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Former Petrobras Economist Says Shell Will Control Fuel Market in Northeast and North After RLAM Sale

Written by Flavia Marinho
Published on 26/03/2021 at 16:37
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After Petrobras, Shell Is The Largest Oil Producer In Brazil, From Where It Extracts And Exports About 400 Thousand Barrels Per Day Of Crude Oil, Tax Exempt

After facing legal battles with unions and oil workers, Petrobras finalized yesterday (03/25), the sale of the Landulfo Alves Refinery – RLAM, in Bahia, for 1.65 billion dollars, to the Arab fund Mubadala Capital, and who will benefit and monopolize the fuel market of the north and northeast of Brazil is the oil company Shell.

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Due To The Pricing Policy Adopted By Petrobras Called Import Parity Price – PPI, The Brazilian Market Imports Large Volumes Of Fuels From Refineries In The Gulf Of Mexico, Which The Dutch Multinational Operates With The Saudi Arabian Company Saudi Aramco.

After Petrobras, Shell Is The Largest Oil Producer In Brazil, From Where It Extracts And Exports About 400 Thousand Barrels Per Day Of Crude Oil, Tax Exempt.

It Is Necessary To Emphasize That Shell In Partnership With Cosan (50/50), In 2011, Created The Company Raizen, Now The Third-Largest Brazilian Company In Revenue And One Of The Largest Global Producers Of Sugarcane Ethanol. Cosan Is The Owner Of The Company Rumo Logística, Which Acquired The Norte Sul Railway.

Shell May Benefit From The Norte Sul Railway To Import Fuels Besides Operating The RLAM For Its Arab Partners

Current Owner Of Raizen, Shell Consequently Becomes The Owner Of Rumo Logística And The Norte Sul Railway. It Is Likely That The Oil Company Will Import Fuels From Its Refineries In The Gulf Of Mexico And Distribute Them In Northern And Northeastern Brazil, Via The Norte Sul Railway, While Bringing Back Grains From The Midwest For Export.

According To Former Petrobras Economist, Cláudio Da Costa Oliveira, The Arabs Of Mubadala Do Not Operate Refineries, Enabling Their Partner Shell To Operate The RLAM, To The Detriment Of Petrobras And Its Shareholders And The Sovereignty And Development Of Brazil As An Independent Country.

For Him, The Phrase Of General Horta Barbosa At The Military Club In 1947 Is Valid Today More Than Ever: “Oil Is A Good Of Collective Use, Creator Of Wealth. Research, Extraction And Refining Are Parts Of A Whole, Whose Ownership Assures Economic And Political Power, An Activity That Merges With The Very National Sovereignty.”

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