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The entrepreneur Paolo Rocca referred to the construction of the Néstor Kirchner gas pipeline and insured it “here there was no direction, no acts of corruption or anything else“. The CEO of the Techint group had five minutes to explain his vision on the issue that raised doubts about the award of the tender that led to the off-screen message and the resignation of Matías Kulfas.
“This is one of Vaca Muerta’s fundamental works for the development of resources. The Government arrived a bit late for financing reasons, it prepared a specification for the purchase of the pipes and others for the construction. The specifications for the purchase of pipes it is technically indisputable. Correct pressure and thickness. He did what she had to do, “she said.
“There was no bribery, no specification routing or anything like that, there was common sense to have everything in order and thus arrive at the winter of 2023 “, Rocca specified, who clarified that “they went out to look for all those who could offer the pipes and neither the Chinese nor anyone else were able to present a coherent and timely offer”. Instead, Tenaris, the world leader in the sector, “came forcing our entire supply chain from Brazil and even Argentina”, he clarified.
In this sense, he said: “Decisions have been anticipated, key personnel have been hired to be able to present the offer that has complied with”. “The management of Ieasa (the current Enarsa) found itself with a single bidder, world leader in this, could have decided to cancel the tender, forget the pipeline for 2023 and do another tender later, or entrust us with the works. He assigned it to us. ”
“I may not sympathize with a part of the ideology, but I respect a technical approach when I recognize it as such and this is what has been done,” the metallurgical entrepreneur was honest.
Along the same lines, Rocca assured: “After the common sense of the pipeline has been lost with the many cracks we have everywhere “. In five minutes, the entrepreneur Paolo Rocca had to develop in the second panel of the debate proposed by the Argentine Business Association (AEA) one of the most complex and controversial issues of these days-
“Tenaris was the most efficient, was able to submit an offer and instead of interrupting the offers they delivered it to us,” he said. And he added: “Today justice is intervening and it is very likely that we will end up paying $ 28 for gas in the winter of 2023, instead of $ 4, which is what we are paying now.”
“If things continue like this. Building 570 kilometers of pipeline in a year means producing 60 km of pipe a month, 2 km a day, a truck every 5 minutes that leaves the Lanús plant for Neuquén. It is a complex task that Tenaris has managed to complete. Now the government has to decide what to do, ”he explained in the EEA debate on his 20th birthday.
For Paolo Rocca it is essential to start considering the energy issue as a state policy. “You can’t have cracks with people on either side confusing thickness with diameter, millimeter with thumb,” he said.
“Vaca Muerta can transform its resources into growth, goods, oil, liquefied gas and fertilizer exports,” he said. And she added: “We are envisioning investments of $ 10,000 million a year to be able to achieve exports of $ 20,000 to $ 25,000 million in 2030”.
The entrepreneur attended the event for the 20 years of the Argentine Business Association (AEA) and shared the stage with the members of the second panel: Federico Braun, Martín Migoya and Carlos Miguens. Presented by Ricardo Kirschbaum, Secretary General of the Clarín editorial team.
The pipeline conflict
Federal judge Daniel Rafecas seized all documents relating to the tender for the Néstor Kirchner pipeline on Monday, which former minister Matías Kulfas put on suspicion, and for which he was now called to testify.
Federal Judge Daniel Rafecas ordered this Tuesday that the Prefectural Unit for Economic Crimes, that start analyzing the award to “determine whether or not there was some kind of addressing” in the award of the purchase of pipes. It is not excluded that this process will end up interfering with the deadlines set for the works announced by the Government.
The entrepreneur Paolo Rocca anticipates that the judicial nature of the matter will end up delaying the award process and therefore it will not be possible to arrive in time for 2023.
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Source: Clarin
