Petrobras' Fertilizer Strategy Will Be Outlined in the Next Strategic Plan.

Petrobras’ Fertilizer Strategy Will Be Outlined in the Next Strategic Plan.

Written by Paulo Nogueira

Published on 07/11/2023 at 20:17

Unidade de produção de fertilizantes da Petrobras arrendada pela Unigel em Camaçari, na Bahia (Foto: Divulgação Unigel)

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Jean Paul Prates Says the Fate of the Fertilizer Plants in Três Lagoas (MS) and Camaçari (BA) Will Depend on the Reconfiguration in the New Strategic Plan.

The president of Petrobras, Jean Paul Prates, announced that the strategy for the fertilizer factories in Três Lagoas (MS) and Camaçari (BA) will be defined in the new business plan 2024-2028. He emphasized that the reconfiguration of these plants will be crucial for the future of fertilizer-related projects. During the launch event of the company’s socio-environmental project call, Prates informed that Petrobras will allocate a budget of R$ 1 billion over the next four years for these projects.

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Recently, Unigel, the lessee of the fertilizer plants of Petrobras in Bahia and Sergipe, informed the local union that it intends to halt operations at the Bahia unit.

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Despite the financial crisis, Unigel is in negotiations with Petrobras to try to enable operations, claiming that the current cost of natural gas supplied by the state company is preventing the continuation of activities at the fertilizer plants.

The Três Lagoas plant, an old project of the state company, had its construction interrupted in 2014 and was even put up for sale, unsuccessfully, becoming an unfinished project.

The president of Petrobras, Prates, announced that the company will seek to engage communities that depend on the sea economy in the company’s future offshore wind projects, promoting a positive impact on local communities.

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Source: EPBR Agency

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