The sales prices of the gas molecule will be updated and will drop an average of about 14%compared to the previous quarter. The reduction, according to Petrobras, comes into force next Friday (1st) for contracts agreed by the company with the distributors.
Petrobras reported in a statement that contracts with distributors include “quarterly updates of the gas -related price portion and bind this variation up or down to Brent oil oscillations and $/US $”.
According to the company, in the quarter, which begins in August 2025, the oil reference Brent fell 11.0%and the exchange rate was appreciated of 3.2%, which means that the amount in reais for conversion in a dollar fell 3.2%.
“It is important to highlight that the variations by distributor depend on the products contracted with Petrobras, and that considering the mechanisms created by the company, in 2024, from performance and incentive prizes for demand it is possible to expand the reduction in the price of the molecule,” said the oil company.
The average price of the molecule sold to distributors accumulates from December 2022 to this effect of August, a 32%retreat. “Considering the integral application of the awards, the average accumulated reduction could reach more than 33%,” added Petrobras.
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The company drew attention that the final price of natural gas to the consumer depends not only on the sales price of the molecule by the company, but also the cost of transportation to the distributor, the supply portfolio of each distributor.. “As well as its banks (and, in the case of GNV – Vehicle Natural Gas, resale posts) and federal and state taxes,” he concluded.
Fluminenses consumers
Naturgy, Rio de Janeiro’s gas concessionaire, reported that the drop in tariffs on August 1 is the result of the reduction in the acquisition cost of natural gas provided by Petrobras and “It will benefit about 1 million customers in the residential, commercial, industrial and CNG markets.”
For customers located in the Rio Metropolitan Region (CEG), According to the company, the average retreat will be 1.39% for the residential segment (7m³/month); 1.45% for the commercial (400 m³/month); 3.73% for CNG posts and 3.47% for industries (3mm³/month).
Customers from the interior of the state (CEG Rio) will fall in the price of 3.50% for residential (7m³/month), 4.07% for commercial (400 m³/month), 7.27% for CNG posts and 5.56% for industries (3mm³/month).
Most economical fuel
According to Naturgy, currently, Rio de Janeiro is a CNG leader, with about 1.7 million light vehicles converted and more than 700 installed posts.
“With the new rates, those who use fuel in the state even save about 50% over ethanol and gasoline. In addition, those who choose GNV are entitled to a 62.5% discount on IPVA,” said the company in a statement.
“Today, a popular car travels approximately 14 kilometers with 1 m³ of CNG, seven kilometers with 1 liter of ethanol and 10 kilometers with 1 liter of gasoline. In addition to being more economical, CNG is also more sustainable because it emits about 25% less carbon dioxide than gasoline and diesel,” he calculated.
The concessionaire said that the calculation of performance and economy with the use of CNG can be done through a web application, the Economy simulator, which makes it available in your website. “In addition, the driver has a mobile application (GNV simulator) that indicates the location of fuel stations, as well as clarify myths and check safety tips,” he added.
