By Equipe de Redação
Posted in September 27, 2022
Theme was one of the main ones in the panels of the first day of Rio Oil & Gas
Technology plays a fundamental role in the future of the oil industry, which must advance towards de-birthing, with guaranteed access to energy for the entire population – which will require heavy investments. In debates on Monday (26), at Rio Oil & Gas, industry experts highlighted the relevance of research and innovations to turn the sector’s goals into reality, in a scenario of climate change and growing demand for energy.
Fernanda Delgado, corporate executive director of the Brazilian Oil and Gas Institute, highlighted the need for investments to implement these new technologies. According to her, US$ 90 billion will be demanded by 2026 in innovations to promote netzero and 50% of the new processes and technologies have not yet been created, according to the International Energy Agency. “Fossils and renewables are not enemies. The future depends on cooperation to generate opportunities. Especially when we talk about the O&G and energy segments, which are responsible for 15% of direct emissions and
global indirect”, evaluates the executive.
For UFRJ sustainability professor Millad Shadman, electrification, efficiency and the energy transition in the O&G and energy segments must be integrated to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
The energy mix – also composed of wind, offshore wind and solar – is fundamental for the advancement of a low carbon policy, says Elbia Gannoun, president of ABEEólica. She argues that Brazil should be part of one of the main investment blocks in the world for the development of disruptive innovations and technologies in these areas.
During the panel “New technologies for the pre-salt: recent advances and how technology can help generate value”, José Formigli, CEO of Forsea Engenharia, stated that one of the pillars of growth in oil and gas production in Brazil is
precisely the use of technologies so that projects are safe, efficient and with increasingly lower limits of economic viability.
During the panel, Maiza Pimental Goulart, executive manager of the Petrobras Research Center (Cenpes), highlighted that, in the last ten years, the company has evolved a lot in the pre-salt due to the use of advanced technology and seeks more partnerships, with companies , academies and research centers.
Shell’s general manager of Research, Development and Innovation, Olivier Wambersie, agrees that transforming the energy system requires partnership. Equinor’s vice president, Ana Serrano Oñate, believes that, in a new environment of
business, it is necessary to “adapt to innovation”.
The role of infrastructure was highlighted in the event’s panels as it is one of the bottlenecks in the country’s development, including with regard to decarbonization. For Thiago Barral, president of the Energy Research Company (EPE), it is necessary to combine public and private investments to increase GDP investment in improving Brazilian infrastructure. He participated in the panel “Deep decarbonisation of the energy value chain”.
Fernanda Delgado, corporate executive director of the IBP, recalled that the market and expressive numbers indicate that Brazil has already made its energy transition. “Many say that we have already made our transition. 85% of our electricity matrix is
fully renewable. In addition, Brazil is already ahead because we have biodiesel. Refiners are going to have to adapt to a future of alternative fuels,” she said.
Another point addressed in the panel was the diversity related to the use of different energy sources in different segments and regions. In practice, this diversity is already starting to happen, with the participation of the aviation industry, ports, airports,
insurance companies and finance institutions debating decarbonisation. According to Doreen Burse, vice president of worldwide sales at United Airlines, it wants to reduce its carbon emissions by 85% by 2050.
The fuel market will grow by 25% to 30% in demand by 2035, which shows its relevance to the energy matrix. To meet this demand, an increasingly open and competitive market is needed, with investments in
infrastructure, highlighted Marcelo Araújo, director of the Ultrapar group, during the panel “A new paradigm for fuel distribution and resale in Brazil”. “We still have an infrastructure challenge to meet this 30% demand.
A study by the IBP estimates the need for investments in infrastructure of R$118 billion, which should reduce the total cost of distribution by R$2.6 billion per year,” said Araújo.
Henry Hadid, Vibra’s legal vice president, highlighted the importance of Law 192, which seeks to simplify tax in the fuel segment, and approved the monophasia of ICMS collection in only one link of the sector’s chain.
Symone Araújo, director of the ANP, highlighted the need for the regulatory agency to respond to the challenges of growth in the sector, removing barriers, encouraging the safe operation of new agents and seeking to increase competition. “We need to attract investment. With the privatization of refining, we will have new flows and competing agents. We want to have an even more open, dynamic and competitive market”, concluded the ANP director.
Rio Oil & Gas is sponsored by Petrobras, Ambipar Response, Equinor, Shell, TotalEnergies, Vibra, Ipiranga, Raízen, BP, Bunker One, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Karoon Energy, Modec, Galp, PETRONAS, Repsol Sinopec, 3R Petroleum, Acelen ,
Siemens Energy, Trident Energy, Braskem, Enauta, Halliburton, McDermott, NTS, PECOM, PRIO, Salesforce, Saipem, Subsea 7, AET, Baker Hughes, DOW, Fluxys, Oracle, Perbras, Solvay, TAG, TBG, Techint, Vallourec, Wintershall Dea, HorizonPartners, Ultracargo, Weatherford and WTW.
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Rio Oil & Gas 2022
Date: 26th to 29th of September
Opening hours: from 8 am to 6 pm (Congress) and from 12 pm to 8 pm (Exhibition and Parallel Events)
Location: Olympic Boulevard (Warehouses 1, 3, 4, 5, Utopia, Armazém IBP (Mural “Ethnicities”) and
Kreimer Space)
Website: https://www.riooilgas.com.br/
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