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BNDES President Wants Natural Gas as Fuel for Trucks

Written by Paulo Nogueira
Published on 17/04/2019 at 10:56
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O novo presidente do Banco Nacional do Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social, Joaquim Levy, fala após recebe o cargo de seu antecessor, Dyogo Oliveira, em cerimônia realizada na sede da instituição, no Rio.
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Suggestion Was Made By Joaquim Levy And Aims To Reduce The Cost Of Transportation In The Country, Along With The Implementation Of A High-Speed Train Connecting São Paulo To Campinas.

During a Lunch With Businessmen, The President Of BNDES Joaquim Levy Suggested That Diesel Be Replaced By Natural Gas As Fuel For Trucks.
According To The Executive, The Measure Would Reduce The Price Of Transportation In The Country And Noted That China Already Uses Natural Gas In Its Trucks For Cargo Transportation.

The Suggestion By Joaquim Levy Comes Almost A Week After President Bolsonaro Vetoed The Increase In Diesel And Requested A Better Clarification From Petrobras Regarding The Calculations Of The Increase.
The President’s Intervention Caused Petrobras To Lose R$ 14 Billion In Two Hours Due To A 5% Devaluation In Its Shares.

Bullet Train

Another Suggestion Made By The President Of BNDES Refers To The Implementation Of A “Bullet Train” That Would Connect The Viracopos Airport In Campinas To São Paulo And A Direct Train That Would Connect Guarulhos And São Paulo.
The Idea Is To Facilitate Movement Between The Largest Airports In São Paulo And To Undertake Other Infrastructure Projects, Taking Advantage Of The Good Economic Moment With Low Interest Rates, He Said.

It Is Worth Remembering That The Train Project Dates Back To The Government Of Dilma Rousseff, Of Whom He Was A Minister At The Time.
To Implement His Suggestion To Use Natural Gas As Fuel For Trucks, According To Levy, It Would Be Necessary To Break The Monopoly Of Gas Distribution, Currently Controlled By The States.

“If We Can Open This Market, We Will Have Numerous Opportunities,” He Stated, Emphasizing That A Change In Legislation In Congress Would Be Necessary.
The President Of BNDES Continued To State That The Use Of Natural Gas In Thermoelectric Plants Is Not As Efficient As Its Use In Other Industries, Such As Fertilizers And The Chemical Sector.

In Yesterday’s Meeting In Brasília, The Government States That The Responsibility For The Price Of Diesel Lies With Petrobras And That It Is Sovereign To Decide! Click Here For The Full Article!

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Graduated in Electrical Engineering from one of the country's technical education institutions, the Instituto Federal Fluminense - IFF (formerly CEFET), he worked for several years in the offshore oil and gas, energy, and construction sectors. Today, with over 8,000 publications in online magazines and blogs on the energy sector, the focus is to provide real-time information on the Brazilian job market, macro and microeconomics, and entrepreneurship. For questions, suggestions, and corrections, please contact us at informe@clickpetroleoegas.com.br. Please note that we do not accept resumes at this contact.

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