que YPFB opere fully in the entire production chain.

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nationalization Nationalization faced in its principal actor, YPFB Bolivia

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The Executive is preparing a bill to reorganize the state. Says that this process is temporarily suspended. It managed $ 180 million to the Central Bank of Bolivia.

The government acknowledged yesterday that since May 1 there was little progress in the implementation of the nationalization decree, so far, three months later, devises a plan to save the process.

According to a statement released yesterday by the Ministry of Oil, this plan is the elaboration of a draft of law, which is worked out jointly by the Ministry and Oilfield Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) - to reorganize the state.

27,801 nationalization decree, adopted on 1 May, provided that, in 60 days, proceed to the comprehensive restructuring of Deposits, "making it a corporate, transparent, efficient and social control."

From all the powers granted by the Presidential Decree, Yacimientos only took over the wholesale market of fuels, but does not have the operational capacity, and appointed the directors of five companies nationalized. He also negotiated an increase in the price of gas that the country sells to Argentina and increased participation for the State to 82 percent in San Antonio fields San Alberto, which generate up to year around U.S. $ 270 million .

For other tasks, such as control of the refineries, negotiating new contracts with oil companies, setting a new price for gas imported Brazil and the import and export of oil, progress scarce.

Indeed, the Oil Ministry statement said that for now, YPFB's participation throughout the production chain "is temporarily suspended due to lack of economic resources. " Notes that this step will be disbursed when managed U.S. $ 180 million to the Central Bank of Bolivia for the state to carry out the tasks that the nationalization was granted.

Meanwhile, the statement said, negotiations for oil companies operating in the country continue to change their contracts under nationalization.

However, exchange of contracts, audits are required prior to the oil fields, "with the results of which will ultimately determine the role of business in these contracts."

In the more than 90 days after the nationalization, the government also failed to get 51 percent of the shares of the capitalized oil: Chaco, Andina and Transredes, so control them. Only managed to transfer the shares of Bolivians in the Pension Fund Administrators (AFP) to the state oil company and its directors and trustees named in these companies.

addition, Reservoir also failed to take control of the refineries owned by Petrobras and Hydrocarbon Logistics Company of Bolivia (CLHB), because negotiations to buy 51 percent of shares not thrive.

Amid all this process emerged a conflict between Reservoir and the Superintendency of Hydrocarbons by a contract signed with the intermediate state and that the regulator said. The Oil Ministry statement said that next week will deliver the internal audit report and shall be remitted to the Comptroller.

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Petrobras and the Bolivian Fiscal Oilfields (YPFB) decided yesterday to extend the initial period of negotiations on the request for review of the contract price of buying and selling gas (GSA) for 60 days .
The decision was taken yesterday after a meeting between executives of YPFB and Petrobras under the schedule of meetings to set the new price of Bolivian gas.

According to a statement released by Petrobras to the media, "the new deadline will allow Petrobras and YPFB further, jointly, the efforts to find mutually acceptable solutions to the issue under discussion."

The next meeting between representatives of both companies is slated for Sept. 14 in Bolivia.
On Thursday, the president of Petrobras, José Sergio Gabrielli, admitted that negotiations with YPFB going to take longer than originally planned.

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admitted he had no resources to implement nationalization

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Oil Ministry acknowledged that "the full force of the participation" of YPFB in the entire production chain "is temporarily suspended due to lack of financial resources of the state enterprise."

Bolivia's government has admitted that the state oil company YPFB lacks sufficient financial resources to exercise full control of the oil business in the country and thus comply with the nationalization issued last May.

The Oil Ministry said in a bulletin that "the full force of the involvement of" Fiscal Oilfields Bolivianos (YPFB) throughout the production chain "is temporarily suspended due to lack of financial resources of the state enterprise."

"To overcome this limitation with the Central Bank manages the disbursement of 180 million dollars, which YPFB will operate throughout the production chain," the statement said.

One of the tasks assigned to YPFB for the nationalization decree and that the firm is still unable to assume management of the country's revenues from the sale of hydrocarbons.

This attribution had been fixed by two ministerial decisions issued on 28 July last and placed on hold by another issued four days later, according to documents to which today agreed Efe and had not yet been disclosed.

funds from the sale of fuel should be transferred by the oil companies who trade oil on account of YPFB in the Central Bank, instead of going to the General Treasury of the Nation.

With these resources, YFPB should distribute royalties to the regions and the Direct Tax on Hydrocarbons, give companies the percentage in the business and keep its share, which is 32 percent.

Among the foreign companies that trade fuels in Bolivia are the English-Argentina Repsol YPF, Brazil's Petrobras, TotalFinaElf of France and British subsidiaries of British Gas and British Petroleum.

Hydrocarbons portfolio also said that together with YPFB is finalizing a bill to reorganize the state enterprise "so that it can implement the provisions of the nationalization decree, signed on 1 May.

In its statement, the Ministry confirmed that negotiations are continuing to sign contracts with multinational companies wishing to operate in the context of nationalization.

He added that continuing audits of gas fields to determine the final share of firms in contracts.

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The rising price of gas to Chile will reach 100%.

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Chile Argentine gas today with an increase of 100%, Argentine official sources said. The average price that you pay the trans-Andean country for fuel climb to between $ 3.20 and $ 3.40 per million BTU, but value is still below the $ 5 that Argentina also paid today to Bolivia, as preliminary contract signed yesterday afternoon.

begin to take effect today closed agreements with Bolivia to guarantee the purchase of 7.7 million cubic meters of gas daily, which meant that the fuel will cost $ 5 pass against 3.20 that had been paid. Until late yesterday it was negotiating the fine print of the purchase contract. At about 5 pm, the head of the state energy company Enarsa, Exequiel Espinosa, called the Planning Minister Julio De Vido announcing that "we signed a preliminary contract for launching and imports."

