Petrobras informs that it won the bidding for the leasing of the port facility for storage and handling of fuels, called STS08A in the Porto de Santos, held by the National Agency for Waterway Transportation (ANTAQ) this Friday (11/19), in São Paulo.  The company offered R$558 million for the area and is awaiting approval of the auction results to sign the lease contract for a 25-year period.

Petrobras, through its subsidiary Transpetro, is the current lessee of the Santos Terminal and, with the result of the bidding, ensures the continuity of its logistics through this important asset for the outflow and transfer of oil products produced at its refineries located in São Paulo.

As stated in the bid notice, Petrobras will make investments to improve the overall infrastructure, including the construction of tankage and a new pier.