GASBOL
Sign in to savethumb | right The Bolivia–Brazil pipeline (GASBOL) is the longest natural gas pipeline in South America. The pipeline connects Bolivia's gas sources with the south-east regions of Brazil.
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thumb | right The Bolivia–Brazil pipeline (GASBOL) is the longest natural gas pipeline in South America. The pipeline connects Bolivia's gas sources with the south-east regions of Brazil.
The pipeline was built in two stages. The first long stretch, with a diameter varying from , started operation in June 1999. It runs from Rio Grande, near Santa Cruz de la Sierra, to Corumbá in Mato Grosso do Sul, reaches Campinas in the state of São Paulo, and continues to Guararema, where it's connected with the Brazilian network. The second long stretch, with a diameter varying from , which links Campinas to Canoas, near Porto Alegre in Rio Grande do Sul, was completed in March 2000.
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