Enarsa will you buy the gas to the Bolivian state company YPFB also, when operations were far from private. The preliminary contract signed yesterday, assured high sources of Planning, "includes that for September we have already defined the formula with that from January shall fix the price of gas it imported, while ensuring the provision of 27 million cubic meters for 30 years to implement the North-East Gas Pipeline. "

The Argentine Government's approach is to translate the increase in Bolivian gas Gas exports are made to Chile, Uruguay and Brazil. Today, Chile imports 15 million cubic meters a day and a half million Uruguay, while Brazil is not buying gas. In sharing sealing increase in La Paz on exports Argentina, it was estimated that the gas would go from a price ranging from 1.20 today to $ 1.80 a strip of 2.40 to 2.70. "But when we did the accounts in more detail, taking into account taxes and 1% commission charged Enarsa in this whole operation, because they can not work at a loss, the final price gives between 3.20 and $ 3.40 per million BTU, "said the same qualified sources. The increase will apply through increased taxes on exports, which last night was finished defining the Ministry of Economy.

This new price increase will generate, safely, increasing pressure on Chile. the last few days, Michelle Bachelet's government held negotiations with distributors of gas and generate electricity to absorb the increase without moving it to consumers.

In this context, President Bachelet (yesterday renewed his Cabinet) asked Nestor Kirchner hearing next week at the summit of Mercosur leaders to be held in Cordoba. De Vido would travel to France for an agreement to train, but now will be to participate in this meeting.

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Argentine gas would cost $ 110 million more in Chile.

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When today enters into force the agreement signed by Presidents Evo Morales and Nestor Kirchner , Which raises the price of gas that Argentina Bolivia buys from 3.40 to $ 5 million BTU (unit of measurement) - the Government must pay about $ 110 million a year to the country's highlands. And also from today, Argentina will try to transfer fully the higher cost to customers via Chile-export taxes on gas-to avoid a price increase in the local market.

At least that's the theory. In practice there is confusion about how the operation will import and export of Bolivian gas. It happens that today is the date that the Argentine and Bolivian governments arranged up to govern the new value of the fluid and is the moment where Repsol YPF and Petrobras, which until now were the ones imported gas from Bolivia, must give way to the state oil company Energía Argentina (Enarsa).

Planning Minister Julio De Vido said yesterday that the Government move to Chile's "exact role" of the rise in the price of gas imported from Bolivia. "The deductions will be equivalent to the exact impact they have on the price of gas to Argentina 5 million cubic meters will come from Bolivia to $ 5 per million BTU ([British Thermal Unit]," said the official press in the inauguration of public works. "[The issue] is a signature the Minister of Economy, Felisa Miceli, who is doing the last technical analysis along with Customs and legal advisors, and in the coming hours will be announced the resolution, "De Vido said.

If Argentina mattered five million cubic meters of gas says De Vido (the agreement actually speaks of 7.7 million), the operation would have cost $ 630,000 per day to 925,000. This means that for one year the government will pay for that purchase 338 million dollars instead of 229 million paid up to now.

The agreement states that Argentina could buy up to 27 million cubic meters daily. This volume, values \u200b\u200bof today, represents U.S. $ 919 million per year, but if the country buys in the future all that under the agreement, will pay U.S. $ 1351 million per year.

Each of the words of the area of \u200b\u200bEnergy officials were followed yesterday with much attention from Chile. "The minister [of Energy and Mining, Karen Pochianik] is not going to talk about it in today [on Sunday], but is expected an announcement on the matter during the weekend," said a source close to the minister La Nacion (see page 2). For

yesterday hoped that the Government had issued the new tax regime for exports of gas, which currently levied on foreign sales by 20 percent. However, the resolution was not published in the Official Gazette.

"The truth is to know which securities are bought gas is a mystery. Nobody knows absolutely nothing and in theory this should already be decided," said a businessman in the sector.

Another question that floated throughout the week and no one cleared has to do with the funds to buy Bolivian gas. "Enarsa is a company that does not have enough money to make the purchase. It is necessary to provide you with money, at least until traffic and charged the government spend that money again," said a consultant who works daily oil companies. De Vido said the rise in the price of Bolivian gas will not impact "at all" on local users.

"Here is Enarsa buying and selling YPFB (YPFB), which the Argentine government guarantees payment without losing a single without gaining weight and not because we are not speculating on the price difference" he said.

A lawyer who specializes in energy issues was asked yesterday if there is an international sales contract that obliges Enarsa and YPFB. "In reality, there is a framework agreement signed by the two countries. It should also be a contract between two companies and not just a bilateral agreement," he said.

subtraction also know how to make the passage of money from public accounts to a corporation as Enarsa that while it is majority government ownership, is governed by the rules of private law.

happens that the money could be raised by taxes on exports of gas enters the public accounts, as they are national taxes. After collecting them, the executive branch should go through transfers and subsidies to state oil company.

Another unknown is what will happen if the revenue from gas sales to Chile are not enough to pay the total difference between a purchase for five dollars per million BTU and a sale at 1.30 in the domestic market. Cabot


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raising doubts the pricing arrangements for gas with Bolivia and Chile.

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with more questions than answers, starting tomorrow will take effect the new prices for imports and exports of natural gas sold to Argentina with neighboring countries.

For Bolivia, the value of the fuel entering the country recorded an average increase of 56%, from U.S. $ 3.20 to U.S. $ 5 per million BTU.

Meanwhile, in the case of Chile the price of gas exported from local sites suffer a rise of 35% by applying a differential retention rise from $ 2 to $ 2.70 final value per million BTU.

adjustments in gas prices that Argentina buy and sell to neighboring countries came after the agreement signed in late July, President Nestor Kirchner and Bolivian counterpart, Evo Morales. The agreement was based on two key points: an immediate update of the price of gas and 56% average increase in imports over the medium term.

agreed to offset the increase with the administration of Evo Morales, the Government decided to refer the dispute to export contracts with local oil companies.

gas exports now reach a daily average of 16 million cubic meters, of which 97% are destined for the Chilean market. Thus, the additional amount of U.S. $ 110 million that Argentina will pay Bolivia, will be covered by an increase in the price of gas that is shipped mainly to Chile.

Although the new prices will begin to run from morning until night had not defined the legal instruments that support the implementation of the adjustments.

On the one hand, the state oil company Enarsa and Bolivian YPFB must sign the new contract of sale governing Import gas. On the other hand, the economy minister, Felisa Miceli has yet to pass the new deductions for gas exports. Yesterday in Chile

worsened the criticisms against Argentina. Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley accused the Kirchner government to maintain "double talk on integration." Meanwhile, opposition Senators Juan Coloma Sergio Romero and demanded that the government of Michelle Bachelet to review the continuance of Chile in Mercosur and report to Argentina before the World Trade Organization.

