Comodoro Rivadavia is a city in the Patagonian Province of Chubut in Southern Argentina. It is referred to as Comodoro and has a population of approximately 140,000 people. The city was once the capital of Comodoro Rivadavia Territory; the city is now capital of the Escalante Department. Comodoro Rivadavia is a commercial and transportation center; the leading export is petroleum and natural gas. Oil has started to reduce in quantity, but the area is now being used for wind power and is now South America's largest wind farm, providing 20 percent of Comodoro's energy needs. Comodoro has a city beach resort, a National Museum of Petroleum, a Cathedral dedicated to San Juan Bosco, and the Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia.