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Petrobras announces sale of plant in Paraná to Canadian group; oil workers criticize the deal
Workers say the sale value is below what the unit, located in São Mateus do Sul, is worth
Petrobras signed this Thursday (11) the contract for the sale of the Shale Industrialization Unit (SIX), in São Mateus do Sul, Paraná. The unit was sold to Canadian company Forbes & Manhattan Resources Inc. (F&M Resources), for the amount of R$ 178.8 million (US$ 33 million). F&M is a privately held holding company, focused on investments for the development of projects for the exploration of natural resources, especially in mining.
In a note, Petrobras stated that even after the sale operation is concluded, the state-owned company will continue to operate the unit through a service provision contract for a transitional period while the buyer structures its processes and assembles its teams.
“Petrobras employees who decide to remain with the company may choose to transfer to other areas of the company. Another possibility is joining the Voluntary Termination Program, with a benefits package. No Petrobras employee will be fired as a result of the transfer of control of SIX to the new owner.
The sale of the unit was criticized by Sindipetro Paraná and Santa Catarina, especially for the sale value, considered low.
“The fury of the government and managers of the state-owned company's management to destroy the company is so great that the value of the sale of SIX does not reach half of what Petrobras will disburse in the agreement with the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) to settle the debts. regarding the non-collection of royalties on shale mining activities during the period between 2002 and 2012”, says a text published by the entity.
“In addition to the underestimated price, the contract signed with the Canadians obliges Petrobras to buy all the shale naphtha produced at the unit for 15 years, to send all the ballast (refinery tank sludge) for processing at SIX for 12 years and still to assume the identified environmental liability. The mine, in turn, was assigned as a loan, that is, after 2034, Petrobras will assume the remaining environmental liability. The absurdities don't stop there. The contract also obliges the company to rent the unit's research plant,” the oil workers said in a statement.
The union also said that it will mobilize to try to prevent the deal from materializing: “There is still a long way to go until the definitive closing of the deal and the Union, along with the entire oil category, will act on all battle fronts to prevent that the history of Usina do Xisto is interrupted in its 67 years”.
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Workers say the sale value is below what the unit, located in São Mateus do Sul, is worth
Petrobras signed this Thursday (11) the contract for the sale of the Shale Industrialization Unit (SIX), in São Mateus do Sul, Paraná. The unit was sold to Canadian company Forbes & Manhattan Resources Inc. (F&M Resources), for the amount of R$ 178.8 million (US$ 33 million). F&M is a privately held holding company, focused on investments for the development of projects for the exploration of natural resources, especially in mining.
In a note, Petrobras stated that even after the sale operation is concluded, the state-owned company will continue to operate the unit through a service provision contract for a transitional period while the buyer structures its processes and assembles its teams.
“Petrobras employees who decide to remain with the company may choose to transfer to other areas of the company. Another possibility is joining the Voluntary Termination Program, with a benefits package. No Petrobras employee will be fired as a result of the transfer of control of SIX to the new owner.
The sale of the unit was criticized by Sindipetro Paraná and Santa Catarina, especially for the sale value, considered low.
“The fury of the government and managers of the state-owned company's management to destroy the company is so great that the value of the sale of SIX does not reach half of what Petrobras will disburse in the agreement with the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) to settle the debts. regarding the non-collection of royalties on shale mining activities during the period between 2002 and 2012”, says a text published by the entity.
“In addition to the underestimated price, the contract signed with the Canadians obliges Petrobras to buy all the shale naphtha produced at the unit for 15 years, to send all the ballast (refinery tank sludge) for processing at SIX for 12 years and still to assume the identified environmental liability. The mine, in turn, was assigned as a loan, that is, after 2034, Petrobras will assume the remaining environmental liability. The absurdities don't stop there. The contract also obliges the company to rent the unit's research plant,” the oil workers said in a statement.
The union also said that it will mobilize to try to prevent the deal from materializing: “There is still a long way to go until the definitive closing of the deal and the Union, along with the entire oil category, will act on all battle fronts to prevent that the history of Usina do Xisto is interrupted in its 67 years”.
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Due to the growing need for alternative sources that can replace oil, shale oil could become a very important resource.
Shale, also called bituminous shale , is a sedimentary rock that results from transformations undergone over millions of years by plant residues. It is estimated that the shale is around 250 million years old.
There are two types of shale, oil shale and oil shale:
- Oil Shale: its organic matter is a bitumen, that is, a mixture of high mass hydrocarbons;
- Pyrobetuminous Shale: its organic matter is kerogen, which is a complex combination of carbon, hydrogen, sulfur and oxygen.
The organic matter in oil shale is easier to extract because it is in a fluid form, whereas in pyrobuminous shale it is in a solid or semi-solid form at room temperature.
Thus, it is an intermediate compound to mineral coal and petroleum, as it is very rich in oily material, which can be an alternative source of hydrocarbons. When heated (pyrolyzed) to a temperature of approximately 500ºC, it releases oils and gases that can be refined and that can give rise to various products used by the petrochemical industry. See the main ones below:
Brazil is the second country with the largest shale reserves. The ANP (National Petroleum Agency) estimates that 1.9 billion barrels of oil, 25 million tons of liquefied gas, 68 billion cubic meters of fuel gas and 48 million tons of sulfur. The states that have these reserves in Brazil are: São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Mato Grosso, Goiás and, the one with the largest known deposit, Paraná (São Mateus do Sul).
Despite being the source of all these hydrocarbons, shale is unlikely to replace oil. The method of extracting these compounds from shale is very expensive, labor-intensive and yields little return. Therefore, in relation to oil, its oil is not economically competitive.
However, as oil reserves are decreasing and there is a high consumption of oil all over the world, shale could become, in the future, an important source of raw materials, which can be used to generate energy.
By: Jennifer Rocha Vargas Fogaça
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Shale, also called bituminous shale , is a sedimentary rock that results from transformations undergone over millions of years by plant residues. It is estimated that the shale is around 250 million years old.
There are two types of shale, oil shale and oil shale:
- Oil Shale: its organic matter is a bitumen, that is, a mixture of high mass hydrocarbons;
- Pyrobetuminous Shale: its organic matter is kerogen, which is a complex combination of carbon, hydrogen, sulfur and oxygen.
The organic matter in oil shale is easier to extract because it is in a fluid form, whereas in pyrobuminous shale it is in a solid or semi-solid form at room temperature.
Thus, it is an intermediate compound to mineral coal and petroleum, as it is very rich in oily material, which can be an alternative source of hydrocarbons. When heated (pyrolyzed) to a temperature of approximately 500ºC, it releases oils and gases that can be refined and that can give rise to various products used by the petrochemical industry. See the main ones below:
Brazil is the second country with the largest shale reserves. The ANP (National Petroleum Agency) estimates that 1.9 billion barrels of oil, 25 million tons of liquefied gas, 68 billion cubic meters of fuel gas and 48 million tons of sulfur. The states that have these reserves in Brazil are: São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Mato Grosso, Goiás and, the one with the largest known deposit, Paraná (São Mateus do Sul).
Despite being the source of all these hydrocarbons, shale is unlikely to replace oil. The method of extracting these compounds from shale is very expensive, labor-intensive and yields little return. Therefore, in relation to oil, its oil is not economically competitive.
However, as oil reserves are decreasing and there is a high consumption of oil all over the world, shale could become, in the future, an important source of raw materials, which can be used to generate energy.
By: Jennifer Rocha Vargas Fogaça
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source writing https://www.preparaenem.com/quimica/xisto.htm
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