GASENE

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GASENE
Location
Country Brazil
State Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Paraíba, Bahia
From Rio de Janeiro
Passes through Vitória, Cacimbas
To Catu, Bahia
General information
Type natural gas
Operator Transportadora GASENE S.A. (Petrobras)
Commissioned 2010
Technical information
Length 1,387 km (862 mi)
Maximum discharge 7.5 billion cubic meter
Diameter 28 in (711 mm)

The Southeast Northeast Interconnection Gas Pipeline (GASENE) is a 1,387 kilometres (862 mi) natural gas pipeline system in Brazil, which connects south-eastern gas system to the north-eastern gas system. It creates a common gas market in Brazil and allows gas import from Bahia. [1] The project company of the GASENE system is Transportadora GASENE S.A., a subsidiary of Petrobras.

Brazil Federal republic in South America

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers and with over 208 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the fifth most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populated city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states, the Federal District, and the 5,570 municipalities. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas; it is also one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world.

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. — Petrobras, more commonly known as simply Petrobras, is a semi-public Brazilian multinational corporation in the petroleum industry headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The company's name translates to Brazilian Petroleum Corporation — Petrobras.

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Pipeline sections

GASENE starts from the Cabiúnas Terminal in Rio de Janeiro and runs to the city of Catu in Bahia. The project comprises the following sections:

Rio de Janeiro Second-most populous municipality in Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is anchor to the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area and the second-most populous municipality in Brazil and the sixth-most populous in the Americas. Rio de Janeiro is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's third-most populous state. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", by UNESCO on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape.

Catu Place in Northeast, Brazil

Catu is a city in Bahia, Brazil. Its population is 48648 as of 2007. It is located at 12°20′59″S38°22′59″W.

Bahia State of Brazil

Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the 4th-largest Brazilian state by population and the 5th-largest by area. Bahia's capital is the city of Salvador, located on a spit of land separating the Bay of All Saints from the Atlantic. Once a monarchial stronghold dominated by agricultural, slaving, and ranching interests, Bahia is now a major manufacturing center whose last three elections have been dominated by the Workers' Party.

Cacimbas Municipality in Northeast, Brazil

Cacimbas is a municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil.

GASCAV pipeline

The Cabiúnas-Vitória pipeline is a 303 kilometres (188 mi) long pipeline with a 28 inches (710 mm) 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 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) long branch line with Anchieta. [2] This section was designed and constructed by Chinese oil company Sinopec. [3] The Cabiúnas-Vitória section was completed at the end of 2007. [4]

China Country in East Asia

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third- or fourth-largest country by total area. Governed by the Communist Party of China, the state exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities, and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.

Sinopec Chinese oil and gas company

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (中国石油化工股份有限公司), or Sinopec, is a Chinese oil and gas enterprise based in Beijing, China. It is listed in Hong Kong and also trades in Shanghai and New York.

Vitória - Cacimbas pipeline

Vitória – Cacimbas section is a 125 kilometres (78 mi) long pipeline, which was completed in the second half of 2007.

GASCAC pipeline

The construction of Cacimbas - Catu pipeline started in May 2008 and it was completed in 2010. It is 974 kilometres (605 mi) long. [5] The pipe has a 28 inches (710 mm) nominal diameter and it has one compressor station. The pipeline was designed, engineered, and built by Sinopec and financed by China Development Bank. [4]

The China Development Bank (CDB) is a financial institution in the People's Republic of China (PRC), led by a cabinet minister at the Governor level, under the direct jurisdiction of the State Council. As one of three policy banks in China, it is responsible for raising funds for large-scale infrastructure projects, including the Three Gorges Dam and the Shanghai Pudong International Airport. Established by the Policy Banks Law of 1994, the bank is described as the engine that powers the national government’s economic development policies.

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References

  1. ↑ "2006 International Pipeline Construction Report" (PDF). Pipeline & Gas Journal. August 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
  2. 1 2 "GASENE Project Financing" (PDF). Petrobras. December 14, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
  3. ↑ "Signature of the agreement for the construction of the Cabiúnas-Vitória Gas Pipeline". Scandinavian Oil & Gas Magazine. 2007-04-18. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
  4. 1 2 "Sinopec Signs Brazil Pipeline Deal with Petrobras". Downstream Today. 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
  5. ↑ Bernd Radowitz (2008-05-09). "Petrobras' Gasene Pipeline Project Enters Final Stretch". Downstream Today. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
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