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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Billion-Dollar Divestment: Petrobras Finalizes Sale of Liquigás for 4 Billion Reais

Petrobras reported yesterday (12/23) in a relevant fact that it has finalized the sale of all its participation in Liquigás to Copagaz and Nacional Gás Butano for R$4 billion. The transaction was finalized shortly after Itaúsa issued billion-dollar debentures to purchase the leader in the national market for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) distribution.

Copagaz will be the new controller of Liquigás, together with Itaúsa — an investment company of Itaú Unibanco shareholders. Nacional Gás will acquire a minority stake and, after corporate reorganization, will hold the equivalent of 18% of the volume of LPG sold.

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