Meanwhile, today in Buenos Aires a group of grassroots organizations led by the group MORENO launched against the headquarters of the company Repsol-YPF campaign national to collect a million signatures for the nationalization of gas and oil.

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From July 15 until the end of next year, the Argentine government will pay for Bolivian gas 60% more than they currently pay. After that date, to be seen. In contrast, Argentina, Bolivia granted the ability to quadruple gas purchases over the next 20 years.

Bolivian gas, which currently is 5% of total local consumption, is one of the tools to which the Government resorted to remedy the shortage was the lack of investment in gas exploration, affected by frozen tariffs before the crisis.

Those are the main certainties left yesterday signed the agreement the presidents Néstor Kirchner and Evo Morales. Another is that although the agreement does not arise, but can be inferred from the guidelines of Government, is that higher costs will not be transferred to residential users.

lack of definition, for now, refer to the domestic market. What happens to fuel when traveling on the Argentine pipeline? Who will pay the higher price of gas paid now?, Were the main questions became entrepreneurs yesterday.

now for Bolivian gas paid $ 3.50 a million BTU (thermal units of measure), which is then sold in the domestic market at a value of around $ 1.50. For now, companies that are responsible for this operation, Repsol YPF and Petrobras-run the business at a loss and offset other more profitable.

Now that operation is in the hands of the state Enarsa. Will the company created by government initiative which will market the fuel. Clear that in order to sell must first buy, and for that we should have to do it. In other words, must be endowed funds to the state company to buy the gas at the border.

Then, it will have to choose between selling at the current price -1.50 U.S. $ - and bear the loss, or assume an entrepreneurial role and resell the gas to a profit. In this case, you need to find a buyer willing to transact at that price. Provider


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The agreement not only sets a price, but also expands the volume of purchase. "You have to take it positively. Argentina need to buy additional quantities of gas at present. We can think of a pipeline and extent clarifies the Argentine energy future. Bolivia is our alternative supply," said the former secretary Jorge Lapeña Energy. The former official also stressed the possibility of planning, now, the delayed gas pipeline in the Northeast, plans to build Techint with some participation of Repsol YPF.

Not everyone sees it as: "This is the worst deal that has made Argentina after losing the Banda Oriental. You will be transferred to Bolivia over 400 million dollars without justification," said an energy consultant.

One of the points still remain clear is what the formula used to update the price of fuel. "The agreed formula should be competitive with the price of alternative fuel such as fuel oil, "said Laperriere.

The agreement, even without entering into force, and began to raise critical gas-bearing provinces. Yesterday we heard the views of Neuquén, the main producer of gas, and Salta." Argentina must have a policy to grow its reserves, not its export levels, "said the governor of Salta, Juan Carlos Romero. His colleague Neuquén, Jorge Sobisch, also was unhappy." The decision to import gas at 4 or $ 5 will an inevitable impact on consumers. Start with $ 5 is very bad for the economy, "he argued. The MP and former minister of the province said Joseph Brightness is an agreement unfavorable national watershed. "Can you imagine what we can think of a local producer who receives $ 1.50 and see that Bolivia will pay 5?. This goes against the investment," he said.

Will Bolivian gas secured the country for 20 years after the agreement? "Argentina promised gas to Chile, and when lacking, is tired of restrict exports," said one analyst.

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will be paid $ 5 a million BTU until year end, then, is design a formula to adjust for future exchanges and is expected to expand to 20 million cubic meters imported volume

Finally, as expected, Argentina and Bolivia agreed today to increase in the price of gas the country imports from the Andean nation to take the value of the fluid of 3.20 to $ 5 million BTU from 15 July to 31 December this year.

The agreement, which implies a rise of 56.25 percent of the value that Argentina paid so far, was signed by President Nestor Kirchner and his Bolivian counterpart Evo Morales during a ceremony they shared in Hurlingham.

"Lord, friend and president of Bolivia, the Argentine people with siblings who live here receive it with open arms," \u200b\u200bKirchner told Morales that he had given his speech. He further stressed that the agreement "is an important step" for the development of the region, saying it will help solve "the energy equation in the Southern Cone." Main

points. The agreement signed today by two leaders has nine items and will run for 20 years.

is established that the volume of gas imports will end up with 27.7 million cubic meters. Are included as well, which will transport 20 million in the future Northeast Pipeline (GNEA), whose construction is not yet defined.

The fixed price will govern only until 31 December this year. Before that date, representatives of both governments designed "an adjustment formula", according to the letter of agreement, throw the price shall apply from 1 January next year.

Enarsa Argentina's state and oilfield Fiscales de Bolivia (YPFB) will adjust the volumes and the deadlines in the agreement. In one of his final paragraphs, also opens the door for the arrival of Bolivian land Enarsa: "Both governments instruct YPFB and Enarsa to study the possibility of joint exploration and exploitation in Bolivia ", says the agreement.

In fact, Kirchner said that the agreements signed between the two countries" means investment in energy in the region "and also represent "the first step to building the pipeline from northwestern Argentina, and to be able to industrialize the gas in Bolivia."

Thanks and praise. Surrounded by the Buenos Aires Governor Felipe Solá and the local mayor, Luis Acuña, Kirchner addressed the Bolivians living in the country who filled the stands. "I am grateful to all our Bolivian brothers living here. We want Argentina to grow for all who live there, "he said.

Before leaving, he asked: "Raise the flags of Argentina and Bolivia. It is the great nation that rises to the Latin American nation that we deserve. "

For his part, Morales defended the decision to nationalize his country's oil. "We have recovered the gas and oil. Now, think of where we generate new economic resources, "he said.

Then, the Bolivian president said that "natural resources can not be privatized," adding: "It is true that we seek partners but not owners or bosses of our natural resources. "

the end, let's praise for Kirchner: "I never thought to be next to many presidents such as Argentina in the struggle for equality and justice in Latin America," he said.

Chile, between the lines. In this regard, one of the points that Bolivia was more arduously negotiated the fate of the gas it sells to Argentina: the government of Evo Morales did not want to end up in Chile, as its oil are the key to negotiating a way out to sea the trans-Andean country. Hence

article three of the convention indicate that the volumes listed "will be designed to meet domestic demand for natural gas "of Argentina" and may not be used to increase the export authorizations from Argentina to third countries.

