Tepor Macaé FSRU
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Tepor Macaé FSRU, also known as FSRU de Tepor Macaé, is a proposed LNG import terminal in Brazil.
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Tepor Macaé FSRU | Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1] | -22.323277, -41.72313 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tepor Macaé FSRU | import[1] | proposed[2] | 5.64 mtpa[1] | 5.64 mtpa | True | Norte Fluminense, Marlim Azul, Vale Azul II & III, Litos I-IV power stations[1] |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tepor Macaé FSRU | import[1] | – | – |
Financing
No financing data available.
Table 4: Project timeline
| Name | Facility type | Status | Proposal year | FID year | Construction year | Operating year | Inactive year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tepor Macaé FSRU | import[1] | proposed[2] | 2018[2] | – | 2025[3] | –[3][3] | – |
Ownership
Table 5: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tepor Macaé FSRU | import[1] | proposed[2] | Grupo Vale Azul Participações [35%]; Eneva [65%][4][5][4][5] | Eneva [65.0%]; Grupo Vale Azul Participações [35.0%] | – |
Background
The proposed Tepor Macaé terminal is part of the massive new Terminal Portuário de Macaé port complex. The port and terminal project was originally to be developed by EBTE Engenharia[6], a subsidiary of Grupo Vale Azul Participações.[7]
The Tepor port project obtained its preliminary license from Rio de Janeiro's state environmental agency INEA (Instituto Estadual do Ambiente) in November 2019.[8] Plans call for a multi-use port that will provide a variety of oil and gas processing, storage and transport services, including an LNG terminal comprising an FSRU (floating supply and regasification unit) with a capacity of 21 MMcm per day and an area reserved for LNG storage tanks.[8][9][10] Construction of the new port complex was originally expected to begin in 2021.[11]
Potential customers for the LNG terminal include eight gas-fired power plants in the Macaé area: EDF's existing 827 MW Norte Fluminense power station, the 565 MW Marlim Azul power station currently under development by Pátria Investments, Shell and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems[6][12], the Vale Azul II and III power stations, both already licensed with a total capacity of 1240 MW, and the proposed 5275 MW Litos power station.[8]
As of July 2021, the Tepor Macaé Terminal continued to be listed by the Brazilian government as an active project in the licensing phase, still awaiting a final investment decision.[13][14]
In September 2021, Brazilian energy giant Eneva announced that it had signed a deal with Grupo Vale Azul giving Eneva exclusive negotiating rights to the project through 2022 and preferential rights through 2024.[15][16] The deal, which remained subject to technical and financial viability studies, would initially grant Eneva a 65% ownership stake in the joint venture, with Vale Azul Participações holding the remaining 35%.[15] Under the agreement, Eneva retained the right to assume 100% ownership of the project at its discretion anytime between January 2023 and December 2024.[15][17]
In October 2022, the Rio de Janeiro state environmental authority CECA unanimously approved Tepor Macaé's installation license, clearing the way for construction work to move ahead.[18][19] In January 2023, Brazil's national waterways transport authority Antaq added its seal of approval to the project.[20]
Throughout 2023, various sources reported that construction work on the new port would begin in 2023 or early 2024.[21][22] As of July 2023, construction of the new port complex was expected to begin in the first half of 2024, with commercial operations getting underway by the end of 2026; however, the precise timeline for developing the associated LNG terminal remained unclear.[23]
As of August 2024, all licenses and authorizations were still in place, but further development of the port complex appeared to be on hold. The timeline for its completion had reportedly slipped to 2027 or 2028, with construction now scheduled to start no earlier than 2025.[24]
As of March 2025, Macaé's municipal government continued to tout the Tepor Macaé project as a key contributor to the city's positive business environment. In a meeting highlighting Macaé's role as Brazil's largest gas hub, economic development secretary Rodrigo Vianna alluded to the construction of Tepor Macaé, but did not provide any concrete details of the project's status or timeline.[25]
During the Macaé Energy conference in July 2025, city officials were still describing the port project in vague terms, making it unclear whether any construction work on Tepor Macaé had actually begun. Macaé's mayor Welberth Rezende simply stated that the port had been "licensed and presented to the market as the main logistics alternative for maritime operations serving large operators developing new projects in the Campos and Santos Basins."[26] Eneva's external relations director Aurélio Amaral, speaking at the same conference, affirmed that the Tepor Macaé LNG terminal remained under consideration as a future component of the project, while implying that development of the terminal would be contingent on the contracting of gas power plants in the Macaé region in upcoming national energy auctions.[27]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Terminais de GNL no Brasil, Ciclo 2019-2020" (PDF). EPE (Empresa de Pesquisa Energética). 2020-10-31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://www.inea.rj.gov.br/wp-content/uploads/downloads/EIA-RIMA/2018/E_07_002.1325_2013%20Maca%C3%A9%20Terminal%20Portu%C3%A1rio%20TEPOR.7z.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://diariodoporto.com.br/eneva-assume-controle-do-novo-porto-de-macae/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Terminais de Regaseificação de GNL no Brasil: Panorama dos Principais Projetos (pp 23-24)" (PDF). EPE (Empresa de Pesquisa Energética). August 30, 2019.
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- ↑ "Tepor Macaé: Adiado o início das obras para início de 2021". O Debate - Diário de Macaé. May 16, 2020.
- ↑ "Brazil prepares for a new phase of investments in LNG terminals". LNG Latin America and the Caribbean. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ↑ "PITER (Plano Indicativo de Terminais de GNL)" (PDF). EPE (Empresa de Pesquisa Energética). July 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "PITER 2021: Indicative LNG Terminals Plan" (PDF). EPE (Empresa de Pesquisa Energética). October 2021.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Eneva vai administrar novo terminal portuário de Macaé". Jornal Terceira Via. April 8, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Terminal Portuário de Macaé já tem todas as licenças para iniciar as suas obras de construção". Petronotícias. 2022-10-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Licença ambiental para Terminal Portuário destrava R$ 10 bi em investimentos". Governo do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. 2022-10-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Tepor Macaé recebe declaração de TUP pela Antaq". Portos e Navíos. 2023-01-11.
- ↑ "Governo de Macaé prevê inicio das obras do Tepor para este ano". G1. 2023-02-25.
- ↑ Medeiros, Valdemar (2023-08-04). "TEPOR recebe investimentos de R$ 5 bilhões na primeira fase das obras de infraestrutura e promete gerar cerca de 14 mil empregos diretos e indiretos". CPG Click Petroleo e Gas.
- ↑ "Terminal Portuário de Macaé prevê investimentos de R$ 5 bilhões e criação de 14 mil empregos". O Dia. July 5, 2023.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named:6 - ↑ "Macaé é destaque em workshop de óleo e gás como 2º melhor ambiente de negócios do país". Prefeitura Municipal de Macaé. 2025-03-12.
- ↑ "Macaé Energy debate os novos rumos da indústria de óleo, gás e energia". Prefeitura Municipal de Macaé. 2025-07-01.
- ↑ "Tepor can solve dependence on imported LPG, says Eneva | Macaé Energy 2025". Eixos/EPBR • YouTube. 2025-07-02.
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