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Argentina Extends Patagonian Freight Rail Concession Supporting Vaca Muerta

Argentina’s Transport Ministry granted a one-year extension for the Patagonian freight corridor crossing Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Río Negro and Neuquén, maintaining transport links used to move industrial equipment into the Vaca Muerta shale basin.

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