The new PL created by the government provides for an improvement in national policy and energy, increasing competition in the fuel and energy sector
In yet another activity focused on reducing the nightmare of high fuel and energy prices, the government introduced a new bill that aims to modify the rules of the National Energy Policy to allow third parties to access transport pipelines and waterway terminals.
The message sending the text is published in the government's Official Gazette (DOU) this Friday, 19. According to government information, the proposal intends to maximize the use of pipelines and terminals, “with the aim of increasing competition in the fuel and energy market, encourage investments and, thus, provide consumers with a reduction in fuel and energy prices”.
“The government proposal that was prepared by the Ministries of Mines and Energy (MME) and Economy (ME) aims to strengthen the performance of the ANP (National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency) in guaranteeing access by third parties to infrastructures transportation for the oil and biofuels industries. The measure is based on transparency, respect for contracts and the action of the regulatory body in cases of conflict”, informs a note from the MME.
According to the document, the bill that aims at greater competition in the government's fuel and energy sector provides that the unused capacity of transport pipelines and waterway terminals will be subject to contracting by any interested party, as provided for in the regulation.
MME also points out that the ANP will have new instruments for analysis with the new government bill
The MME also explains that, if the new government bill is approved, the ANP will have new instruments to curb conduct by regulated agents in violation of access rules.
“This initiative should promote the maximization of the use of transport pipelines and waterway terminals and, consequently, reducing logistical costs and contributing to the guarantee of national supply, with the potential to reduce fuel prices and the energy".
The government also declares that the measure has a structuring nature and is essential in the context of opening up the fuel and energy market, especially with the process of selling Petrobras' refining and logistics assets.
Gasoline will have another reduction before the new bill comes into force
The president of Sindicobustíveis-DF (Retail Trade Union of Fuel sector and Lubricants of the Federal District), Paulo Tavares, declared that the service stations should pass on to customers the new reduction in gasoline prices that was announced on Monday, 15th, by Petrobras. Yesterday, for example, in the Federal District, the price of a liter of gasoline was around R$ 5,20, and at the Petrolino Post, in Taguatinga, fuel was sold at R$ 4,99 a liter.
Petrobras reduced by 4,8% the price of a liter of gasoline in sales to distributors in the Federal District, which meant a cut from R$ 3,71 to R$ 3,53. According to the company, the decrease in the price of fuel can mean an average reduction of R$ 0,13 in the price at the gas stations, if you consider the composition of the product that is sold, 73% gasoline and 27% ethanol.
“There is nothing in the law that obliges the stations to reduce immediately, to transfer the reductions in refineries to the final price sold at the stations. However, in practice, it always goes to the final consumer, he is always benefited”, said Tavares.
