Technical Information

 

 

Lenght:
3,150 km (557 km in Bolivia and 2,593 km in Brazil)

Northern Stretch:
Corumbá (MS) to Paulínia (SP) and Paulínia (SP) to Guararema (SP)

Begin of operation: July, 1999.

Southern Stretch:
Paulínia (SP) to Canoas (RS)

Begin of operation: March, 2000.

Paulínia (SP) – Araucária (PR) stretch (1st expansion of the Southern stretch)

Begin of operation: October, 2010.         

Máximum Acceptable Operating Pressure:
Corumbá-Paulínia and Paulínia-Araucária – 100 kgf/cm²

Paulínia-Guararema and Araucária-Canoas – 75 kgf/cm²

Gas supply time:
20 years

Maximum supply capacity:
30.08 million cubic meters

Compression Stations: 15

TBG has 15 compression stations to keep the natural gas at the ideal transportation pressure:

Mato Grosso do Sul
ECOMP Corumbá
ECOMP Miranda
ECOMP Anastácio
ECOMP Campo Grande
ECOMP Ribas do Rio Pardo
ECOMP Três Lagoas
São Paulo
ECOMP Mirandópolis
ECOMP Penápolis
ECOMP Iacanga
ECOMP São Carlos
ECOMP Paulínia
ECOMP Capão Bonito
Paraná ECOMP Araucária
Santa Catarina
ECOMP Biguaçu
ECOMP Siderópolis
 

City-gates: 48 

TBG has 48 city-gates that reduce the natural gas pressure for delivering to the local distribution companies: 

 
State City-Gate Local Gas Distribution Company
MS
PE Corumbá
PE Campo Grande
PE Três Lagoas
PE Três Lagoas UFN - III
 MSGÁS – Companhia de Gás do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul
SP
PE Valparaíso
PE Bilac
PE Guaiçara
PE Iacanga
PE Ibitinga
PE Boa Esperança do Sul
PE São Carlos
Gás Brasiliano Distribuidora
PE Itirapina
PE Rio Claro
PE Limeira
PE Americana
PE Jaguariúna
PE Itatiba
PE Guararema
PE Sumaré
PE Campinas
PE Indaiatuba
COMGÁS – Companhia de Gás de São Paulo
PE Replan Entrega de gás diretamente à Petrobras
PE Gemini Gás Local
PE Itu
PE Porto Feliz
PE Araçoiaba da Serra
PE Itapetininga
 Gas Natural Fenosa
PR
PE Campo Largo
PE Araucária/CIC
PE Araucária/UTE
COMPAGAS – Companhia Paranaense de Gás
 
PE REPAR Entrega de gás diretamente à Petrobras
SC
PE Joinvillle
PE Guaramirim
PE Gaspar
PE Garuva 
PE Brusque
PE Tijucas
PE São Pedro de Alcântara
PE Tubarão
PE Urussanga
PE Nova Veneza
 SCGÁS – Companhia de Gás de Santa Catarina
RS
PE Várzea do Cedro
PE Igrejinha
PE Araricá
PE Cachoeirinha
PE UTE-Canoas*
PE Refap
PE Canoas
 
* Este PE não possui contrato de distribuição com a SULGÁS.

SULGÁS – Companhia de Gás do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul
 

Measuring Stations: 4 (3 in Brazil)

TBG has four Measuring Stations that measure the gas to be delivered to the local distribution companies: 
 
EMED Mutun (Bolívia)
EMED Guararema (SP)
EMED Gascar (Campinas-Rio)
EMED Gaspaj (Paulínia-Jacutinga)
 

Operational Measuring Stations: 2
TBG has two Operational Measuring Stations which measure operational variables, such as natural gas pressure and temperature. They also conduct pig launching and receiving. Pig is a device that runs inside the pipeline for cleaning and maintenance.  

 
EMOP Corumbá (MS)
EMOP Canoas (RS)
 

Pressure Reducing Stations: 2
TBG has two Pressure Reducing Stations that limit the operational pressure at determined segments of the Pipeline:

 
ERP Paulínia (SP)
ERP Araucária (PR)
 

Paulínia Hub 

HUB is a central pipeline interconnection point, where the natural gas deliveried is divided into branches to reach various regions. Hubs are similarly used in aviation, railroad, electric and general transportation systems. In Brazil, the natural gas pipeline network has seven  HUBs and one of them, that belongs to TBG, is located in Paulínia (SP).