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From the U.S. to Brazil: Contrasts in Offshore Energy
Legal Frameworks
Lone Star Corporate College –Woodlands, TX – April 27th., 2012
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Changing US Geopolitics
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Oil & Gas cultural differences US/Brazil• The oil&gas history was created in common law
countries which the contract is the key instrument
• When you sign a contract in Brazil is a key issue to check which laws will apply to the contract
• In civil law countries you should look to the legal provisions before, over and beyond any contracts
• If you signed with Petrobras will be an adhesion contract with no negotiation
• How the US insurance company will analyze a liability clause on adhesion contracts under Brazilian law• Brazilian FTC (CADE) does not really enforce antitrust law in oil&gas market
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1988 Constitution and its Provisions
The natural resources all belong to the Federal Government
the continental shelf the exclusive economic zone the territorial sea the mineral resources including those of the subsoil
The economic order establishes the principle of free competition.
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Oil & Gas Legal Basis before Pre-Salt
Amendment # 6 (Aug. 1995) – Revoked article 171 which gives the Brazilian Companies some privileges.Amendment # 9 (Nov. 1995) – Changed the article 177 to break the Petrobras monopoly and allow competition.Law # 9.478/97 [Brazilian Oil Law] (1997) – Created ANP (National Petroleum Agency) and the rules for bid and contracting (concession model)
Direct Action of Unconstitutionality (ADIN # 3.273) (2011) – Brazilian Supreme Court declares Brazilian Oil Law constitutional, and declares that oil & gas exploration can only happen in a competitive marketplace.
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Pre-Salt Bills
Federal Government sends 3 bills to Brazilian Congress to create the Pre-salt legal framework:
1) Regulatory pre-salt law (changing the contracts to Production Share Agreement – PSA and defines thepre-salt area);2) A bill to create a state company called PPSA (Pré-Sal Petróleo S/A) to work as the National Oil Company – NOC in pre-salt contracts;
3) Capitalization of Petrobras and onerous transfer of rights.
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NOC FOC
COSTS
60% 40%
Production Sharing Agreement of Pre-Salt
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FOC
COSTS
60% 40%
30% Petrobras 70% Consortium
NOC
1st bill => Law # 12.351/10
Production Sharing Agreement of Pre-Salt
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PPSA FOC
COSTS
60% 40%
30% Petrobras 70% Consortium
2nd bill => Law # 12.276/10
Production Sharing Agreement of Pre-Salt
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PPSA FOC
COSTS
60% 40%
30% Petrobras 70% Consortium
5 Billi
on Barre
ls
3rd bill => Law # 12.304/10
Production Sharing Agreement of Pre-Salt
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Pre-salt Perimeter
• Does the onerous transfers of rights is a regulatory framework itself?
• Petrobras answers “yes” and the industry accepted that idea.
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Risks and Opportunities
• With the new Director, Magda Chambriard, ANP could return to its regulatory role
• The Civil Office does not agree with the Petrobras approach but only and amendment in the law could save the pre-salt legal framework
• A bill of National Contingency Plan is almost ready to be filed (PNC – Plano National de Contingência) with new liability standards
• Brazil could lost advantage over African countries e the new discoveries regarding African pre-salt
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Energy Tribune December 1st, 2011
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McClatchy – March 8th, 2012McClatchy March 8th, 2012
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Pre-Salt - Part. 1-3 - Claudio A. Pinho
Pre-Salt - The new Oil Regulation in Brazil -
Manhattan Connection
Other pre-salt references
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Thank you!
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