The ANP published today (4/15) in the Official Federal Gazette (DOU) two authorizations granted to the company Alvopetro related to the flow of natural gas production in onshore fields. Authorization No. 248 is related to the operation of a Natural Gas Processing Unit (UPGN), the first of its kind that does not belong to Petrobras, located in Mata de São João, Bahia, with a natural gas processing capacity of 500,000 m3/d, which will serve consumers in the state.
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With Authorization No. 250, Alvopetro will be able to temporarily operate the production flow pipeline connecting the individualized production area composed of the fields of Cardeal do Nordeste, Caburé, Caburé Leste, and Cardeal do Nordeste Leste to the Caburé UPGN. Read the publication in the Official Federal Gazette here.
The ANP authorized an unprecedented natural gas project. One of the two authorizations published today (4/15) relates to the operation of a Natural Gas Processing Unit (UPGN), the first of its kind that does not belong to @petrobras, located in Bahia. Learn more: https://t.co/MK8AFCYqcU pic.twitter.com/xKobxFLG1e
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