Natural gas exports from Bolivia to Argentina have come to an end, a spokesperson from Bolivian state-run energy firm YPFB confirmed to Reuters on Wednesday, following local media reports that exports to the neighboring country were halted.

Argentina media said earlier this week that Argentina’s Cammesa had reported zero volumes of gas imports from Bolivia. Exports from Bolivia, which once was a prominent producer in the region, ended on Sept. 18, though continued to Brazil, the spokesperson said.

Energy companies from Argentina and Brazil are assessing whether to export gas from Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale formation by reversing a network of Bolivian pipelines that has brought gas south, to try to make up for the regional shortfall.
Source: Reuters (Reporting by Lucinda Elliott)