The CMA-1 Consortium, operated by French oil major Total, has achieved record production in Tierra del Fuego with a volume of 22.8 million cubic meters/day from the offshore fields located north of the Province of Tierra del Fuego.
The CMA-1 Consortium is composed of Total Austral (operator with a 37.5% interest), Wintershall Dea (37.5%), and Pan American Energy (25%).
Earlier this week, Total said that this record was possible thanks to the expansion project in Cañadón Alfa plant, opened on May 16, where new units were installed to expand the compression capacity, the laying of a new 27 km gas pipeline between the Río Cullen and Cañadón Alfa plants and of a 2 km long gas export line, to carry gas in commercial conditions towards the General San Martín transportation gas pipeline.
This project, together with the recent Vega Pléyade development, injects greater gas volumes in the local market and thus reduces imports by approximately 8 million cubic meters during the peak demand period in Argentina, according to Total.
Currently, the CMA-1 Consortium maintains onshore and offshore production in the following reservoirs: Hidra, Kaus, Ara-Cañadón Alfa, Argo, Carina and Aries as well as Vega Pléyade.
The output of these reservoirs is sent to the processing facilities of Río Cullen and Cañadón Alfa, located on the northern coast of the province of Tierra del Fuego. All in all, these reservoirs provide the Argentinian market with more than 20 million cubic meters of gas every day.
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