Pecém FSRU
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Pecém FSRU, also known as FSRU do Porto do Pecém, is an LNG import terminal in Brazil with units that are proposed and retired.
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Eneva/Ceiba Terminal | Porto de Pecém, São Gonçalo do Amarante, Ceará, Brazil[1][2] | -3.531956, -38.797218 (approximate) |
| Petrobras Terminal | Porto de Pecém, São Gonçalo do Amarante, Ceará, Brazil[1][2] | -3.531956, -38.797218 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the terminal:
Project Details
Table 2: Infrastructure details
| Name | Facility type | Status | Capacity | Total terminal capacity | Offshore | Associated infrastructure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eneva/Ceiba Terminal | import[3] | proposed[4][5][6][3] | 5.64 mtpa[3] | 9.44 mtpa | True | Termoceará power station, Fortaleza power station; Trinidad and Tobago, Nigeria, Qatar, Spain, United States[7][8] |
| Petrobras Terminal | import[9] | retired[10] | 3.8 mtpa[9] | 9.44 mtpa | True | Termoceará power station, Fortaleza power station; Trinidad and Tobago, Nigeria, Qatar, Spain, United States[7][8] |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eneva/Ceiba Terminal | import[3] | – | – |
| Petrobras Terminal | import[9] | – | – |
Financing
No financing data available.
Table 4: Project timeline
| Name | Facility type | Status | Proposal year | FID year | Construction year | Operating year | Inactive year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eneva/Ceiba Terminal | import[3] | proposed[4][5][6][3] | 2024[4][5][6][3] | – | – | – | – |
| Petrobras Terminal | import[9] | retired[10] | – | – | – | 2008[11][12] | 2023 (retired)[10] |
Ownership
Table 5: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eneva/Ceiba Terminal | import[3] | proposed[4][5][6][3] | Eneva SA [100%][13][14][15] | Eneva SA [100.0%] | – |
| Petrobras Terminal | import[9] | retired[10] | Petróleo Brasileiro SA [100%][16][17][12] | Petróleo Brasileiro SA [100.0%] | – |
Table 6: Vessel ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Vessel | Vessel owners | Vessel operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eneva/Ceiba Terminal | import[3] | proposed[4][5][6][3] | Energos Winter[17][12] | Energos[12] | Energos[12] |
| Petrobras Terminal | import[9] | retired[10] | Energos Winter[17][12] | Energos[12] | Energos[12] |
Background
Original Petrobras Terminal 2008-2023
Pecém FSRU was a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) located at Pier 2 of the Port of Pecém in Ceará, Brazil.[18] It was the country's first flexible liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal, capable of transferring 7 million cubic meters of LNG per day to the GASFOR (Guamaré-Pecém) Gas Pipeline.[18][19] The Pecém terminal supplied the Termoceará and Fortaleza power stations.[20][21]
As of August 2019, the Pecém FSRU was one of three LNG terminals operated by Petrobras on Brazil's Atlantic coast, together with the Guanabara Bay FSRU and the Bahia FSRU[22]; the Petrobras terminals imported LNG from various countries, including Trinidad and Tobago, Nigeria, Qatar, Spain and the United States.[23]
In December 2023, Petrobras's contract to operate at the Port of Pecém expired, leaving the LNG import terminal indefinitely idle.[24][25] In July 2024, Pecém's port authority CIPP SA (70% owned by the state government of Ceará[26]) announced that it would soon begin the process of seeking a new operator for the terminal.[27]
Change in Ownership
CIPP SA, the company that manages Pecém's port complex, announced in July 2023 that Petrobras's contract for exclusive use of Pier 2 would expire at the end of the year, opening the way for another company to establish regasification operations at the pier.[28] At least two other companies expressed interest in setting up a new LNG terminal in Pecém.[29][30][31][32] Shell, which had a contract to supply gas to Ceiba Energy's 1.6 GW Portocém power station starting in 2026, contemplated forming a partnership with OnCorp to build a 13 million m³ per day regasification plant at the Port of Pecém.[29][30][33] Meanwhile, BP was pursuing its own separate plans to develop a Pecém-based LNG hub, with the aim of supplying gas to the 2.2 GW Termopecém power station, as noted in a memorandum of understanding signed with Ceará's state government in early 2022.[29][30]
Because Pecém is a private-use terminal, CIPP remained free to negotiate a deal with either company starting on January 1, 2024.[29][30] CIPP's president Danilo Serpa also speculated that there might be sufficient space to accommodate two separate terminals at the port.[29][30] However, as of July 2024, the Pecém LNG facility remained idle, with its future in limbo.[27]
In August 2024, Ceiba Energy confirmed that it would be sourcing gas for its newly announced 2.43 GW Jandaia power station from a 138,000m3 FSRU with a regasification capacity of up to 750,000 MMBtu/day[34], docked at the Port of Pecém.[35][36] Given that the power plant was in the very early stages of development, it was not entirely clear whether Ceiba Energy's FSRU would be docked at the same berth previously used by Petrobras.
Development of New Terminal by Eneva
In April 2025, Eneva signed a Share Purchase and Sale Agreement to acquire the Jandaia power station from Ceiba Energy, in a deal that was expected to also include Ceiba's associated Pecém LNG terminal project, pending fulfillment of precedent conditions and regulatory approvals.[37][38] Brazil's Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (Cade) approved the sale at the end of May[39], and the sale was officially concluded in early September 2025.[40] However, Eneva had yet to release any official documentation confirming its ownership of the LNG terminal project.[38]
In March 2026, Eneva's Jandaia II and III gas-fired power plant projects were awarded 15-year contracts in Brazil's LRCAP capacity reserve auction[41], and Eneva confirmed that both plants would be supplied with gas from a new LNG terminal to be built at the Port of Pecém[42], with a gas send-out capacity of up to 14 million m³/day.[43]
During a 2Q26 earnings conference call in Aug 2026, Eneva announced that bathymetric survey and depth sounding activities had been completed and that the construction site was ready to go, with detailed engineering work already underway.[44] Eneva reported that pile driving would begin in 3Q26, with civil works completion anticipated in 2027, electromechanical completion in 1Q28, and FSRU arrival scheduled for 3Q28.[44] The associated power plants have been contracted to begin operating in Aug 2029, implying commissioning of the LNG terminal around the same time.[42][44]
Articles and Resources
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References
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