How will this restrict the use of Bolivian gas? The answer appears to be simple, because after months of negotiations, the letter of understanding says that the governments of both countries "will implement the necessary mechanisms to comply" to this point, without giving further details.

The Casa Rosada. Before, Morales had been together for about half an hour with Kirchner in his office at Government House to finalize the details of the agreement.

committees. After a first moment alone, joined the meeting, Cabinet Chief Alberto Fernandez, the Ministers of Economy, Felisa Miceli, Planning, Julio De Vido, Interior, Aníbal Fernández and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Roberto García Moritan, representing the Chancellor, Jorge Taiana, located in Geneva.

Bolivia joined by Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca, the ministers of the Presidency Juan Ramon Quintana, Planning, Carlos Villegas, and Hydrocarbons, Andres Soliz Rada.

Gesto. Morales's second visit to Argentina came just days after Kirchner made an impassioned defense process spanning both the Andean country like Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, amid criticism of the United States.

Among other things, in a speech to Parliament, recalled that Bolivia is the second poorest country in Latin America and should not be "broken" in the international arena.

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In a whirlwind tour, the president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, Nestor Kirchner signed today at the Government House, the agreement on gas export to Argentina which is included in a price increase, 3.20 to $ 5 million BTU (British thermal unit), and new volumes and deadlines.

Then, at 11, will participate with their host of the opening of a sports stadium in the locality of Hurlingham and immediately return to Bolivia. Go to Cochabamba, where he closed the campaign of his party, Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) for the Constituent Assembly election and the referendum on autonomy Sunday. Morales

arrive in Buenos Aires at 9, in an Argentine military plane. It will do a special moment: a shot in elevation against Estados Unidos, Kirchner no ahorró elogios hacia él y el presidente de Venezuela, Hugo Chávez (al cual verá el martes y el miércoles próximos en Caracas), durante el discurso que pronunció recientemente en el Congreso de los Diputados de España.

Con la firma del nuevo acuerdo, Morales redondeará una aspiración que anticipó a LA NACION durante la campaña electoral: recomponer el precio del gas que exporta su país a la Argentina. Lo mismo pensaban su entonces adversario, Jorge Tuto Quiroga, y el ex presidente Eduardo Rodríguez.

Entre sus preocupaciones, asimismo, figuran mejores condiciones para los bolivianos que residen en el país y otros proyectos, así as complementary aspects of the agreement on gas.

The agreement itself has side effects: lower risk for Argentina to cease supplying the fluid to Chile, as happened during the government of Ricardo Lagos, which implies a message for President Michelle Bachelet, and a chance to influence Brazil, whose agreement with Bolivia is still pending.

acted in this, which blow Morales' decision to nationalize hydrocarbons, which led to an emergency meeting in Port Iguazú, between himself, Kirchner, Lula and Chavez, the weapon of the opposition at the regional elections Bolivia and in the Mexican presidential also scheduled for Sunday.

The delegation will travel to Argentina with Morales will be made by the Minister of the Presidency Juan Ramon Quintana, the Government Minister Alicia Muñoz Allah, Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca, the Development Planning Minister Carlos Villegas Hydrocarbons Andres Soliz Rada, and Rural Development, Agriculture and Environment, Hugo Salvatierra, the chairman of the Senate, Santos Ramirez, president of Deputies, Edmundo Novillo. Facilities
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In today's event in Hurlingham, will be the governor of the province of Buenos Aires, Felipe Solá, and the local mayor, Luis Acuña.

trusted government sources expect large crowds. Above all, they said, of Bolivians living in the country, for which Morales asked immigration and health care facilities.

Speaking to the press, the Bolivian ambassador in Argentina, Roger Ortiz Mercado, said that "oil will be the core of Latin American integration" and that "there is communication and similar ideological aspiration level between the two presidents."

The agreement on gas imports to Argentina has depressed the price revamp, called "solidarity." The volume, subject to change, is 7.7 million cubic meters a day, but according to transpired, could reach 20 million.

clause is in abeyance Kirchner who signed with former president Carlos Mesa, said that "not a molecule of gas" imported by Argentina could be diverted to Chile.

Morales, famous for his sweater (sweater) and striped tie allergy, recomposed the relationship with Chile. Of your trip will be more good news: Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela in Caracas approved the entry of Bolivia in the Great Southern Gas Pipeline.

Madrid, Kirchner recalled that Bolivia is the second poorest country in Latin America and should not be "broken" in the international arena. It was the first to congratulate the day he won the election.

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It was signed yesterday. Takes the value of the gas it buys Argentina to U.S. $ 5 a unit of measure until the end of the year. Although the agreement is for 20 years, now must define how to adjust the values \u200b\u200bfor 2007.

An increase of over 50% of the purchase price, local financing of not less than $ 50 million for a gas separation plant and a clause preventing the diversion of fuel to other countries are the salient points the new gas supply agreement that ended President Nestor Kirchner and his pair of Bolivia, Evo Morales.

After four months of negotiations in Buenos Aires and La Paz, the two leaders initialed yesterday the new rules for imports of gas in a sports stadium in Hurlingham, where they shared a political act with the Bolivian community in Greater Buenos Aires .

The agreement has a term of 20 years. But in regard to prices, has a limited scope, since the values \u200b\u200bmust be adjusted.

Clarín As anticipated, the value of the gas imported from Argentina will last months average of U.S. $ 3.20 a million BTU to $ 5 effective July 15. According to the Government, since June and was being paid nearly $ 4 by the automatic update was the previous agreement.

The new value of $ 5 would be maintained until the end of the year and from January 2007 there will be a new ajustepor a formula that will follow the international price of gas and byproducts.

The increase agreed with Bolivia will not impact on users because the difference will be transferred to the oil exports that are local neighbors.

The Ministry of Planning Julio De Vido leading confirmed yesterday that the rise in imported gas will be compensated with a "Backup withholding" will apply in proportion to exports that flow mainly to Chile and to a lesser extent Brazil and Uruguay.

