Country Report
Bolivia upstream summary
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Report summary
Bolivia is among the largest producers of natural gas in South America. The country has sought to monetise these resources through export. Its central position in the southern cone is an advantage for its resource.Natural gas exports is a crucial sector for Bolivia's economy, but they are quickly declining. Total gas exports have declined considerably since 2015. In addition, gas production growth in Argentina has reduced the importance of Bolivian gas to the neighbour market. Brazil ...
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Key facts
- Location maps
- Key companies
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Geology
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Introduction
- Upper Proterozoic - Jurassic
- Cretaceous-Recent
- Basin Development
- The Tarija basin
- The Altiplano basin
- The Madre de Dios basin
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Introduction
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Exploration
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Licensing
- Early licensing activity
- YPFB capitalisation
- Open licensing rounds (1997 - 2003)
- The re-emergence of YPFB
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Drilling
- Drilling activity
- Historical activity
- Recent activity
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Licensing
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Reserves and resources
- Liquids
- Sales gas
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Production
- Liquids
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Gas
- Domestic market
- Argentine export market
- Brazilian export market
- Pacific LNG
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Infrastructure
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Oil infrastructure
- Domestic oil pipelines
- International pipelines
- Oil refineries
- Gas infrastructure
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Domestic transmission system
- YABOG
- Gasoducto Al Altiplano (GAA)
- Gasoducto Taquiperenda-Cochabamba
- Gasoducto Villamontes - Tarija (GVT)
- GASYRG
- Gasoducto Carrasco - Cochabamba (GCC)
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International Infrastructure
- Exports to Argentina via YABOG
- Exports to Argentina via the Madrejones - Campo Durán pipeline
- Exports to Argentina via the Gasoducto Noroeste Argentina (GNEA)
- Exports to Brazil via BBPL (Bolivia-Brazil Pipeline)
- Exports to Brazil via the BBPL extension (Cuiabá Gas Pipeline)
- Future expansion of the BBPL
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Oil infrastructure
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Policy and regulation
- Key legislation
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State oil company
- The capitalisation of YPFB
- The re-establishment of YPFB
- State participation
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Licensing
- Parties to the contract
- Duration and relinquishment schedule
- Work commitment
- Gas prices
- Liquids prices
- Gas transportation tariffs
- Liquids transportation tariffs
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Fiscal terms
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Overview
- Current terms
- Midstream and downstream
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Current fiscal terms
- Key items
- Operation contracts
- Product pricing
- Corporate (or Petroleum) income tax
- Fiscal/Contractual ring-fences
- Dividend withholding tax
- Sample cash flow
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Historical background
- December 1916 law
- Organic law on petroleum (June 1921)
- Petroleum code (October 1955)
- Supreme decree No. 08341 (1968)
- Decree law No. 10170 (1972)
- Hydrocarbon law No. 1194 (November 1990)
- Hydrocarbon law No. 1689 (April 1996)
- 2005 law of hydrocarbons
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Overview
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Key facts: Table 1
- Country Map
- Reserves and contingent resources at 01/01/2025
- Liquids and Gas Production 2024
- Tarija Basin Stratigraphic Column
- Madre de Dios and Altiplano Basins Stratigraphic Columns
- Reserves and resources: Table 1
- Production: Table 1
- Production: Table 2
- Liquids Production
- Production: Table 3
- Production: Table 4
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What's included
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