The Bolivian state company YPFB has discovered gas reserves of 1.7 trillion cubic meters. feet (more than 48 billion cubic meters) in the northern part of the department of La Paz. This was announced by the country's president Luis Arce.
"Our government discovered a mega gas field in the northern part of La Paz, the third largest field in the country. Proved reserves total 1.7 billion cubic feet, the most significant discovery since 2005,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
According to the head of state, 50 million dollars have been invested in the exploration of the Mayaya Centro X deposit, which began in November 2022. According to Arce, reserves of not only gas, but also liquid hydrocarbons have been discovered in this place.
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