Currently, Bolivia Argentina can import up to 7.7 million cubic meters per day which represents almost 4% of total consumption in the country. On the side of exports, shipments averaged 15 million cubic meters daily. Of that total, 95% goes to market at an average price trasandino $ 2 million BTU which was set in the late 90's. With the new "surcharge" set by the Government, the Chilean importers would pay between $ 2.70 and 3 million BTU.

Kirchner-Morales agreement provides that the Argentine government will finance the construction of a gas separation plant in Bolivia. Will be operated by YPF in Bolivia will cost at least U.S. $ 50 million and will be used to separate the "dry gas" that is sent to Argentina and liquefiable products for the domestic market in Bolivia. According to Energy Minister Andres Soliz Rada, "Bolivia agreed to drop from 5.50 to $ 5 gas price on condition that Argentina will face the investment of the plant."

The agreement also provides that the current maximum import volume of 7.7 million cubic meters will be extended by 20 million cubic meters once the pipeline is built from the NEA.

addition, the Bolivian government said the gas shipped to Argentina may not be used to increase local exports to Chile, a country with which Morales want to negotiate the provision of fuel in exchange for the recovery of the outlet to the ocean Bolivia took until the late nineteenth century.

As the governing rules of the game between Argentina and Chile, Bolivia left the door open to restrict gas exports. The agreement states that "the Bolivian domestic market will have priority in all cases" and before any event may be reduced further deliveries abroad existing agreements.

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Buenos Aires, June 29 (Hoybolivia-Agency) .- President Evo Morales signed on Thursday with his Argentine counterpart, Nestor Kirchner a new agreement to increase the selling price of gas at $ 5 per million BTU. This price shall be effective July 1 and is valid until 31 December this year.

The signing of the new agreement was made at a public event, with thousands of residents and many Bolivian supporters of Kirchner, in the suburban municipality Hurlingham, about 25 miles northwest of Buenos Aires.

Under the new agreement, Argentina will pay five dollars below a million BTU (British thermal units) instead of the current $ 3.20 for the 7.7 million cubic meters of Bolivian gas imports daily.

Morales and Kirchner held a closed door meeting at Government House prior to signing the new agreement and then the two leaders departed by helicopter for Hurlingham, in which sports stadium took place the ceremony of signing the agreement, which also covers other topics bilateral issues including immigration and employment status hundreds of thousands of Bolivians who live in this country.

The stadium holds about 40,000 people, was filled by Bolivian and Argentine fans cheered the two presidents, including the waving of flags of both nations.

In his speech, President Morales said that "the fact that gas prices rise to $ 5, it is a relief for my country has many needs, but also many resources."

added that Bolivia is willing to "increase the volume of gas sales to Argentina because it has to benefit both countries. The decision to support Bolivia in the industrialization of gas in the Chaco Bolivia that will help my country enough. Is to help people who have historically been neglected, "said Morales.

He also said that it expected to buy tractors to Argentina, to small producers in Bolivia to address agricultural tasks in a better position than today." These agreements benefit both countries. That will be here a short time, showing that we are willing to work with Argentina and other countries, "stressed the president.

also said he is looking for all Latin American integration processes based on the people. We are in times social movements, Morales said.

For his part, Argentine President Nestor Kirchner, said the economic growth that has taken the country in recent months, breaking records in exports, which is allowing strengthen their economic independence, which shows the effort that is being done to improve its economy.

As regards the new price of gas, said the effort to improve "our economic agreements with Bolivia show that progress is being made for better roads." Kirchner

spared no praise for Morales, who said he is a president who is working in Bolivia and Bolivians, and that mutual cooperation will always be good for both peoples.

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President Evo Morales highlighted the importance of the energy agreement he signed Thursday with his Argentine counterpart, Nestor Kirchner, indicating that constitute "the consolidation of nationalization of hydrocarbons."

During the closing ceremony of the MAS campaign conducted in the Felix Capriles stadium in Cochabamba, said this agreement is a lie to those who predicted that the nationalization of hydrocarbons, would entail a blockade of the country and that new investment would not come .

argued that not only this did not happen, but that state revenues have reached one billion dollars for this item, regardless of the price rise agreed with Argentina and the future increase in volumes sale of gas.

argued further that the agreement with Argentina, provides for the industrialization of gas in the Chaco, with a credit from the neighboring country, without interest.

This just an example of what can be achieved when there is a genuine interest to change, when there is no interest in personal gain and when the people obey orders, he said at the event that Morales presented the his party's candidates to the Constituent Assembly.

During the ceremony, President Morales took stock of progress made by his government to date and mentioned it plans to implement further reforms. It asked for public support for candidates of MAS to the Assembly, as this will set the stage to consolidate the progress made to date and establishing the legal framework to enable the consolidation and further reforms.

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In Buenos Aires, Morales and Kirchner agreed to raise the price of natural gas to the U.S. $ 5.0 thousand cubic feet. Argentina

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The price of thousand cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas will rise from 3.20 to 5.0 U.S. dollars from 15 July to 31 December as the political agreement that presidents Nestor Kirchner, Argentina and Evo Morales, Bolivia, signed on Thursday in the district of Hurlingham, Buenos Aires.

The increase, which represents 56.25 percent of the price paid so far to Argentina, was announced at a mass rally held in that district when he opened a sports complex and involving Gov. Felipe Sola addition to the Mayor Luis Acuña.

The agreement guarantees the supply of natural gas from Argentina to Chile, as happened during the government of Ricardo Lagos, which implies a Message for President Michelle Bachelet. On the other hand, this result has a possibility to influence in Brazil, whose agreement with Bolivia is still pending.

Morales greeted with a hug as he entered the Hall Kirchner's White House of Government. Both spoke there about half an hour to finalize the details of the agreement. Following the protocol between Cabinet ministers and Bolivian officials, the presidents gave a hearing and then flew by helicopter to Hurlingham.

After an initial meeting alone, joined the meeting, the cabinet chief, Alberto Fernandez, the Ministers of Economy, Felisa Miceli, Planning, Julio De Vido, Interior, Aníbal Fernandez and Foreign Minister, Roberto Garcia Moritan, representing the Chancellor, Jorge Taiana, located in Geneva with Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca, the ministers of the Presidency Juan Ramon Quintana, Planning, Carlos Villegas, and Hydrocarbons, Andres Soliz Rada.

After the ceremony in Hurlingham, Morales returned immediately to country, to travel to Cochabamba, where he closed the campaign of his party, Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) for the Constituent Assembly election and the referendum for autonomy to be held on Sunday 2 July.

Kirchner and Morales also signed regularize migration agreement that will resolve the situation of Bolivian citizens residing in the neighboring country and an agreement for integration and infrastructure for the construction of a bridge linking the border towns of Yacuiba, Bolivia and Salvador Mazza, Argentina.

This is the second visit to Argentina and Morales comes just days after Kirchner made the process a relentless defense that cross country as well as Venezuela, amid criticism of the United States.

Among other things, in a speech to Parliament, recalled that Bolivia is the second poorest country in Latin America and should not be "broken" the international arena.

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Buenos Aires Rev. - President Evo Morales and his colleague Néstor Kirchner, in a ceremony before thousands of people who rated each other of "companions and friends," signed yesterday a new agreement that Argentina agreed to pay more for gas it imports from Bolivia.

The signing of the new agreement was made before thousands of residents and many Bolivian supporters of Kirchner, in the municipality suburban Hurlingham, about 25 miles northwest of Baghdad.

Under the new agreement, Argentina will pay five dollars below a million BTU (British thermal units) instead of the current $ 3.50 for the 7.7 million cubic meters of Bolivian gas imports daily.

The new price will from next July 15 to December 31, 2006. From that date, agreed to use a formula that relates the price of gas, the price of gas methane, butane and natural gasoline, said Andres Soliz Rada, Bolivia's hydrocarbons minister.

Thus, added Soliz Rada, the price of gas is permanently reset.

The Minister also reported that in Bolivia, near the border, install a liquid separation plant, financed by Argentina. But Bolivia will own about liquids and marketing.

"The gas to be exported will have the same characteristics as those recorded in the current supply to the transport system at certain points in the Bolivia-Argentina border, until it implements the construction of the plant to liquefy gas extraction natural, "the agreement. Morales



In his speech, Morales said: "This agreement, reached after lengthy negotiations, is a benefit to my country, economic relief. It's a benefit to both countries. Surely, now we will continue negotiating with other governments. "

The president visitor that his country faces a key election on Sunday to appoint the new Constituent Assembly, expressed confidence that the agency will" ensure the nationalization of hydrocarbons, " and ordered by his government.

"Natural resources, minerals, plants or forest can not be privatized or franchised," said the Bolivian president.

"We would like to follow in the footsteps of fellow Kirchner" added, referring to the sustained improvement was recorded in the economic and social situation in Argentina.

Kirchner, who called his guest of "dear colleague and friend," he said in turn that "This agreement also means investments. We are taking the first step to construct the pipeline in northwestern Argentina and also for the gas to industrialize Bolivia. "

said the aim of his government "is that we can do with the people of Bolivia and Evo, the gas pipeline south from the Orinoco to Uruguay, which will travel throughout Latin America and serve to balance the energy equation in the region." Kirchner thanked

"Long-suffering, hard working and dedicated resident Bolivians in Argentina" and vowed to fight the inhumane exploitation of episodes that have been experienced by some humble Bolivians in sweatshops in this country.

Morales arrived early yesterday at the head of a delegation composed of six cabinet ministers and the chairmen of the Senate and House of Representatives of his country, arrived in the Argentine military aircraft.

From the metropolitan airport went to Government House, where Kirchner was waiting for a meeting behind closed doors. Both leaders then left by helicopter for Hurlingham, in which sports stadium was made the ceremony of signing the agreement.

The new price agreed after months of negotiations between Buenos Aires and La Paz governed from July 15 until the end of the year. Before the parties must define a formula to calculate the value that will be implemented from 2007, officials said.

The Bolivia's energy minister, Andrés Soliz Rada, hinted that this agreement affects Chile, noting that Argentina has undertaken "not to issue new licenses to private companies to export Bolivian gas" to the Chilean market.

Soliz Rada told reporters that Bolivia wants to sell energy to Chile, but stressed that the government Morales is in effect the "politics of gas by sea", referring to the old claim of Bolivia to Chile for an outlet to the Pacific Ocean. The agreement



EL Bolivia's hydrocarbons minister Andres Soliz Rada, explained yesterday how shall from 31 December the price of your country will export gas to Argentina.

But from next year, added the Minister, be used to determine the pricing formula that relate to the price of methane and butane and natural gasoline. Gas prices will be adjusted permanently.

Soliz Rada said the issue for him fundamental agreement signed by the presidents, will be the installation in Bolivia, near the border with Argentina, a liquid separation plant wet and dry gas.

The Minister said his country will have ownership of these liquids and marketing. He added that Argentina claimed that property, but Bolivia has reached an agreement offering lower by 50 cents per million BTU price in exchange for retaining control of the plant.

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secured a new long-term market for gas to Argentina and set a benchmark price of energy in the region, five dollars per million British thermal units (BTU). It is the highest price charged in South America.

The presidents of Bolivia, Evo Morales, and Argentina, Nestor Kirchner yesterday signed a new agreement in Buenos Aires, where, besides changing the price, decided to extend the relationship energy between the two countries for 20 years and expand export volumes of Bolivian natural gas.

"That the price up to five dollars is a benefit and relief for my country," Morales told about 50,000 people, among Bolivians and Argentines gathered at a sports center in the municipality of Buenos Aires Hurlingham, where the agreement was signed .

This agreement is the first step to building the pipeline to northeastern Argentina (GNA) and industrialize the gas in Bolivia, he said Kirchner.

So far, Argentina bought gas at a price of U.S. $ 3.53 per million BTU. Between 15 July and 31 December this year paid U.S. $ 5.

The increase, over 50%, will allow state revenues to rise at USD 70 million until the end of the year, remarked in La Paz Oilfield adviser Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), Manuel Morales Olave.

Next year, the price will be determined by a formula set to be completed by representatives of both governments in 30 days. Morales Olave explained that the formula will be tied to the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and natural gas. He stressed that the U.S. $ 5 are an important reference for the region, apart from serving as a parameter for the negotiations with Brazil.

