Petrobras’ challenges in the development of the PreSalt reserves: is it the time for Brazil to adopt the International Energy Charter?

• Autores: Guilherme Baptista Schwartsmann
• Localización: Revista de Direito Econômico e Socioambiental, ISSN 2179-345X, ISSN-e 2179-8214, Vol. 7, Nº. 1, 2016 (Ejemplar dedicado a: janeiro/junho), págs. 164-178
• Idioma: portugués
• DOI: 10.7213/rev.dir.econ.socioambienta.07.001.AO07
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• Resumen

  • According to the International Energy Agency, Brazil plays a central role in meeting the world’s oil needs through to 2035, accounting for one-third of the net growth in global supply. At the centre of the country’s efforts to become one of the world’s largest oil producers is a highly complex and capital-intensive deep-water project to develop its pre-salt basin oil reserves3. The purpose of this paper is to briefly present the pre-salt project and its production challenges – both economical and political – demonstrating the potential benefits of the adoption of the International Energy Charter for its development.

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