Gas industrialization conference to be held Dec.4

Bolivia's national chamber of industries will hold an international forum in La Paz on Thursday on industrializing the country's natural gas, government news service ABI reported. The forum, entitled "Gas Industrialization: Dream or Reality," is supported by Denmark and the Sustainable Energy Center. Bolivian and international experts will speak, without political pressures, about the possibilities for industrializing Bolivia's large natural gas reserves, chamber president Viktor de Los Heros was quoted as saying. The components of natural gas, especially methane, should be industrialized to produce clean fuel to replace diesel and gasoline, De los Heros said. The forum will also discuss other uses for natural gas such as residential gas connections, converting vehicles to use compressed natural gas, and the use of natural gas in industries and export, he said. In addition, the delegates will discuss potential international markets and prices for industrialized natural gas products and possible sources of financing for industrialization projects, De los Heros said. Finally, the forum will address political and legal barriers to the industrialization of Bolivian gas.