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Brazil · asset class
Pipelines in Brazil
Brazil has 93 pipelines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 6th-largest fleet of the 110 countries that hold any, and 2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 51 operating and 34 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Petrobras (27), Engie Brasil Energia (16) and Engie SA (16) — Petrobras alone is named on 29% of them. Half of Brazil's pipelines in service predate 2001 (median commissioning year of the 36 with a known date), 7 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is ORBEL Pipeline, dating from 1967. 34 are in the pipeline, led by Route 4a Gas Pipeline, proposed. They account for 7% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Brazil.
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Who owns Brazil's pipelines
- Petrobras27 29%
- Engie Brasil Energia16 17%
- Engie SA16 17%
- CDPQ15 16%
- FIP (Fundo de Investimentos em Participações Multiestratégia)14 15%
- Itaúsa SA14 15%
- BP plc2 2%
- Comgás2 2%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1960s2
- 1970s8
- 1980s5
- 1990s3
- 2000s9
- 2010s3
- 2020s6
Median commissioning year 2001 · oldest ORBEL Pipeline (1967) · newest Subida da Serra Gas Pipeline — Santos-Cubatão (2024) · 36 of 93 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Route 4a Gas Pipeline2025 · proposed
- Central Brazil Gas Pipeline2031 · proposed
- Route 4b Gas Pipeline2027 · proposed
- Route 5 Gas Pipeline2028 · proposed
- SEAP Gas Pipeline2029 · proposed
- Siderópolis-Porto Alegre Gas Pipelineproposed
- Uruguaiana-Porto Alegre Gas Pipeline — Phase 2proposed
- Penápolis-Canoas Gas Pipelineproposed
- Bilac-Santa Maria Gas Pipelineproposed
- Presidente Kennedy-São Brás do Suaçuí Gas Pipelineproposed
- Santo Antônio dos Lopes-Caucaia Gas Pipelineproposed
- Santo Antônio dos Lopes-São Luis Gas Pipelineproposed
How Brazil compares · pipelines by country
Frequently asked
- How many pipelines are there in Brazil?
- OverWatts maps 93 pipelines in Brazil — 2% of the world's mapped total, the 6th-largest national fleet of the 110 countries with any.
- Who owns the pipelines in Brazil?
- Petrobras is named as owner or operator on the most — 27 of 93 (29%). Next are Engie Brasil Energia (16), Engie SA (16) and CDPQ (15).
- How old are Brazil's pipelines?
- The median commissioning year is 2001, across the 36 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is ORBEL Pipeline (1967); 7 came online in the past ten years.
- What new pipelines are being built in Brazil?
- 34 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Route 4a Gas Pipeline, Central Brazil Gas Pipeline and Route 4b Gas Pipeline.