The Presidente Getúlio Vargas Refinery - Repar, in Araucária (PR), broke historical records for gasoline and asphalt production in 2024. Asphalt production last year broke the previous record from 2010, reaching 481 thousand tons. The total volume of gasoline produced reached 3.5 billion liters, surpassing the previous record from 2023. Repar also produced, last year, 76 thousand m³ of R5 diesel (with 5% renewable content), an increase of 81.4% compared to 2023.
Across the Petrobras System, the volume of oil processed from the Pre-Salt was also historic, reaching 70% of the total processed by the company, surpassing the figure recorded in 2023, when the annual average had reached 66%.
The annual Refinery Utilization Factor (FUT) reached 93.2%, compared to 92% in 2023. The FUT calculation takes into account the volume of processed oil and the reference capacity of the refineries, within the design limits of the assets, safety and environmental requirements, and the quality of the derivatives produced.
"The reliability and availability of the refining plants were fundamental to the performance achieved. The records are in line with the greater market demand, with the efficiency of the processes and with the indication of greater utilization of the refineries by the integrated planning of the Refining, Transportation, Marketing, Petrochemicals and Fertilizers (RTC) segment of Petrobras", explains Repar's general manager, Felipe Leonardo Gomes.
More investment, fewer emissions in refineries
Petrobras' current Business Plan foresees, by 2029, US$ 19.6 billion in investments in the RTC segment, representing an increase of 17% compared to the previous plan. Petrobras also reduced greenhouse gas emissions at its refining plant. In 2024, the company recorded 36.1 kgCO2 per equivalent load, the lowest emissions intensity in the historical series (measurements since 2019). This prevented the burning of 475 thousand m³/day of natural gas and the emission of 365 thousand tons of CO2. This is the equivalent of taking a fleet of more than 6 thousand diesel-powered city buses or more than 60 thousand gasoline-powered cars out of circulation.
