LatinNews Daily - 22 May 2018

Bolivia: Bolivia’s state-run oil company, Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), has announced that, through its operator Shell Bolivia, it has begun drilling the 'Jaguar X6' natural gas well in the Huacareta bloc in Entre Ríos municipality, Tarija department, with a total investment of US$109.4m. The potential of the well is 1.8trn cubic feet (TCF). On 18 May, Hydrocarbons Minister Luis Alberto Sánchez said that Bolivia’s proven gas reserves are 10TCFs which will guarantee the domestic market until 2045.

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