The reason for the rupture of a fuel batch is due to tests carried out on the imported product

Petrobras decided, preventively, to stop supplying a batch of imported aviation gasoline after tests carried out at its research center (Cenpes). The company reported that, despite meeting ANP quality requirements, the batch had a different aromatic content from the imported batch.

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ANP and ANAC decided to work together to investigate complaints about the quality of aviation gasoline being used in the country. The two agencies also asked the pilots' association responsible for the complaints for more detailed information.

According to the state-owned company, studies are being carried out that address the hypothesis that the variation in the chemical composition has impacted the sealing and lining materials of fuel tanks for small aircraft.

The company reinforces that there is still no complete diagnosis to ensure the cause and effect relationship, which requires tracking throughout the national territory. Even so, the company preventively decided to stop supplying this batch of fuel.

In addition, the company reported that all imported batches are within the parameters required by the ANP and that it has an imported product for immediate sale, thus maintaining the supply of product to the market.

“The company reiterates that all the products it sells follow international standards. Commercial aviation gasoline is previously tested to ensure compliance with the regulatory body's specifications. The company will continue to cooperate with the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) and ANP. Petrobras has been importing aviation gasoline from the Gulf of Mexico from large North American companies since 2018, when the unit that produced the fuel, at the Presidente Bernardes Refinery, in Cubatão, was paralyzed. The renovation of the production plant was delayed due to the interruption of the works caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, but the forecast is that production will restart in October 2020.”