Private Auditor Authorised by Argentina's Energy Secretariat

Official Authorization in the Registry of Auditing Entities

Compañía Técnica S.A.S. is registered in the Register of Auditing Entities of the Secretariat of Energy, created by Article 1 of Resolution 414/2021 of Argentina's Energy Secretariat. The registration was accepted for categories A-I, A-II, B-I and B-II, with our technical representatives registered before the Enforcement Authority.

This Registry was created in 2021 to expand the pool of entities authorized to carry out surface safety audits at refineries, hydrocarbon processing and storage plants, biofuel facilities, own-consumption installations and liquid fuel dispensing stations nationwide.

What Does Each Category Cover?

The resolution groups audits by type of facility. We are authorized for all four categories:

• A-I: audits at refineries, hydrocarbon processing plants and petroleum coke storage facilities.
• A-II: audits at large hydrocarbon storage plants and biofuel facilities.
• B-I: audits at own-consumption installations, small liquid fuel storage plants, and surface audits.
• B-II: leak tightness audits at liquid fuel dispensing stations and other facilities with underground storage tanks (SASH).

Within that scope we work with our own equipment and verified procedures: leak tightness and loss control in tanks and piping using pressure gauges, vacuum gauges and vacuum testing equipment, and ultrasonic thickness measurement to assess corrosion and thinning in tank shells and bottoms.

Why Choose an Auditor Registered Directly with the Authority?

Working with an entity registered directly with the Energy Secretariat means a single point of technical responsibility from start to finish: from carrying out the audit to signing the report, with no intermediaries. This speeds up response times and maintains the traceability required by current regulations.

Our Comprehensive Solution for Service Stations and Plants

At Compañía Técnica we integrate surface safety audits with the rest of our non-destructive testing services, so your service station or storage plant has a single provider for tightness testing, thickness measurement and any complementary inspections you may need.

Request Your Surface Safety Audit

If your facility needs a surface safety audit or a renewal of a current one, get in touch. We have the authorization, equipment and registered technical representatives to ensure your facility's compliance.

See the full scope of the service on our Surface Safety Audit page.

How we apply this in the field

At Compañía Técnica this translates into concrete work: surface safety audits and tank tightness audits, carried out with our own equipment, deployable anywhere in Argentina, and a report signed by a technical representative registered with the Energy Secretariat. The full catalogue of audits sets out the scope of each one.

Sources and reference standards

• Secretaría de Energía de la Nación — the body regulating hydrocarbon storage in Argentina
• Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina — published text of the resolutions cited