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Gas: learn everything about a market full of transformations

On the one hand, we have natural gas as the transitional fuel par excellence. On the other hand, an internal environment that encourages the entry of new players in the various links to the natural gas chain. Find out more about our work in this context.
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Stay on top of the path travelled by Gas to your home

 Our company explores natural gas in offshore fields, where it is stored in large reservoirs. This product can be found in two different ways: associated with oil — this being the most common option in Brazil, representing most of the national production — and also as not associated with oil, in fields where there is only gas.

After being extracted, the gas is distributed to the Processing Units through pipelines, where it undergoes a process to separate it from impurities. 

Finally, the gas enters the transport pipelines to be delivered to distributors, which are responsible for taking the product to homes, industries, stores and gas stations. Do you want to learn more? Watch the following video:
 

We are living a new moment: understand the Opening of the Gas Market

The New Gas Law established a new regulatory framework for the natural gas sector in Brazil. Within this new scenario, our strategy is focused on acting in a competitive and integrated way in the operation and sale of gas and energy, optimizing the portfolio and working on the insertion of renewable sources.

Frameworks of the Opening of the Gas Market in Brazil and Petrobras

The New Gas Law established a new regulatory framework for the natural gas sector in Brazil. Within this new scenario, our strategy is focused on acting in a competitive and integrated way in the operation and sale of gas and energy, optimizing the portfolio and working on the insertion of renewable sources.

Check out how our performance will be in the New Gas Market

We recognize that oil and gas production is still needed to provide the necessary energy security for the planet and, especially, for Brazil. Therefore, we will continue to increase our production of fossil fuels in the coming decades. The priority is to explore existing findings and discover new reserves.

We understand the role of natural gas as the transition fuel par excellence in the world, and here, in Brazil, we see potential in the transition of the industry and in the security and reliability of the electricity sector for the expansion of renewable energy. For this reason, we will continue to make relevant investments to increase the supply of natural gas.

Our range of diversified and competitive natural gas products ensures this transitional movement in the industry. And all of this comes with the Petrobras delivery guarantee: in 2022, we reached 100% delivery reliability for customers.

To guarantee this high level of reliability, we rely on a set of assets, from production platforms, gas flow pipelines and gas treatment units to LNG regasification terminals, which provide the necessary flexibility to meet fluctuations in demand and supply. caused by scheduled and unscheduled stops.

In this way, we continue making contributions to a fair energy transition aligned with the increase in renewable energy generation or with lower greenhouse gas emissions, moving towards a low-carbon economy.

Power

Brazilian electricity needs are mainly met by hydroelectric power plants and other sources of energy (wind, solar, coal, nuclear, fuel oil, diesel oil, natural gas used in thermoelectrics, and others).

We generate and sell electric power from a generator complex consisting of 14 thermoelectric power plants that we own or lease, operating under the authorization regime as an independent power producer. These plants are designed to supplement power from the hydroelectric power plants.

Fator de Alavancagem

Conheça o Fator de Alavancagem da Comercialização de Energia Elétrica da Petrobras em atendimento à Resolução Normativa da Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica nº 1.072 de 29/08/2023.

Discover our thermoelectric plants

Since the beginning of the 2000s, we started to build thermoelectric plants and, soon after, we expanded our operations until we were present throughout the production chain. The generating station managed by Petrobras totals 5.3 GW of installed capacity, placing our company as the sixth largest agent in installed generation capacity (ANEEL).

Termoceará

Termobahia

Vale do Açu

Ibirité

Juiz de Fora

Três Lagoas

Termomacaé

Termorio

Seropédica

Piratininga

Nova Piratininga

Canoas

Baixada Fluminense

Cubatão

Map of the Termoceará Plant

Termoceará

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Ícone do botão Caucaia – Ceará
The Termoceará Plant has an installed capacity of 220 MW, intended for independent energy production.
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Map of the Termobahia Plant

Termobahia

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Ícone do botão São Francisco do Conde – Bahia
The Termobahia Plant has an installed capacity of 186 MW of power, intended for independent energy production.
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Map of the Vale do Açu Plant

Vale do Açu

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Ícone do botão Alto do Rodrigues – Rio Grande do Norte
The Vale do Açu Plant has an installed capacity of 323 MW, intended for independent energy production.
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Map of the Ibirité Plant

Ibirité

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Ícone do botão Ibirité – Minas Gerais
The Ibirité Plant has an installed capacity of 235 MW, intended for independent energy production.
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Map of the Juiz de Fora Plant

Juiz de Fora

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Ícone do botão Juiz de Fora – Minas Gerais
The Juiz de Fora Plant has an installed capacity of 87 MW, intended for independent energy production.
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Map of the Três Lagoas Plant

Três Lagoas

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Ícone do botão Três Lagoas – Mato Grosso do Sul
The Três Lagoas Plant has an installed capacity of 386 MW, intended for independent energy production.
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Map of the Termomacaé Plant

Termomacaé

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Ícone do botão Macaé – Rio de Janeiro
Termomacaé has an installed capacity of 923 MW, intended for independent energy production.
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Map of the Termorio Plant

Termorio

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Ícone do botão Duque de Caxias – Rio de Janeiro
The Termorio Plant has an installed capacity of 989 MW, it supplies steam to the Duque de Caxias Refinery (REDUC) and generates energy for the National Interconnected System (SIN).
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Map of the Seropédica Plant

Seropédica

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Ícone do botão Seropédica – Rio de Janeiro
The Seropédica Plant has an installed capacity of 360 MW, intended for independent energy production.
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Map of the Piratininga Plant

Piratininga

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Ícone do botão São Paulo – São Paulo
The Piratininga Plant has an installed capacity of 190 MW, intended for independent energy production.
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Map of the Nova Piratininga Plant

Nova Piratininga

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Ícone do botão São Paulo – São Paulo
The Nova Piratininga Plant has an installed capacity of 386 MW, intended for independent energy production.
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Map of the Canoas Plant

Canoas

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Ícone do botão Canoas – Rio Grande do Sul
The Canoas Plant has an installed capacity of 249 MW, intended for independent energy production.
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Map of the Baixada Fluminense Plant

Baixada Fluminense

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Ícone do botão Seropédica – Rio de Janeiro
The Baixada Fluminense Plant has an installed capacity of 530 MW, intended for independent energy production.
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Map of the Cubatão Plant

Cubatão

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Ícone do botão Cubatão – São Paulo
Located in the municipality of Cubatão (SP), the Cubatão Plant has an installed capacity of 250 MW, it supplies steam to the Presidente Bernardes Refinery (RPBC) and generates energy for the National Interconnected System (SIN).
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Connections for Innovation: we are looking for partners to transform the Gas Market

The market is constantly evolving — and so are we. Our Connections for Innovation program opens doors and supports startups, companies and institutions in the development of new technological solutions to face our challenges. Learn more on how to participate.

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