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BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED COMPANIES (Details) $ in Thousands, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2018 ARS ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 ARS ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 ARS ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Aug. 08, 2017 ARS ($)
Technical, financial and operational assistance agreement [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation for key management member |  | $ 83,820 |  | $ 85,648 |  | $ 79,094 |  |
Balances and transactions with related parties [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  | 348,112 |  | 36,437 |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  | 1,856,506 |  | 1,467,632 |  |  |  |
Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gas purchase and others |  | 631,016 |  | 302,488 |  | 559,268 |  |
Compensation for technical assistance |  | 1,317,176 |  | 577,187 |  | 329,826 |  |
Revenue for administrative services |  | 146 |  | 2,269 |  | 244 |  |
Financial Results [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expenses |  | 125,467 |  | 107,731 |  | 50,145 |  |
Natural Gas Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 539,749 |  | 76,078 |  | 73,187 |  |
Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1,323 |  | 93,573 |  | 768,340 |  |
Other Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 259,810 |  | 125,761 |  | 362,636 |  |
Compania Mega S.A. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gas purchase and others |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Compensation for technical assistance |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Revenue for administrative services |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Financial Results [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expenses |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Compania Mega S.A. [Member] | Natural Gas Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  | 3,325 |  |
Compania Mega S.A. [Member] | Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  | 176,841 |  |
Compania Mega S.A. [Member] | Other Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  | 35 |  |
Braskem [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation for technical assistance |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Revenue for administrative services |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Financial Results [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expenses |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Braskem [Member] | Natural Gas Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Braskem [Member] | Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  | 42,611 |  |
Braskem [Member] | Other Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gas purchase and others |  |  |  |  |  | 4,361 |  |
Petroleo Brasileiro [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gas purchase and others |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Compensation for technical assistance |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Revenue for administrative services |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Financial Results [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expenses |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Petroleo Brasileiro [Member] | Natural Gas Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Petroleo Brasileiro [Member] | Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  | 546,476 |  |
Petroleo Brasileiro [Member] | Other Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Refinor S.A. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balances and transactions with related parties [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  | 0 |  | 5,218 |  |  |  |
Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gas purchase and others |  |  |  | 5,350 |  |  |  |
Compensation for technical assistance |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Revenue for administrative services |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Financial Results [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expenses |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Refinor S.A. [Member] | Natural Gas Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Refinor S.A. [Member] | Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Refinor S.A. [Member] | Other Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Petrolera Pampa S.A. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gas purchase and others |  |  |  | 40,344 |  | 333,944 |  |
Compensation for technical assistance |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Revenue for administrative services |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Financial Results [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expenses |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Petrolera Pampa S.A. [Member] | Natural Gas Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Petrolera Pampa S.A. [Member] | Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Petrolera Pampa S.A. [Member] | Other Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
SACDE [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technical, financial and operational assistance agreement [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount received for services |  | 263,580 |  |  |  |  |  |
Balances and transactions with related parties [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  | 214,148 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Petrolera Entre Lomas S.A. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gas purchase and others |  | 2,017 | [1] | 17,801 |  | 50,356 |  |
Compensation for technical assistance |  | 0 | [1] | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Revenue for administrative services |  | 0 | [1] | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Financial Results [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expenses |  | 0 | [1] | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Petrolera Entre Lomas S.A. [Member] | Natural Gas Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | [1] | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Petrolera Entre Lomas S.A. [Member] | Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | [1] | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Petrolera Entre Lomas S.A. [Member] | Other Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | [1] | 0 |  | 350 |  |
Pampa Comercializadora S.A. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balances and transactions with related parties [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  | 7,113 |  | 2,779 |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gas purchase and others |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Compensation for technical assistance |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Revenue for administrative services |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Financial Results [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expenses |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Pampa Comercializadora S.A. [Member] | Natural Gas Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 26,869 |  | 10,775 |  | 7,009 |  |
Pampa Comercializadora S.A. [Member] | Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Pampa Comercializadora S.A. [Member] | Other Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Oleoductos del Valle S.A. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balances and transactions with related parties [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  | 3,131 |  | 1,975 |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gas purchase and others |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Compensation for technical assistance |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Revenue for administrative services |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Financial Results [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expenses |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Oleoductos del Valle S.A. [Member] | Natural Gas Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 6,149 |  |  |  | 4,715 |  |
Oleoductos del Valle S.A. [Member] | Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Oleoductos del Valle S.A. [Member] | Other Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 8,277 |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Petrouruguay S.A. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gas purchase and others |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Compensation for technical assistance |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Revenue for administrative services |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Financial Results [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expenses |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Petrouruguay S.A. [Member] | Natural Gas Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  | 722 |  |
Petrouruguay S.A. [Member] | Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  | 95 |  |
Petrouruguay S.A. [Member] | Other Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
WEB S.A. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gas purchase and others |  |  |  |  |  | 7,262 |  |
