Gasene Gas Pipeline
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Gasene Gas Pipeline, also known as the Southeast-Northeast Interconnection Gas Pipeline or Gasoduto da Integração Sudeste-Nordeste, is an operating natural gas pipeline running through the states of Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, and Bahia, Brazil.
Location
The pipeline runs from the Cabiúnas Terminal in Rio de Janeiro state through Vitória and Cacimbas (Espírito Santo state) to Catu (Bahia state), Brazil.[1]
Project Details
GASCAV pipeline
- Operator: TAG (Transportadora Associada de Gás S.A.)[2]
- Parent Company: Engie S.A.(32.5%), Engie Brasil Energia (17.5%), CDPQ (Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec) (50%)[3][4]
- Capacity: 7.3 bcm/y (20 MMm3/d)[5][6][7]
- Length: 302.9 km[6][8][9]
- Diameter: 28 inches[6][8][9]
- Status: Operating
- Start Year: 2008[10]
Cacimbas-Vitória pipeline
- Operator: TAG (Transportadora Associada de Gás S.A.)[2]
- Parent Company: Engie S.A.(32.5%), Engie Brasil Energia (17.5%), CDPQ (Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec) (50%)[3][4]
- Capacity: 7.3 bcm/y (20 MMm3/d)[5][6][7]
- Length: 117.9 km[6][11]
- Diameter: 26 inches[6][8][9]
- Status: Operating
- Start Year: 2007[10]
GASCAC pipeline
- Operator: TAG (Transportadora Associada de Gás S.A.)[2]
- Parent Company: Engie S.A.(32.5%), Engie Brasil Energia (17.5%), CDPQ (Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec) (50%)[3][4]
- Capacity: 7.3 bcm/y (20 MMm3/d)[5][6][7]
- Length: 958.2 km[6][12]
- Diameter: 28 inches[6][8][9]
- Status: Operating
- Start Year: 2010[7][13]
- Associated infrastructure:
Background
Extending nearly 1400 km along Brazil's Atlantic coast[14][15], the Southeast Northeast Interconnection Gas Pipeline (GASENE) pipeline system connects Brazil's southeastern gas system to its northeastern gas system and creates a common gas market in Brazil.[16] At its northern extremity in Catu (Bahia state), the pipeline connects to TAG's Catu-Itaporanga gas pipeline, facilitating the transport of fossil gas to states throughout northeastern Brazil.
GASENE starts from the Cabiúnas Terminal in Rio de Janeiro and runs to the city of Catu in Bahia. The project comprises the following three segments:
- Cabiúnas-Vitória, Brazil (GASCAV)
- Cacimbas-Vitoria
- Cacimbas-Catu (GASCAC)[17]
GASCAV pipeline
The Cabiúnas-Vitória pipeline is a 303 km (188 mi) long pipeline with a 710 mm (28 in) nominal diameter and maximum capacity of 7.5 billion cubic meter (bcm) of gas per year. This section has two compressor stations. It is interconnected by a 10 km (6 mil) long branch line with Anchieta.[17] This section was designed and constructed by Chinese oil company Sinopec and began operating in February 2008.[10][18]
Cacimbas-Vitória pipeline
The Cacimbas-Vitória segment is a 130 km (81 mi) long pipeline with a diameter of 26 inches. The environmental impact study for this segment was published in September 2003[19], and the pipeline began commercial operation in November 2007.[10]
GASCAC pipeline
The construction of the Cacimbas-Catu pipeline started in May 2008 and was completed in 2010. It is 954 km (593 mi) long, with a diameter of 710 mm (28 in). The pipeline was designed, engineered, and built by Sinopec and financed by China Development Bank.[20]
Capacity
The Gasene pipeline officially has the capacity to transport up to 20 million m3 of fossil gas per day.[14][5] However, at the time of its inauguration in 2010, it was only transporting half that amount, with the expectation that it would eventually reach its full capacity through the addition of compression stations.[21] The pipeline continued to operate at half capacity over its first decade of operation, but recent developments - including the passage of Brazil's new gas law in 2021, the opening of the Brazilian gas market to competition, and an increase in offshore domestic gas production - have prompted moves to reinforce the pipeline's working capacity.[21] As of May 2023, pipeline operator TAG had announced plans to add a new compression station in Itajuípe, Bahia, with the goal of increasing capacity by 3 million m3 per day by 2026.[21]
Ownership
The original operator of the Gasene system was Transportadora GASENE S.A., a subsidiary of Petrobras. In January 2012, Transportadora GASENE was incorporated into TAG (Transportadora Associada de Gás S.A.).[22]
