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Oil Processing in Refineries Dropped 26% in April, According to ANP

Written by Roberta Souza
Published on 25/05/2020 at 08:00
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Recent Data Released by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels Shows Significant Drop in Processing at Brazilian Refineries

The impacts on the oil and gas sector due to the coronavirus keep coming, and the downstream has been proof of that. According to recent data provided by ANP (National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels), oil processing at Brazilian refineries fell 26% in April compared to the previous month.

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In total, 40.1 million barrels were processed during the month of April, compared to 54.3 million recorded in March.

The largest drop was observed in aviation kerosene production. In the period in question, the production of the derivative plummeted by 82%, totaling only 537 thousand barrels compared to 2.9 million recorded in the previous month. According to ANAC (National Civil Aviation Agency), demand for domestic flights in April fell by 93.1% and for international trips by 96.1%.

As for gasoline production, type A for example, there was a drop of 32% (from 10.8 million to 7.4 million in April).
Studies conducted by Rystad show that demand for fuels for land vehicles will see a decline of 10.8% in 2020, totaling 5.1 million barrels per day. However, the demand for aviation kerosene will suffer a decrease of nearly 34%.

“We expect global commercial air traffic to fall by at least 34.4% this year compared to the levels seen in 2019, which we estimate to be around 99,700 flights per day,” wrote the consultancy.

Roberta Souza

Autora no portal Click Petróleo e Gás desde 2019, responsável pela publicação de mais de 8.000 matérias que somam milhões de acessos, unindo técnica, clareza e engajamento para informar e conectar leitores. Engenheira de Petróleo e pós-graduada em Comissionamento de Unidades Industriais, também trago experiência prática e vivência no setor do agronegócio, o que amplia minha visão e versatilidade na produção de conteúdo especializado. Desenvolvo pautas, divulgo oportunidades de emprego e crio materiais publicitários direcionados para o público do setor. Para sugestões de pauta, divulgação de vagas ou propostas de publicidade, entre em contato pelo e-mail: santizatagpc@gmail.com. Não recebemos currículos

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