Compensation for technical assistance |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Revenue for administrative services |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Financial Results [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expenses |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
WEB S.A. [Member] | Natural Gas Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  | 220 |  |
WEB S.A. [Member] | Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
WEB S.A. [Member] | Other Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Central Piedra Buena S.A. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balances and transactions with related parties [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  | 25,463 |  | 7,661 |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gas purchase and others |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation for technical assistance |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue for administrative services |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Results [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expenses |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Central Piedra Buena S.A. [Member] | Natural Gas Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 67,175 |  |  |  |  |  |
Central Piedra Buena S.A. [Member] | Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Central Piedra Buena S.A. [Member] | Other Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Central Temica Loma La Lata S.A. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gas purchase and others |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Compensation for technical assistance |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Revenue for administrative services |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Financial Results [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expenses |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Central Temica Loma La Lata S.A. [Member] | Natural Gas Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Central Temica Loma La Lata S.A. [Member] | Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Central Temica Loma La Lata S.A. [Member] | Other Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  | 389 |  |  |  |
Central Termica Piedrabuena S.A. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gas purchase and others |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Compensation for technical assistance |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Revenue for administrative services |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Financial Results [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expenses |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Central Termica Piedrabuena S.A. [Member] | Natural Gas Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  | 14,162 |  |
Central Termica Piedrabuena S.A. [Member] | Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Central Termica Piedrabuena S.A. [Member] | Other Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Transener S.A. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balances and transactions with related parties [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  | 91 |  | 44 |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gas purchase and others |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation for technical assistance |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue for administrative services |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Results [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expenses |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Transener S.A. [Member] | Natural Gas Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Transener S.A. [Member] | Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Transener S.A. [Member] | Other Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 12,014 |  |  |  |  |  |
Experta ART [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gas purchase and others |  | 11,910 |  | 11,949 |  | 0 |  |
Compensation for technical assistance |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Revenue for administrative services |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Financial Results [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expenses |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Experta ART [Member] | Natural Gas Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Experta ART [Member] | Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Experta ART [Member] | Other Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Link [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balances and transactions with related parties [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  | 6,482 |  | 768 |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gas purchase and others |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Compensation for technical assistance |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Revenue for administrative services |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Financial Results [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expenses |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Link [Member] | Natural Gas Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Link [Member] | Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Link [Member] | Other Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 8,589 |  |  |  | 7,787 |  |
EGS [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balances and transactions with related parties [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  | 0 |  | 679 |  |  |  |
TGU [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balances and transactions with related parties [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  | $ 6,001 |  | 4,383 |  |  |  |
CTG [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technical, financial and operational assistance agreement [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash payments for acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 148
Pampa Energia [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technical, financial and operational assistance agreement [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technical assistance agreement term renewal |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of annual comprehensive profits for providing operation and maintenance services |  | 7.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Balances and transactions with related parties [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable | [2] | $ 91,684 |  | 23,152 |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  | 1,850,505 | [2] | 1,457,352 | [2] |  | $ 3.0 |
Financial lease |  | 1,655,409 |  | 1,316,061 |  |  |  |
Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gas purchase and others |  | 617,089 |  | 227,044 |  | 163,345 |  |
Compensation for technical assistance |  | 1,317,176 |  | 577,187 |  | 329,826 |  |
Revenue for administrative services |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Financial Results [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expenses |  | 125,467 |  | 107,731 |  | 50,145 |  |
Pampa Energia [Member] | Natural Gas Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 439,556 |  | 44,683 |  | 43,034 |  |
Pampa Energia [Member] | Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1,323 |  | 93,573 |  | 2,317 |  |
Pampa Energia [Member] | Other Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 230,930 |  | 116,186 |  | 354,464 |  |
UT [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gas purchase and others |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Compensation for technical assistance |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Revenue for administrative services |  |  |  | 2,115 |  |  |  |
Financial Results [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expenses |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
UT [Member] | Natural Gas Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
UT [Member] | Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
UT [Member] | Other Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
CIESA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balances and transactions with related parties [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  | 0 |  | 58 |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gas purchase and others |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Compensation for technical assistance |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Revenue for administrative services |  | 146 |  | 154 |  | 244 |  |
Financial Results [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expenses |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
CIESA [Member] | Natural Gas Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
CIESA [Member] | Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
CIESA [Member] | Other Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Detail of Significant Transactions with Related Parties [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  |
[1] | As from April 2018, Petrolera Entre Lomas S.A is no longer a related party
[2] | Accounts payable includes Ps. 1,655,409 and Ps. 1,316,061 corresponding to the financial leasing recorded as "Loans" as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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