ARPEL participated in a new edition of the Natural Gas Seminar organized by the Brazilian Petroleum and Gas Institute (IBP), which brought together more than 700 participants and 55 speakers on May 10 and 11, at the largest gas event held in Brazil.

On this occasion, ARPEL was represented by Pablo Ferragut, Managing Director of the Association, who participated in the panel entitled “The role of natural gas in the energy transition. Pathways towards decarbonization in Brazil and Latin America,” which was moderated by Fernanda Delgado, IBP’s Corporate Executive Director.

The session also included the participation of Fabricio Assis from the steel company ArcelorMittal, who spoke about the complexity of emissions reduction in this sector and the importance of natural gas in the Brazilian industry; Gabriel Junqueira Kropsch from Abiogás, who referred to the potential of biomethane in Brazil as a pillar for emissions reduction, taking advantage of local resources and value chains, in addition to the existing natural gas infrastructure; and Viviana Coelho from Petrobras, who shared the company’s decarbonization strategies and the role of natural gas with a very high potential in the pre-salt layer.

ARPEL presented the White Paper “Natural gas in the transition to low-carbon economies. The case of Latin America and the Caribbean,” recently developed by the Association jointly with IGU and OLADE.

This time, Ferragut highlighted the main opportunities and challenges of natural gas in the region, the magnitude of offshore resources in Brazil, as well as in other countries, and their significance in the difficult socioeconomic context of the region. He also referred to the potential for integration in the Southern Cone, Argentina’s capacity to send gas to Brazil via Bolivia, and the importance of decarbonizing the natural gas value chain, including new alternatives such as biomethane or CCUS.

For the full content of the Natural Gas White Paper, click on the following download link: https://arpel.org/library/publication/542/