A Foreign Ministry source said that Argentina, in practice, the agreement represents "a floor price of gas in the region and one of the hardest hit is Brazil, because not only will buy more expensive in Bolivia but Argentina. "

The volume of gas exports to Argentina increased to 27.7 million cubic meters per day (MCF) when built the GNA, in this way, Bolivia will export more than 20 MCF. Meanwhile, the supply will continue at 7.7 MCF.

Future gas export will be dry, liquefiable, for which the Argentine government will loan "concessional or preferential" Bolivia. Thus, YPFB will install a plant for extracting the components capable of producing LPG.

The agreement contains a commitment to allocate Argentina Bolivian gas to domestic demand. You agree that the energy "shall not be used to increase the export authorizations from Argentina to third countries without the agreement of both parties", which may affect sales to Chile, Uruguay and Brazil. Buenos Aires, AFP, ANF and central Writing

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Argentina agreed yesterday to pay $ 5 per million BTU (British thermal unit) natural gas it buys from Bolivia, representing an increase of about 50 percent and a history of bargaining that the Andean country has with Brazil.

The agreement, which also applies to Chile, was signed by Argentine President Nestor Kirchner and his Bolivian counterpart, Evo Morales, in his first official visit to Buenos Aires since he took office on 22 January.

"That gas price rise to $ 5 a benefit to my country, economic relief," Morales said during a rally he attended with Kirchner in the area of \u200b\u200bHurlingham, 20 kilometers from Buenos Aires, where the highest concentration of Bolivians living in this country.

The new price agreed after months of negotiations between Buenos Aires and La Paz governed from July 15 until the end of the year. Before the parties must define a formula to calculate the value that will be implemented from 2007, officials said.

Minister of Hydrocarbons of Bolivia, Andres Soliz Rada, hinted that this agreement affects Chile, noting that Argentina has undertaken "not to issue new licenses to private companies to export Bolivian gas" to the Chilean market.
Soliz Rada told reporters that Bolivia wants to sell energy to Chile, but noted that the Morales government is in effect the "politics of gas by sea", referring to the old claim of Bolivia to Chile for an outlet to the Pacific Ocean. OTHER AGREEMENTS


Néstor Kirchner and Evo Morales also agreed to build a plant for separating natural gas liquids in Bolivia, near the common border, among other insights.

In this sense, the Bolivian Hydrocarbons Minister said that this plant, "liquids and marketing" will belong to Bolivia, which in turn "gave a price of $ 5 and not $ 5.50" per million BTU . Morales nationalized

May 1 last hydrocarbon deposits in Bolivia, controlled by foreign oil as the Hispano-Argentina's Repsol-YPF and Brazil's Petrobras, and then consider increasing the price of gas to Argentina and Brazil.

From 2004 to now, Argentina imported from Bolivia a daily average of 5.5 million cubic meters of gas (5 percent of what it consumes the country) to 3.35 dollars per million BTU, when the international price between 7 and $ 8 per million British unit of measurement.

This agreement is key to Argentina, which plans to buy about 27 million cubic meters of Bolivian gas after the end of construction del Gasoducto del Nordeste, destinado a abastecer a siete provincias y que demandará una inversión de 1.000 millones de dólares.

"Consideramos que el gas boliviano no va a ir a Chile por lo menos en los próximos tres años, hasta que esté terminado el Gasoducto del Noreste, pero para ese entonces las necesidades de Argentina serán tan grandes que el gas boliviano tampoco va a ir a Chile", puntualizó Soliz Rada.

"Queremos venderle energía a Chile, pero termo-electricidad, que es lo que más necesita la minería chilena, y guardarnos el gas natural para la negociación marítima", añadió el ministro boliviano.

Kirchner destacó en el acto de ayer This agreement is a "significant step" to "ensure the energy equation in the region" and "the first step toward the great South American gas pipeline, which will run from Venezuela to Uruguay.

Meanwhile, the price agreement between Argentina and Bolivia is a precedent in negotiations with the Andean nation remains Brazil, which the Morales government intends to charge $ 7.5 per million BTUs, according to Soliz Rada.

Bolivia Brazil buys about 26 million cubic meters Daily gas to a value close to $ 4 per million BTU, a total of up to 30 million cubic meters committed until 2019.

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will spend $ 3.50 per million BTU-measuring unit, to 5.50 in 2007
Development Bank Brazil granted a loan of U.S. $ 689 million to finance a pipeline

The current system of importing gas from Bolivia will change from last week when the presidents of Argentina, Nestor Kirchner, and Bolivia, Evo Morales, sign a sales agreement fluid at a higher price than that currently paid. However, the changes are not limited only to increased fuel prices, but that the signature of the agreement will allow the state firm Energia Argentina SA (Enarsa) enter in the market for gas imports.

happens that, according to confirmed sources involved in negotiations, will be the amount Enarsa Bolivian gas and then selling in the domestic market.

"The agreement is between states. A Bolivian state company, YPFB [YPFB] will sell to a state enterprise Argentina [Enarsa]," a source confirmed to THE NATION from La Paz. For the price

that Argentina would pay, yesterday there was some clarification from the government of Bolivia. The ambassador in Buenos Aires, Roger Ortiz Mercado, revealed that our country will pay for natural gas priced at $ 5 per million BTU-gas measurement unit, until the end of the year, and from next, the value would rise to 5 $ 5.

The Government did not give figures of the agreement. In a press conference which was held at Government House to announce various issues related to energy infrastructure, the Federal Planning Minister Julio De Vido, merely predicting that the agreement will be "successful."

The official said that "we must wait for the meeting of chairpersons," noting that "all variables are set to make the meeting a success and may have an agreement." "Let's wait until Thursday, but my vision is quite optimistic, "said De Vido. Yesterday

among men in the sector remained the question on what the market performance after the deal. "What is known is that paid Enarsa, which means a player in the market," he heard a man say to industry.

De Vido anticipated further that after the agreement with Bolivia will be announcements regarding the project Northeast Pipeline (GNEA).

Argentina and Bolivia have in force an agreement for the sale of up to 7.7 million cubic meters a day at a price of around $ 3.40 a million BTU, but after the agreement now being negotiated could buy up our country 20 million cubic meters daily. Gas
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"Enarsa going to have to resell the gas in the domestic market, that is going to have a loss-making operation. Currently purchases gas from $ 3.40 and sold at 1.20 in the market internal, "said a senior private.

