Gas sector provides positive scenario

Natural gas distributors in Brazil estimate that the new Government, which is positioned as more liberal, will continue the reforms already underway, potentially attracting investments billionaires in infrastructure in the next few years. The remodeling industry rules, removing the Petrobras the exclusive marketing of natural gas, is defended for some time by the Brazilian Association of piped gas distribution companies. The federal Government and the national agency of petroleum, Natural gas and biofuels (ANP) are conducting a broad regulatory reform, aiming to attract new competitors to Petrobras in the gas sector. There is even a public call on new providers of ongoing input. With the President-elect Jair Bolsonaro and your economic team led by Paulo Guedes, future Minister of economy, assuming the Government from January, the wait for the realization of some changes. "By demonstrating, Bolsonaro is pragmatic. Even the shape of the Government Act is more liberal. The market opening, the new agents, you can't rewind. I think the Government will strengthen this agenda, "said the Manager of strategy and competitiveness of Abegás, Marcelo current industry rules Mendonça.As present several impediments to the arrival of new providers of gas, such as limitations on access to transportation infrastructure and processing of Petrobras, among other issues, although "one third of production is in the hands of other agents," said he. "We need a more open and competitive market for infrastructure", he commented. Abegás investment projects $ $32 billion of investments over a period of ten years, involving since new terminals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and production and pipeline transport to expansion of piped gas distribution service and storage and warehousing.