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Book SynopsisOver the past decade, upstream activities have increased significantly in Brazil. However, companies that succeed in finding oil or gas are faced with a myriad of questions to consider. Can they export their hydrocarbons? Do they have the necessary infrastructure in place? Do they need to build this? If so, how? Can they refine their products in Brazil? What is the market for those products? What regulation is involved? How can they reach the final consumer in the petrol station? This practical new handbook aims to provide the answers to each of these questions. A companion to Brazilian Upstream Oil and Gas, the book features chapters by highly respected Brazilian and international professionals, including experts from Baker Botts, Pinheiro Neto, Vieira Rezende, Veirano Advogados and Machado Meyer. Their insights offer reliable guidance for international investors - and the lawyers assisting them - when considering investment in Brazil, particularly for those who are unfamiliar with the country’s legal system. In combination with Brazilian Upstream Oil and Gas, this book will provide essential knowledge for any reader in understanding petroleum law and regulation in Brazil, from the field to the petrol station.
Table of ContentsPreface 5 Andrew B Derman Thompson & Knight LLP Introduction 7 Dr Eduardo G Pereira STR Holding General principles of Brazilian law 9 Décio Pio Borges de Castro Marcelo Viveiros de Moura Pinheiro Neto Key stakeholders 27 Luis Pacheco Veirano Advogados Regulatory framework 41 Felipe Rodrigues Caldas Feres Giovani Ribeiro Loss Nilton Gomes de Mattos Neto Larissa de Faria Toledo Mattos Filho International gas and LNG sale and purchase contracts 63 Hannah Longley Baker Botts Pipeline contracts for gas and liquids 83 Igor de Souza Tostes Luis Antonio Menezes da Silva Alexandre Montoni Eduardo Dodsworth Tranjan Villemor Amaral Advogados Infrastructure 107 Alexandre Carlos Camacho Rodrigues National Agency of Petroleum Carlos Maurício Maia Ribeiro Vieira Rezende Advogados Distribution network 119 Felipe Rodrigues Caldas Feres Giovani Ribeiro Loss Nilton Gomes de Mattos Neto Larissa de Faria Toledo Mattos Filho Gas stations 135 Edmar Luiz Fagundes de Almeida Marcelo Colomer Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Environment 157 Luis Pacheco Veirano Advogados Taxation 177 Camila Galvão Anderi Silva Diogo Martins Teixeira Fernando Tonanni Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados Joint ventures 193 Jose Virgilio Enei Daniel Szfyman Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados Law and jurisdiction 215 Marcelo Viveiros de Moura Luis Cláudio Furtado Faria Pinheiro Neto About the authors 233
