These numbers consolidate Reduc as the main point of supply of cooking gas in Brazil. Between March and April, 180.483 tons of LPG were delivered

Petrobras informed today (13th) that the Duque de Caxias Refinery (Reduc), in Baixada Fluminense, broke the record for the delivery of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas, that is, cooking gas) for the second consecutive month. Yesterday, the state-owned company started rapid tests to detect coronavirus in workers at Reduc

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There were 90.306 tons sold in the month of April alone, the equivalent of 7 million cooking gas cylinders.

“For the first time, the refinery broke the average mark of 3.000 tons/day of product supply. There were 102 tons of LPG more per day compared to March, which represents a 3,5% increase in daily delivery compared to the previous month”, said Petrobras in a note.

“These numbers consolidate Reduc as the main point of supply of cooking gas in Brazil. Between March and April, 180.483 tons of LPG were delivered, making the refinery assume an important role in supplying this product to different regions of the country”, adds the statement.

According to the refinery, due to the covid-19 pandemic, there was a relevant drop in demand for the main oil derivatives. Domestic demand for LPG, on the contrary, has skyrocketed since the beginning of the outbreak, well above initial orders from distributors and forecasts from market agents.

"Our customers increased their orders and, due to the unique infrastructure and characteristics of our industrial plant, we were fully able to meet this growth in demand", said, in a note, the general manager of the unit, William França.

LPG path

The product sold at Reduc comprises, for the most part, the processing of Liquid Natural Gas (NGL) received from platforms in the Campos (RJ) and Santos (SP) basins. Another portion of the derivative is produced in the refinery, which also receives LPG from the Cabiúnas Terminal, in Macaé.

Reduc is the third largest refinery in the country and Petrobras' most complex, with the capacity to process 40 million liters of oil daily and produce more than 50 different types of derivatives.