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Book SynopsisThe upstream oil and gas sector in Brazil has suffered several changes since the first edition of Brazilian Upstream Law and Gas. These changes relate, among others, to the introduction of a production sharing regime, local content challenges and new regulations for unconventional operations. This new edition will include fully updated versions of all of the chapters covered in the first edition (including but not limited to the key elements of the Brazilian upstream legal framework, general Brazilian law, the regulatory entities and other players in the upstream sector, the petroleum legal regime, decommissioning challenges and project finance opportunities), but will also cover the regulatory changes for pre-salt and strategic areas, unconventional operations, local content challenges and other relevant topics. The chapters are written by highly respected Brazilian professionals, including experts from Mattos Filho, Pinheiro Neto, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados, Vieira Rezende, Merrill Lynch, Campos Mello Advogados and Ernst & Young (now known as EY). Their insights offer reliable guidance for international investors, as well as the lawyers assisting them, when they are required to consider potential investments in Brazil. Such insights will be particularly useful for those who are not yet familiar with the country's legal system.
Table of ContentsIntroduction 5 Eduardo G Pereira University of Eastern Finland; Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva (MLGTS) The general principles of Brazilian law 9 Décio Pio Borges de Castro Marcelo Viveiros de Moura Pinheiro Neto Advogados Governmental authorities: the CNPE, the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the ANP 27 Andrea Falcão Schlumberger Brazilian players: Petrobras, NOCs, IOCs and independents 39 Felipe Rodrigues Caldas Feres Mattos Filho Luis Antonio Menezes Felsberg Advogados Marcelo Romanelli Rosneft Brasil Concessions and the licence regime 59 Alexandre B Calmon Daniela Ribeiro Davila Vieira Rezende Advogados The production sharing petroleum regime 77 Felipe Rodrigues Caldas Feres Mattos Filho Luis Antonio Menezes Felsberg Advogados Marcelo Romanelli Rosneft Brasil Raising capital for oil and gas projects in Brazil: joint ventures and other alternatives 87 Leonardo Miranda CFA Advogados José Virgilio Enei Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados Brazil local content: brief regulatory considerations 103 Luis Eduardo Izu Giovani Loss Fernando Gregio Lüdke Mattos Filho Eduardo G Pereira University of Eastern Finland; Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva (MLGTS) Transport and third-party access 119 Felipe Rodrigues Caldas Feres Mattos Filho Luis Antonio Menezes Felsberg Advogados Marcelo Romanelli Rosneft Brasil Environment 139 Fernanda Bortolini Werner Grau Neto Maria Christina Gueorguiev Pinheiro Neto Advogados Unconventional gas regulation in Brazil 147 Joisa Campanher Dutra Saraiva Getúlio Vargas Foundation Igor de Souza Tostes Mattos Filho Luis Eduardo Izu Mattos Filho Eduardo G Pereira University of Eastern Finland; Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva (MLGTS) Unitisation in Brazil 165 Lívia Amorim FGV CERI Eduardo G Pereira University of Eastern Finland; Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva (MLGTS) Guilherme Veloni Global Geophysical Brazilian tax aspects 181 Camila Galvão Anderi Silva Fernando Tonanni Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados Decommissioning in Brazil 213 Eduardo G Pereira University of Eastern Finland; Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva (MLGTS) Finance – Part I 225 Luiz Claudio S Campos Monique Serracelli Leiras EY Brazil Finance – Part II 243 Andrew Duncan Semper Consulting Ltd Law and jurisdiction 265 Luis Cláudio Furtado Faria Marcelo Viveiros de Moura Pinheiro Neto Advogados About the authors 285
