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MasTec Wins $1.2 Billion Contract for Vaca Muerta Gas Pipeline to Support LNG Exports

A consortium led by Pumpco, a subsidiary of US-based MasTec, won a $1.2 billion contract to build a 527-kilometer natural gas pipeline linking the Neuquén basin with the future Sierra Grande export terminal in Río Negro.

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