Barra do Dande Ocean Terminal will include the completion of the Refined Products Storage Park and the construction of a ship docking pier—facilities considered essential for expanding the country's capacity to import, export, and store petroleum derivatives.
The project results from a partnership between Gemcorp and Sonangol, through a joint venture in which Gemcorp holds 90% of the capital and Sonangol 10%. In its first phase, this modular refinery will process up to 30,000 barrels of crude oil per day, supplied by Sonangol, and will double its capacity to 60,000 barrels/day after the completion of the second phase, which is already underway.
The ViaSul Consortium, formed by construction companies Odebrecht Engenharia e Construção and PowerChina, is responsible for widening sections B, C, and E of the BR-386 highway between the cities of Tio Hugo, Mormaço, Soledade, Fontoura Xavier, Marques de Souza, Lajeado and Estrela, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, for Concessionária das Rodovias Integradas do Sul, a CCR company.