Bacalhau–RPBC Gas Pipeline

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Bacalhau–RPBC Gas Pipeline is a proposed offshore gas pipeline in São Paulo state, Brazil.

Location

The proposed pipeline would run from the Bacalhau Oil and Gas Field off the coast of São Paulo state to a gas processing unit near the Presidente Bernardes Refinery in Cubatão, São Paulo state, Brazil.

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Project details

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• Capacity: 1.83 bcm/y (5 million m³ per day)
• Length: 355 km
• Diameter: 16 inches
• Status: Proposed
• Start year:
• Cost: R$ 2.726 billion
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• Associated infrastructure:

Background

The Bacalhau–RPBC Gas Pipeline was one of eight new gas pipelines proposed in a 2023 government report on offshore gas development.

As of March 2025, the project was still listed as one of several offshore pipeline projects under consideration by the Brazilian government.