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		STREET 1:		DON BOSCO 3672 5TH FLR
		STREET 2:		1206 CAPITAL FEDERAL
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<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0pt; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=center>Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of</P>
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<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0pt; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=center>For February 2, 2009</P>
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<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0pt; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A.</B></P>
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<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0pt; text-indent:21.3pt; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.</P>
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<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0pt; text-indent:21.3pt; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Indicate by check mark if registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): __</P>
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<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0pt; text-indent:21.3pt; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to the Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt" align=justify>Leandro Perez Casta&#241;o, Finance &amp; IR Manager</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt" align=justify>Mario Yaniskowski</P>
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</TD><TD valign=top width=280.533><P style="margin:0pt" align=justify>Lucia Domville</P>
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<P style="line-height:16pt; margin:0pt; font-size:14pt" align=justify><U>TGS Announces the Appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer</U></P>
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<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0pt; font-size:11pt" align=justify><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, February 2, 2009</B></P>
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<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0pt; padding-right:-0.05pt; font-size:11pt" align=justify><B>Buenos Aires, Argentina - Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. </B>(&#147;TGS&#148; or &#147;the Company&#148;) (NYSE: TGS, MERVAL:TGSU2) today announced that TGS&#146; Board of Directors, in its meeting held on January 30, 2009, appointed Mr. Carlos Seijo as CEO for Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A., effective February 2, 2009.</P>
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<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0pt; padding-right:-0.05pt; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Mr. Carlos Seijo graduated from <I>Universidad Cat&#243;lica Argentina</I> as Chemical Engineer, and previously worked in Central Puerto S.A. In 1999 he joined Petrobras Energ&#237;a S.A. as Planning and New Business Manager and to date he worked as Natural Gas Business Manager.</P>
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<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0pt; font-size:11pt" align=justify>In his professional career, he has a distinguished background in the energy sector, having occupied executive positions in Petrobras Energ&#237;a S.A. and as a member of the Board of Directors of MEGA S.A., Compa&#241;&#237;a de Inversiones de Energ&#237;a S.A. (CIESA) and Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. (TGS).</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt" align=justify><B><I>TGS, with a current firm contracted capacity of approximately 73.4 MMm&#179;/d or 2.6 Bcf/d, is Argentina&#146;s leading transporter of natural gas. The Company is also Argentina&#146;s leading processor of natural gas and one of the largest marketers of natural gas liquids. TGS is quoted on both the New York and Buenos Aires stock exchanges under the ticker symbols TGS and TGSU2, respectively. TGSs controlling shareholder is Compa&#241;&#237;a de Inversiones de Energ&#237;a S.A. (&#147;CIESA&#148;), which holds approximately 55.3% of the Company&#146;s common stock. CIESA is currently owned 50% by Petrobras Energ&#237;a S.A. and one subsidiary, 40% by a trust and 10% by a subsidiary of Enron Corp.</I></B></P>
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<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0pt; font-family:Courier New; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</P>
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