In addition to the multinationals Shell, Galp and Equinor, the Brazilian oil giant Petrobras also signed a new contract with Companhia de Gás da Bahia to supply the input from January

As of January 1, 2022, the Bahia Gas Company – Bahiagás, which has always had Petrobras as its supplier, now receives natural gas from new companies. The contracts with the multinationals Shell, Galp and Equinor, winners of the Public Call started last June, have already been signed and will come into force from the beginning of the year. In parallel, as a result of bilateral negotiations, contracts were signed with PetroReconcavo and Origin, which will also start in 2022.

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Bahiagás, which has always had Petrobras as its main supplier, now receives natural gas from eight different companies, including the giants Shell, Galp and Equinor

In addition to them, the Petrobras, which also participated in the Public Call and already acted as a supplier to Bahiagás, will sign a new contract with the Company for supply starting in January. The entry of the state-owned company among the winners of the selection process took place after the withdrawal of Compass, which until then was among those selected.

With the new contracts, Bahiagás, which since the beginning of its activities had Petrobras as its main supplier, now receives natural gas supplied by eight different companies, including the state-owned company. This means that, starting next year, more than 70% of the energy purchased by Bahiagás will be delivered by new suppliers, with around 26% coming from the Onshore (land production) baiano.

Bahia's Secretary of Infrastructure, Marcus Cavalcanti, believes that once the contracts are signed, the price of gas can become more competitive and encourage the state's economy. “As part of the State Government's public policy to look for suppliers of natural gas at a lower price, Bahiagás held a Public Call and managed to offer the gas molecule at a better price to the population of Bahia and, mainly, to the industries, which are the biggest consumers. The Government's directive for Bahiagás to acquire natural gas from wells and fields in the Onshore baiano also allowed the economic viability for small entrepreneurs to acquire wells at the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) auctions or directly from Petrobras, through the plan to demobilize assets on land”, emphasizes the secretary.

“We are ending the year with yet another success in terms of supply. After our last Public Call, we have eight suppliers and nine signed contracts. As a result, we have the most diversified natural gas acquisition portfolio in the country and we are less dependent on Petrobras”, highlighted the CEO of Bahiagás, Luiz Gavazza.

Companhia de Gás da Bahia is a pioneer in Brazil in the process of diversifying natural gas supply sources

Bahiagás is a pioneer in the country in the process of diversifying natural gas supply sources. In 2007, the Company signed its first contract with an independent producer, the ERG Consortium, which explored a well on the island of Itaparica, in Bahia.

Furthermore, Bahiagas it was the first state concessionaire of piped natural gas to carry out a Public Call for the acquisition of the energy source. The initiative drew the attention of the market and served as a reference for new public calls for bids by other distributors in the segment.

“Since then, we have been experimenting and developing this instrument for the acquisition of natural gas with more competitive prices and conditions. The practice worked so well that, in 2021, we completed our fourth Public Call”, added Gavazza.

After Petrobras celebrates and sees gross debt of over US$160 billion plummet to US$59,6 billion, the state-owned company recovers R$6,17 billion

After Petrobras celebrates, on November 16, the expressive reduction of the value with interest and charges of its financial debt, and see its gross debt of more than 160 billion dollars plummet to 59,6 billion, the state-owned company informed yesterday (28 /12), in fact relevant to the market, which ended the year 2021 with around BRL 6,17 billion accumulated in resources recovered through leniency agreements, repatriations and award-winning delations.

Petrobras' gross debt of more than 160 billion dollars plummets to 59,6 billion and the state-owned company reaches the target set more than a year in advance! Petrobras' seemingly unpayable debt: in 2014, expenses reached around US$1,7 billion per quarter; expressive reduction is a demonstration of the financial rebalancing process achieved by the Brazilian oil giant.

A Petrobras informed the market, in a material fact, on 16/11, which is significantly reducing the amount of interest and charges on its financial debt. Expenses with these loans dropped to US$ 669 million in the 3rd quarter of 2021, a figure approximately 31,1% lower than the US$ 971 million spent in the 3rd quarter of 2020. When comparing the first nine months of 2021 with the same period compared to last year, the reduction obtained was also significant: a drop from approximately US$ 2,8 billion to approximately US$ 2,3 billion, a reduction of 17,9%.

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