The natural gas processing units in Caraguatatuba (UTGCA) and Cabiúnas (UTGCAB), owned by Petrobras, set a record for processing Pre-Salt gas from the Santos Basin in September. During this period, they achieved a milestone of 28.96 million m³/d of gas, surpassing the previous record of 27.27 million m³/d reached in March 2022.

Currently, the gas from the Pre-Salt accounts for 77% of the total received in these units. The two units receive products from offshore production fields, both from the Pre-Salt and Post-Salt, through pipelines known as flow routes that connect the offshore production fields to onshore units.

The performance of UTGCA during this period was noteworthy as it significantly contributed to the record utilization of the pipeline connecting the Pre-Salt region to the Mexilhão platform. The average daily processing volume of the unit was 9.8 million m3, close to the maximum capacity of the flowline connecting the Pre-Salt region to Route 1.

According to the Director of Industrial Processes and Products at Petrobras, William França, processing Pre-Salt gas poses a significant challenge for the company. “The improvement in the utilization of our processing assets decisively contributes to Petrobras’ Oil and Gas Production and a larger supply to the market”, França concluded.