Another man linked to the industry reasoned that the entry of Enarsa has to do with a will of Government to subsidize the rates. "With the price agreements are in force, the industry could raise prices if their costs rise. In industry, increased gas could justify a price retouching. So it makes Enarsa in the middle to subsidize gas prices, "he said. "It is not good Enarsa used to channel public funds, rather than maintaining an entrepreneurial role," he added.

also confirmed that the National Development Bank (BNDES) approved a loan of U.S. $ 689 million to finance the expansion of transportation system operating gas pipelines transporting gas the TGN and TGS.

De Vido yesterday traveled to Caracas to attend the first meeting today to build the Southern Gas Pipeline, which would link Venezuela with Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina. "For the first time there will be a meeting of four," said De Vido. The minister said he had already met with Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining of Uruguay Jorge Lepra, to invite their country to participate. "Surely we do tomorrow an invitation to Uruguay is integrated," said De Vido.

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international gas price would be the case in Brazil.

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If that Bolivian Fiscal Oilfields (YPFB) and Petrobras are unable to agree within 45 days on the price of natural gas sold to Brazil, the matter shall be settled by an international referee but not by an international tribunal, said the Superintendent of Hydrocarbons Victor Hugo Saenz.

"This is not an international tribunal as the media report. We must clarify this. It will be one arbitrator who will consider the tenders of both parties and set an average price. Such a process would take no more than 15 days" he said.

Under the terms of the contract signed in 1996, sent the appropriate notification YPFB reliable Petrobras last week. The Brazilian company forwarded the reply requested to open negotiations on Wednesday. Reservoir proposed postponement for a few days.

"The negotiations will begin between 26 and 27 of this month," said the superintendent. In recent weeks, Petrobras executives rejected any increase in the price of natural gas outside the provisions of the contract. Statements

hard in this direction were heard in the media. "I believe that, somehow, the Brazilians are bitter about some allegations of smuggling and tax evasion was done in Bolivia. But they personally expressed their willingness to negotiate prices. This is business and there is no alternative but to negotiate, "he said.

Brazil is paying $ 3.50 a thousand cubic feet of natural gas. The Bolivian authorities felt that this price is very low compared to international prices . Hydrocarbons Minister Andres Soliz Rada said that rates should be between seven and nine dollars per thousand cubic feet. The Brazilians did not want to pay more than $ 4.4.

Saenz said that international prices vary according to seasons are different in the northern hemisphere and sur. Cuando hay invierno en Estados Unidos y Europa en el sur se vive el verano. "En las épocas frías en los países desarrollados el precio del gas llega incluso a 13 dólares el millar puestos en puerta de ciudad", dijo.

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BUENOS AIRES, jun 26 (Reuters) - Argentina firmará el jueves con Bolivia un acuerdo sobre el gas natural que importa desde el país andino, que incluye una subida del precio cercano al 47 por ciento y un fuerte aumento del volumen, dijo el lunes una fuente diplomática.

Ambos países negociaron over months to reach agreement formalized in Buenos Aires that Argentine President Nestor Kirchner and his Bolivian counterpart, Evo Morales.

"It's all agreed. He is signed on 29 (June), President Kirchner and President Evo Morales. The values \u200b\u200bare $ 5 per million BTU (British thermal units), told Reuters the ambassador of Bolivia Roger Ortiz Mercado, in a telephone conversation.

So far, Argentina pays $ 3.4 per million BTU.

The long-term program also sets a rise in exports of Bolivian gas to Argentina to reach 20 million cubic meters daily, the diplomat said. Argentina

currently imports about 5.5 million cubic meters per day, slightly more than 4 percent of all the augend in the country, and below the peak of 7.7 million is authorized to purchase up to December this year.

Morales, who heads the poorest country in South America in May nationalized the oil and then consider increasing the price of gas it sells mostly home to Brazil and Argentina.

The agreement signed by Kirchner and Morales has a chapter devoted to investments made through partnerships binational state.

"We are undertaking joint projects. We need liquid separation plant, power plants. These are projects that are going to realize because we need them, "said Ortiz Mercado.

Argentina for its part plans to build a pipeline to provide gas to northeastern Argentina.

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Argentina is expected to pay between 50 and 60%. In Buenos Aires, the presidents of both countries also signed agreements on roads, coca and migration.
President Evo Morales
tunes details to travel to Buenos Aires, where Thursday define with his Argentine counterpart, Nestor Kirchner, the new gas export deal. It was also announced the signing of a joint statement, but on its economic value, rising energy prices, which hover between 50 and 60 percent from current-steals the importance of binational pact.

'The trip is primarily to sign the contract on gas, but also presidents will sign a joint declaration, which expressed the need to strengthen relationships, strengthen democracies and orderly migration between the two countries', he announced last night Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca, who said agreement, the construction of the bridge Salvador Mazza-Yacuiba, which originally was to be funded by both governments, but will now only Argentina.

also agree on the vote of citizens outside their countries for future elections and also discuss the issue of coca.

The price issue is handled as a state secret, but Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera and anticipated it would rise to 50 or 60%, ie U.S. $ 3.35 U.S. dollars per million British thermal units to about $ us 5. "You have to confirm there are working committees," said Chancellor.

Oilfield adviser Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), Manuel Morales Olivera, said the agreement includes a greater volume of exports and investment. The contractual relationship with Argentina would extend for 20 years, he added.

agreements will be signed in the locality of Hurlingham, with about 15 thousand and 20 thousand Bolivians living in Argentina. Before, there will be an expanded meeting between the ministers to finalize details of the energy agreement.

The two get away with it

The two leaders, Evo Morales and Nestor Kirchner, will have their way. On the one hand, Morales claimed from the beginning their management increased the price of gas that Bolivia sells to Argentina. On the other hand, Kirchner scored a victory in getting the extension of the contract that his country will receive more energy for possibly 20 years.

Both a ruling as another meet and, with the promises they made in their countries regarding the gas issue.

While Morales has urged Argentina to pay more for natural gas, so to achieve higher revenues from the sale, purchase Kirchner looks to expand after the construction of a pipeline that would grow in the south of Bolivia and would lead to northeastern Argentina.

For now, Argentina paid U.S. $ 3.35 per million British thermal units and, as expected, now could receive around U.S. $ 5.