Petrobras Accelerates Divestments in Natural Gas Transportation in Brazil

Written by Flavia Marinho

Published on 28/12/2020 at 13:36

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According to the statement made by Petrobras on the morning of this day, with the start of the divestment, all natural gas transportation assets previously in the company’s portfolio in Brazil have been sold or are being divested, demonstrating the company’s commitment to opening the gas market in Brazil.

“Petrobras ends 2020 better than it was at the end of last year, despite the pandemic and the global recession of unprecedented intensity. The company takes another important step toward opening the natural gas market to competition, which will primarily benefit Brazilian society,” says Roberto Castello Branco, president of Petrobras.

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In addition to the divestments in TBG and TSB, Petrobras is selling the remaining 10% stake in Nova Transportadora do Sudeste S.A. (NTS), which holds 2,000 kilometers of pipelines in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, and São Paulo. In 2017, the company had already sold the other 90%.

In July 2020, Petrobras completed the sale of its 10% stake in the Associated Gas Transporter S.A. (TAG), owner of 4,500 kilometers of gas pipelines in the North and Northeast regions of Brazil. A year earlier, the company had sold the other 90% it held in TAG.

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