THE Petrobras announced on Thursday (24) that closed a commercial partnership with the OK to supply a bound ship by the mining company with fuel bunker Mixed with renewable content from used cooking oil.
Bunker It is the name given to the fuel used in maritime vessels, originated from fossil fuel, greenhouse gas emitter (GHG), such as carbon dioxide (CO2).
The product that supplies the boat frowned by Vale has 24% biodiesel originated from used cooking oil processing. This renewable fuel is called the Very Low Sulfur (VLS) B24 (very low sulfur content, free translation).
The partnership, still in the testing phase, was made through Petrobras Singapore, representative of the Brazilian state -owned company in Singapore, Asian country. The vessel that received the BioBunker Last Tuesday (22) is the shipping ship Luise Oldendorff of the company Oldendorff Carriers, hired by Vale for the transport of ore.
Decarbonization
VLS 24 was formulated in Asia by Petrobras Singapure itself from 76% of fossil fuel oil produced in Brazilian state -owned refineries and 24% biofuel purchased in the region.
According to the company’s statement, “the test with BioBunker It continues the strategic partner between Petrobras and Vale, which provides for the supply of products focused on competitiveness and the advancement of the decarbonization agenda ”.
Because of the presence of renewable content, Bunker emits fewer greenhouse gases, responsible for global warming and climate change.
The commercial partnership is aligned with an agreement from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to zero, by 2050, emissions in the shipping sector – including compensation initiatives, the so -called Net Zero.
IMO is a United Nations Specialized Agency (UN) responsible for regulating maritime transport. Brazil is one of 176 member countries of the organization. If ratified, the agreement must be adopted in October and comes into force in 2027.
Search for solutions
In the announcement of the partnership, Petrobras recalls that Vale has the goal of reducing direct and indirect gee emissions by 33% by 2030.
The Brazilian state -owned company also mentioned that the initiative “is aligned with the strategy of development and supply of new products, towards a low carbon market, and to innovate to generate value to the business, enabling solutions in new energies and decarbonization”.
According to Petrobras President Magda Chambriard, the company is developing “increasingly sustainable” fuels to “deliver more green products and reinforce our decarbonization strategy”.
Vale’s CEO (CEO) of Vale, Gustavo Pimenta, said that the mining company’s navigation area has evaluated several scenarios to reduce GHG emissions in maritime transport.
“This includes the development of multi -fuel solutions for new and existing ships that carry our products globally,” he said.
Petrobras’s first experience with VLS was made on February 27, also in Singapore, and involved the ship André Rebouças, from Transpetro, the state’s subsidiary.
