TY - DATA AU - Cajueiro Costa,Antonio Sergio ED - International Gas Union, IGU ED - World Gas Conference (22nd. : 2003 jun 1-5 : Tokyo) ED - International Gas Union, IGU TI - Expansion of the Bolivia-Brazil gas pipeline U1 - CD I249 1 0013788 N1 - Disponible en CD en formato PDF N2 - Transcripción del abstract original del autor: This paper is a report about the Bolivia-Brazil pipeline Project – the Project – from the Original Project in 1996 to now. The development of this Project in different stages is described in the following topics: Project History Energy Sector Development in Brazil and Bolivia Original Project Target Market Open Season: the Potential Shippers, the Process, Tariff and Competitiveness Engineering Funding Regulatory Framework Conclusions This work reflects a Transporter’s approach. It is the result of the authors’ background in TBG and in Petrobras (in the roles of both shipper and major sponsor of TBG) It shows the reaction of the Brazilian natural gas market to the Bolivian gas supply and mainly the reasons for the expansion of the pipeline to be so dependent of the Electrical Power Sector in Brazil ER -