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Rio de Janeiro -
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da
Silva said Wednesday that his country will
achieve self-sufficiency in energy supply.
Lula inaugurated on Wednesday the country's
second liquefied natural gas (LNG)
regasification terminal, located in Rio's
Guanabara Bay. During a speech, Lula said
Brazil cannot depend on any particular
country in meeting its energy needs.
"It is important that the world knows that
we will have gas, that we have other ways.
We will not be dependent on anyone's good
mood," said the president, recalling the
country's disagreements in the past with
Bolivia over gas imports from Bolivia.
Brazil currently imports a total of 30
million cubic meters of natural gas per day
from Bolivia, which represents half of the
country's total gas consumption. The gas is
transported through the Brazil-Bolivia Gas
Pipeline.
To reduce dependence on Bolivian gas,
Brazil's state-owned energy giant Petrobras
decided to increase natural gas production
in Brazil and diversify natural gas imports,
which led to the construction of two LNG
regasification terminals in northeastern
Brazil.
The Rio terminal is capable of processing 14
millions cubic meters of gas each day, while
the terminal in Ceara state can process 7
million cubic meters per day.
With the new terminals, Petrobras will be
able to import natural gas from other
countries, such as Trinidad and Tobago and
Nigeria.
"This terminal gives us flexibility in
natural gas supplies in the country. The
first shipment came from Trinidad and
Tobago, but we can bring gas from any part
of the world which produces LNG," said
Petrobras CEO Jose Sergio Gabrielli.
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