Methane Abatement in Argentina’s Oil and Gas Sector

The document analyzes methane abatement in Argentina's oil and gas sector, identifying a technical abatement potential of 32% of estimated emissions using four key technologies. It highlights that while many measures are low-cost or net-positive when gas is monetized, deployment is hindered by a fragmented regulatory framework and economic instability.

• Argentina's oil and gas sector has estimated annual methane emissions of 1,363 kt, with analyzed technologies capable of reducing these by 32% (40.6 Mt CO2e).
• The installation of vapor recovery units (VRUs) on onshore upstream storage tanks represents the largest single abatement potential, offering approximately 144 kt of methane reductions per year at a marginal cost of about 121 USD/t CH4.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (n.d.). Methane Abatement in Argentina’s Oil and Gas Sector. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/22155204/Methane-Abatement-in-Argentinas-Oil-and-Gas-Sector.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Methane Abatement in Argentina’s Oil and Gas Sector. n.d. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/22155204/Methane-Abatement-in-Argentinas-Oil-and-Gas-Sector.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cleanairtaskforcendmethane, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Methane Abatement in Argentina’s Oil and Gas Sector}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/22155204/Methane-Abatement-in-Argentinas-Oil-and-Gas-Sector.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }