Thomson Reuters – Oil and gas regulation in Brazil: overview

by Paulo Valois Pires, Schmidt, Valois, Miranda, Ferreira & Agel

 

A Q&A guide to oil and gas regulation in Brazil.

 

The Q&A gives a high level overview of the domestic oil and gas sector, rights to oil and gas, health safety and the environment, sale and trade in oil and gas, tax and enforcement of regulation. It covers transfer of rights; transportation by pipeline; environmental impact assessments; decommissioning; waste regulations and proposals for reform.