Argentina’s total fueling network reaches 3,837 stations, 1,924 supply natural gas

According to the Confederation of Hydrocarbon Trade Bodies (CECHA), currently there are 3,837 refueling stations in operation across the country. Slightly more than half of the total offers compressed natural gas. In other words, over 1.5 million NGVs in Argentina now on the road can get the fuel at 1,924 facilities, 869 of which are located in the province of Buenos Aires (45.17% of participation in the national network).

Córdoba ranks second, with 243 CNG stations (12.63%). In third place stands Mendoza with 147. The last mentioned province added eight facilities between January and September 2012 and hit the City of Buenos Aires, which now has 141 natural gas stations. Santa Fe province comes next, with 135 dispensing points.

In the rest of the country, excluding the Top 5 provinces, there are 389 CNG refueling stations, which represent only 20% of the national network. However, it is noteworthy that in Tucumán, the smallest province of Argentina by land area, there are 85 CNG filling stations -three more than at the end of 2011- ready to serve a significant fleet of 54,107 NGVs.

Back to the natural gas station distribution by province, in seventh place of the ranking appears Entre Rios, with 58 fueling sites, followed by Salta (46), San Juan (40) and Santiago del Estero (34).