Petrobras S.A. (PBR) , a Brazilian state-owned energy company, has announced the startup of the first phase of commercial operations at its new natural gas processing plant (“UPGN”) at the Boaventura energy complex (BEC). The complex, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is part of the Route 3 integrated project (PIR3). The Route 3 integrated project in Brazil is being developed to increase transportation and processing capacity for the gas being extracted from the pre-salt fields in the Santos Basin offshore ...