A terminal customer since 2017, Petrogal wants to double the number of export operations carried out at the Porto do Açu terminal.
Operating in Porto do Açu since 2017, Petrogal signed a contract renewal with Açu Petróleo (a joint venture between Prumo Logística and Oiltanking) and will continue operations in Porto do Açu, in São João da Barra, until 2023.
The signing of the agreement provides for the continuity of oil transshipment operations at the Terminal and reinforces the operational excellence of the terminal. Porto do Açú to the world: Representatives were in Belgium and Scotland.
The CEO of Açu Petróleo, Victor Snabaitis Bomfim, spoke about the renewal of the partnership, “The continuity of this partnership is very important for Açu Petróleo, as it encourages us more and more to maintain our commitment to operational excellence and non-negotiable respect for the environment . Petrogal was the first company to operate VLCCs in our terminal. I am certain that this commitment, together with the predictability and security we offer in our operations, were key factors in this renewal”.
The CEO of Petrogal, Miguel Pereira, spoke about the company's investments in Brazil, “Petrogal is the third largest producer of oil and gas in Brazil and one of the world's companies whose production registers the fastest growth. Brazil is our main development base and this requires access to reliable infrastructure, duly equipped in technological and environmental terms.”
The terminal
With its 25-meter draft, Açu Petróleo's Oil Terminal (T-OIL) is the only private terminal in the country capable of receiving VLCC-type vessels, which have a storage capacity of up to 2 million barrels of crude oil.
The Terminal also has three berths and licensed capacity to handle up to 1,2 million barrels of oil/day.
The Açu Oil Terminal has been operating since 2016, having already carried out more than 95 operations, but operations with VLCC vessels represented 40% of the total handled to date.
In addition to Petrogal, the terminal also serves Petrobras, Shell and Equinor.
The terminal's CEO spoke about the perspective for closing this year's numbers, "For this year, the forecast is to handle twice the volumes of 2018. In addition, we are advanced in the development of the onshore tanking project which, in addition to providing an optimization in oil handling logistics for our customers, it will be able to offer new services, such as storage, dewatering and blending”, declared Bomfim.
