Energy in Argentina Current Demand Behavior Analysis¶

Demand Behavior¶

Based on the provided "Final Customers Identification" report, the final customers in Argentina's energy value chains are categorized into Business-to-Consumer (B2C) and Business-to-Business (B2B) segments, representing the entities and individuals who ultimately consume energy products and services.

Individual Consumers (B2C): This segment primarily includes individual residential users and individual vehicle owners. * Residential Users: These individuals consume natural gas and electricity for household needs. They are located across various geographical areas served by local gas and electricity distribution companies. Their consumption is influenced by climate and household energy requirements. The report notes that residential electricity consumers in the Greater Buenos Aires area have historically faced artificially low regulated tariffs. * Vehicle Owners: This group consists of individuals who purchase fuels (gasoline, diesel, etc.) at retail service stations for personal transportation. They represent a significant portion of the demand for refined petroleum products sold through extensive retail networks across the country.

Business Consumers (B2B): This segment is diverse, encompassing various commercial, industrial, and other organizational energy users. * Commercial Users: Businesses in this category consume natural gas and electricity for their commercial operations, such as heating, lighting, and running equipment in offices, shops, and other commercial establishments. Their energy needs vary based on the type and size of the business. * Industrial Users: These are significant energy consumers requiring large volumes of natural gas and electricity for manufacturing processes, machinery, and facility operations. They may purchase energy from distribution companies or directly from the transmission system, and often require bulk deliveries of refined fuels or specific petrochemical feedstocks. Key industries include manufacturing, agriculture, and textiles, which utilize petrochemical products as raw materials. * Utilities: This category includes energy companies, such as power generators, who purchase fuels like natural gas or fuel oil as inputs for their own energy production or services. * Retailers: Specifically, service station operators who purchase fuels wholesale from downstream hydrocarbon companies for resale to individual vehicle owners are considered B2B customers from the perspective of the fuel supply chain. * Specialized Chemical Distributors: These companies act as intermediaries in the petrochemical value chain, buying petrochemicals in bulk from producers and selling them to a wider range of industrial clients. There are over 120 such companies operating in Argentina. * International Buyers: Entities outside Argentina that import surplus crude oil, refined products, natural gas, or petrochemicals. Argentina's crude oil exports in 2023 were primarily directed to countries including the US, Brazil, and Chile.

The provided "Final Customers Identification" report categorizes these customer types and describes their characteristics and roles within the energy value chains. However, the report does not provide quantitative data on the specific number of individual or business consumers in each category, nor does it offer data or analysis on whether the number of these customers is growing or declining over time. Therefore, a detailed analysis of the growth or decline in the number of customers cannot be performed based solely on the content of the provided report.

Customer Segment	Growth/Decline Trend
Individual (B2C)	Data not available in the provided report
Business (B2B)	Data not available in the provided report

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