{
  "language": "en",
  "interfaceLanguage": "en",
  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/petrobras-repar-maintenance-shutdown-investment-october-2026",
  "slug": "petrobras-repar-maintenance-shutdown-investment-october-2026",
  "category": "oil-gas",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-02",
  "sourceName": "Agência Petrobras",
  "sourceUrl": "https://agencia.petrobras.com.br/w/regionais/petrobras-investe-r-800-milh%C3%B5es-na-parada-programada-de-manuten%C3%A7%C3%A3o-da-repar-em-arauc%C3%A1ria-pr-",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "Brazil",
    "Oil and Gas",
    "Refining",
    "October 2026"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "Petrobras begins R$800 million maintenance program at Repar",
    "summary": "A scheduled shutdown at the Presidente Getúlio Vargas Refinery in Paraná is set to upgrade equipment and improve operating reliability.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "heading": "Work starts 5 October",
        "paragraphs": [
          "Petrobras announced on 2 October that maintenance at Repar in Araucária will begin on 5 October and run through the second half of November. The company plans to invest about R$800 million and mobilize around 6,000 workers at peak."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Agência Petrobras",
            "url": "https://agencia.petrobras.com.br/w/regionais/petrobras-investe-r-800-milh%C3%B5es-na-parada-programada-de-manuten%C3%A7%C3%A3o-da-repar-em-arauc%C3%A1ria-pr-"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "Refinery units in scope",
        "paragraphs": [
          "Work includes the fluid catalytic cracking unit and diesel and gasoline hydrotreating units, plus auxiliaries. Petrobras says logistics planning will maintain market supply during the shutdown; about 85% of Repar output serves southern Brazilian markets."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Agência Petrobras",
            "url": "https://agencia.petrobras.com.br/w/regionais/petrobras-investe-r-800-milh%C3%B5es-na-parada-programada-de-manuten%C3%A7%C3%A3o-da-repar-em-arauc%C3%A1ria-pr-"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "companies": []
}