Environmental Guidelines
for Brasil Round 9
In order to protect the environment,
the Petroleum Agency (ANP), the Federal Environmental Agency
(IBAMA)
and the Environmental State Agencies (OEMAs) analyse all
the areas prior to decide their offer in licensing rounds,
as stated at the CNPE
Resolution nº 008/2003. As a result of this work, guidelines are published with the
requirement levels for the environmental licensing, allowing the future concessionaire
to include the environmental variable in exploration and production projects.
These guidelines are revised and updated
every round to keep track of the policies evolution. The
creation of new protected areas, the evolution of ecosystem's
knowledge, the exploration and production technologies development
and the social and economic reality are dynamic factors
that directly influence the level of requirement for the
environmental licensing of the offered blocks. Therefore,
it is very important to consult this information, even for
blocks that have already been object of previous rounds.
The Environmental licensing Guide concerning oil and gas exploration activities for Round 9 was launched, according to the program . During the opening seminar, general guidelines were made available by IBAMA´s representative, and another one by ANP´s representative.