In April 2019, a joint venture formed by French energy giant Engie and the Canadian institutional investor CDPQ (Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec) announced that it would purchase 90% of TAG's transport infrastructure, including the Gasene gas pipeline, from Petrobras for US$8.6 billion.[23] The sale to Engie/CDPQ received final approval from Petrobras in June 2019.[24]
In July 2020, Engie and CDPQ acquired Petrobras's remaining 10% stake in TAG for US$206 million.[25] As of May 2021, the two companies shared 100% ownership of the Gasene pipeline, with Engie S.A. controlling 32.5%, Engie Brasil Energia owning 32.5%, and CDPQ holding the remaining 35%.[26]
In January 2024, Engie Brasil Energia sold an additional 15% stake in TAG to CDPQ.[27] Following this transaction, Engie and CDPQ each owned a 50% share in the business, with Engie S.A. controlling 32.5%, Engie Brasil Energia owning 17.5%, and CDPQ holding the remaining 50%.[3][4]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ "Sistema de Transporte – TAG". ntag.com.br. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Transportadora Associada de Gás - TAG". Engie. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "ENGIE Brasil Energia sells 15% of TAG's shares to CDPQ". Engie. 2023-12-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "ENGIE Brasil Energia sells 15% of TAG's shares to CDPQ | La Caisse". La Caisse. 2023-12-28.
{{cite news}}: no-break space character in|title=at position 50 (help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Rede de Gasodutos de Transporte da TAG". TAG (Transportadora Associada de Gás). Retrieved 2025-09-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 "Autorizações concedidas para construção e operação de instalações de gás natural - Atualizada até 31/03/2025". Governo do Brasil. 2025-03-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Petrobras inaugura Gasoduto da Integração Sudeste-Nordeste". O Globo. 2010-03-26.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Relatório de Simulação Termo Hidráulica e Cálculo da Capacidade de Transporte do Sistema Integrado da TAG" (PDF). TAG (Transportadora Associada de Gás S.A.). 2023-04-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Sistema de Transporte: Diagrama Esquemático da Malha" (PDF). TAG (Transportadora Associada de Gás S.A.). 2025-06-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "Petrobras inaugura último trecho de gasoduto entre Sudeste e Nordeste". Correio Braziliense. 2008-09-05.
- ↑ "Autorização Nº 527, de 30 de julho de 2020: Gasoduto Cacimbas Vitória". Diário Oficial da União. 2020-07-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Autorização Nº 525, de 30 de julho de 2020: Gasoduto Cacimbas - Catu (GASCAC)". Diário Oficial da União. 2020-07-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Plano Decenal de Expansão da Malha de Transporte Dutoviário – PEMAT 2013-2022 (p 12)" (PDF). Ministério de Minas e Energia. March 5, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Petrobras inaugura amanhã gasoduto Sudeste-Nordeste | Exame". Exame. October 10, 2010.
- ↑ "Relatório de Sustentabilidade 2021 (p 20)" (PDF). Engie Brasil Energia. April 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "2006 International Pipeline Construction Report" (PDF). Pipeline & Gas Journal. August 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (help) - ↑ 17.0 17.1 "GASENE Project Financing" (PDF). Petrobras. December 14, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (help) - ↑ "Gasoduto Cacimbas-Vitória: Estudo de Impacto Ambiental - EIA (p 2-43)" (PDF). Biodinâmica Engenharia. September 2003.
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|title=at position 45 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Petrobras e Sinopec assinam contrato para construção do maior gasoduto do Brasil". GasNet. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 "Empresas reforçam gasodutos para levar gás do pré-sal para Sul e Nordeste". EPBR. May 19, 2023.
- ↑ "Sobre a TAG". TAG. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Sudip Kar-Gupta (April 8, 2019). "Engie-led consortium seals $8.6 billion purchase of Petrobras pipeline unit". Reuters.
- ↑ "Petrobras: Petrobras closes the sale of TAG". Petrobras press release. June 13, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Petrobras completes sale of TAG gas pipeline (Brazil) to Engie and CDPQ | Enerdata". Enerdata. July 22, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "INSIDE TAG: Gas Infrastructure (p 4)" (PDF). Engie / TAG. 2021-05-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "2024 Management Report and Annual Consolidated Financial Statements (p 55)" (PDF). Engie. 2025-02-26.
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