Litoral Gas is the primary provider of natural gas to the city of

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, in

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. Its role in the

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is currently under investigation. Litoral Gas was established on December 28, 1992, after the privatization of Gas del Estado. It distributes gas in all the

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, and the northwest of the

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, at the partidos San Nicolás, Ramallo, Pergamino, Colón, Bartolomé Mitre, San Pedro and Baradero. It serves 661,081 customers and has a license of 35 years, which may be extended to another 10. The company is controlled by Tibsa Inversora S.A., which is in turn controlled by Suez-Tractebel and by

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. Suez-Trabeltec is the Argentine branch of the French

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References

External links

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