Bolivian Pipeline Project Presents Special Construction Challenges

Transredes, the transportation branch of Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), is building a natural gas pipeline in Bolivia between Carrasco and Cochabamba at a cost of $US168 million. Known as the Gaseoducto Carrasco Cochabanba (GCC) pipeline, it is designed to ensure natural gas supply to the western part of the country.