The Southeast Northeast Interconnection Gas Pipeline (GASENE) is a 1387 kilometres (861.8 mi) long under construction natural gas pipeline system in Brazil

Brazil

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, which will connect existing southeastern gas system to the Northeastern gas system. GASENE starts from the Cabiúnas Terminal in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

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 and runs to the city of Catu

Catu

Catu is a city in Bahia, Brazil. Its population is 48648 . It is located at .Catu is a prosperous city, with a prominent petroleum and commercial sector, both of which are equally well developed. It is known for its irregular topography and is located on the BR-110 between Salvador and Alagoinhas,...

 in Bahia

Bahia

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. It will create a common gas market in Brazil and allow gas import from Bahia. The project company of the GASENE system is Transportadora GASENE S.A., a subsidiary of Petrobras

Petrobras

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Pipeline sections

The project comprises the following sections:

• Cabiúnas - Vitória (GASCAV)
• Vitória - Cacimbas
  Cacimbas
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• Cacimbas – Catu (GASCAC)

GASCAV pipeline

The Cabiúnas-Vitória pipeline is a 303 kilometres (188.3 mi) long pipeline with a 28 inches (711.2 mm) nominal diameter and maximum capacity of 7.5 billion cubic meter (bcm) of gas per year. This section has two compressor stations. It is interconnected by 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) long branch line with Anchieta. This section was designed and constructed by Chinese

China

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 oil company Sinopec

Sinopec

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. The Cabiúnas-Vitória section was completed at the end of 2007.

Vitória - Cacimbas pipeline

Vitória – Cacimbas section is a 125 kilometres (77.7 mi) long pipeline, which was completed in the second half of 2007.

GASCAC pipeline

The construction of Cacimbas - Catu pipeline started in May 2008 and it is expected to be operational by 2010. It will be 974 kilometres (605.2 mi) long. The pipe has a 28 inches (711.2 mm) nominal diameter. It will consist one compressor station. The pipeline to be designed, engineered, and built by Sinopec and financed by China Development Bank

China Development Bank

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