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Enarsa said in a statement on Thursday that the award follows an international tender held on April 15.
This is Argentina’s first spot LNG purchase in 2026.
As in each of its procurement processes, Enarsa invited 39 prequalified firms to participate in the tender.
Of those, six submitted bids in the latest process, the company noted.
Enarsa opened the bids last week during a livestream broadcast on its YouTube channel.
Glencore, BP, TotalEnergies, PetroChina, Vitol, and Naturgy submitted bids for the LNG cargoes.
BB Energy declined to participate in this tender.
Enarsa did not reveal the price Naturgy offered for the spot LNG cargo.
The company said that the acquisition of this cargo is intended to replenish stock on the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) located at the Escobar terminal.
The estimated arrival date is the second week of May.
Enarsa said this stock replenishment would make it possible to inject regasified gas into the system in the event of potential peaks in residential demand caused by lower temperatures, or in the case of unforeseen failures in the natural gas transportation system.
Launched in 2011, GNL Escobar (GNLE) is located on the Parana River, about 30 miles outside Buenos Aires.
YPF and Enarsa operate the facility via a 50/50 joint venture.
Excelerate Energy’s 150,900-cbm Expedient FSRU serves the LNG import terminal.
According to Enarsa’s website, the company purchased 27 LNG cargoes for delivery to this facility via four separate tenders last year.
BP and TotalEnergies were the LNG suppliers in 2025.
First private LNG importer
Enarsa did not provide any updates on the selection process for Argentina’s first private LNG importer.
According to local media reports, Argentina’s government decided not to select a private LNG importer this year to replace Enarsa due to the market volatility caused by the Middle East conflict.
Last week, Enarsa received updated offers from commodity trader Trafigura and Naturgy as part of the selection process for Argentina’s first private LNG importer.
Trafigura Argentina, a unit of Trafigura, offered a price of $4.57 per MMBtu, while Natural Energy, a unit of Naturgy, offered $4.50 per MMBtu.
Previously, Trafigura Argentina offered a price of $4.91 per MMBtu, and Natural Energy offered $4.95 per MMBtu.