Bolivia's state-run energy firm YPFB is in talks to restart gas exports to Argentina amid a surge in demand spurred by a summer heat wave, underscoring the challenge for the government in Buenos Aires as it looks to become energy self-sufficient.

By Lucinda Elliott and Alexander Villegas MONTEVIDEO/SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Bolivia and Chile are in talks to restart gas exports to Argentina amid a surge in demand spurred by a summer heat wave, underscoring the challenge for the government in Buenos Aires as it looks to become energy self-sufficient.

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