Data Insights: Brazil’s offshore gas pipeline projects

Brazil has at least 12 active offshore gas pipeline projects, according to BNamericas’ databank. 

Involving more than US$9.5bn in investments, they are in the early design and engineering stages or under environmental and social evaluation. 

The undertakings are planned to be deployed along the coast of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Espírito Santo and Sergipe states. 

BNamericas provides an overview.

Pre-salt of the Santos basin-Cubatão pipeline (Rota 4a)

The project consists of the installation of a pipeline to transport the gas produced in the pre-salt layer of the Santos basin to a natural gas processing unit (UPGN) in Cubatão, São Paulo state.

The initiative includes a marine and a land section.

There are several routing alternatives that will need to be studied.

Property type: Public

Development type: Greenfield

Capex: US$1.13bn

Project capacity:

– 24 inches

– 20,000,000m3/d

– 291km

Pre-salt of the Santos basin-Port of Itaguaí pipeline (Rota 4b)

The gas pipeline will move natural gas from the pre-salt layer of the Santos basin to a UPGN at Itaguaí port, Rio de Janeiro state.

Property type: Public

Capex: US$1.20bn

Project capacity:

– 24 inches

– 299km

– 20,000,000m3/d

Rota 4C pipeline

The project contemplates the expansion of the natural gas outlet infrastructure from the pre-salt producing areas of the Santos basin through the laying of a pipeline that will connect to the Tepor port terminal in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro state.

Most of the pipeline would be installed off the coast.

Property type: Private

Development type: Greenfield

Project capacity:

– 40,000,000m3/d

– 339km

Pre-salt of the Campos basin-Port of Açu pipeline (Rota 5a)

The project entails the installation of a pipeline with a marine and a land section that will bring natural gas from the pre-salt layer of the Campos basin to a UPGN at Açu port, Rio de Janeiro state.

Property type: Public

Development type: Greenfield

Capex: US$856mn

Project Capacity:

– 199km

– 12,000,000m3/d

Pre-salt of the Campos basin-Macaé port terminal pipeline (Rota 5b)

The project entails the installation of a pipeline that will transport natural gas from the pre-salt layer of the Campos basin to the Tepor terminal.

The initiative includes an onshore section and an offshore section, which will comprise three branches.

Property type: Public

Development type: Greenfield

Capex: US$845mn

Project Capacity:

– 140km

– 40,000,000m3/d

– 16 inches

Pre-salt of the Campos basin-Port of Itaguaí pipeline (Rota 5c)

The pipeline will transport natural gas from the pre-salt layer of the Campos basin to a UPGN at Itaguaí port.

The initiative includes land and marine sections.

Property type: Public

Capex: US$1.29bn

Project capacity:

– 421km

– 18 inches

– 12,000,000m3/d

Pre-salt of the Campos basin-Central port pipeline (Rota 6a)

The project entails the installation of a pipeline that will move natural gas from the pre-salt layer of the Campos basin to a UPGN near Central port, Espírito Santo state.

Property type: Public

Capex: US$627mn

Project capacity:

– 119km

– 12,000,000m3/d

– 14 inches

Pre-salt of the Campos basin-Açu port gas pipeline (Rota 6b)

The pipeline, with a land and a marine section, will transport natural gas from the pre-salt layer of the Campos basin to a UPGN near Açu port.

Property type: Public

Capex: US$618mn

Project capacity:

– 118km

– 12,000,000m3/d

– 14 inches

Sergipe-Alagoas basin gas pipeline-UPGN Atalaia (Rota SEAL-A)

The project entails the installation of a pipeline, with a land and a marine section, that will transport natural gas from the Sergipe-Alagoas basin to the Atalaia UPGN in Sergipe state.

Property type: Public

Capex: US$777mn

Project capacity:

– 24 inches

– 106km

– 20,000,000m3/d

Sergipe-Alagoas basin-Sergipe port pipeline (Rota SEAL-B)

The pipeline, with a land and a marine section, will transport natural gas from the Sergipe-Alagoas basin to the UPGN at Sergipe port.

Property type: Public

Capex: US$743mn

Project capacity:

– 96km

– 24 inches

– 20,000,000m3/d

Espírito Santo-Mucuri basin-Imetame port pipeline (Rota ES-Mucuri-A)

The project entails the installation of a pipeline, with a land and a marine section, which will transport natural gas from the Espírito Santo-Mucuri basin to a UPGN near Imetame port, Espírito Santo.

Property type: Public

Capex: US$776mn

Project capacity:

– 12,000,000m3/d

– 155km

– 14 inches

Espírito Santo-Mucuri basin-Cacimbas UPGN pipeline (Rota ES-Mucuri-B)

The project entails the installation of a pipeline, with a land and a marine section, that will transport natural gas from the Espírito Santo-Mucuri basin to the Cacimbas UPGN in Espírito Santo.

Property type: Public

Capex: US$772mn

Project capacity:

– 157km

– 14 inches

– 12,000,000m3/d

OTHERS 

There are two additional offshore gas pipeline projects. 

One is national oil company Petrobras’ Rota 3 pipeline, which is ready to come online as soon as construction of the Gaslub UPGN in Itaboraí, Rio de Janeiro state, concludes.  

The other is the firm’s Sergipe deepwater project, which foresees the installation of two FPSOs (SEAP I and II) off the coast, to be connected to the shore via a 128km gas pipeline.