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Brazil Statutory

The document lists the various Brazilian regulatory agencies and standards that govern offshore oil and gas operations. These include requirements for equipment certification, safety management systems, metering systems, hazardous area certifications, health and hygiene, vessel certification, helideck design, environmental protections, licensing, worker health and safety, and temporary importation for equipment. Compliance with the numerous agency standards and regulations is necessary to legally operate offshore exploration and production assets in Brazilian waters.

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Brazil Statutory

The document lists the various Brazilian regulatory agencies and standards that govern offshore oil and gas operations. These include requirements for equipment certification, safety management systems, metering systems, hazardous area certifications, health and hygiene, vessel certification, helideck design, environmental protections, licensing, worker health and safety, and temporary importation for equipment. Compliance with the numerous agency standards and regulations is necessary to legally operate offshore exploration and production assets in Brazilian waters.

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In order to illustrate the Brazilian Regulatory framework described here, the below non-exhausitve list

can be a useful starting point:

ANATEL - Requirements for the certification and homologation of Telecommunication Equipment

ANP -National Petroleum Agency

SGSO - Requirements for the Safety Management System for the Design and Operation of the unit

INMETRO standard requirements for the oil and gas fiscal metering systems

INMETRO standard requirements for the certification of electrical equipment and instruments installed
in Hazardous Areas (Explosive Atmospheres)

ANVISA - National Sanitary Agency - Health and Hygiene requirements related to food, water,
environmental conditions onboard

DPC - Brazilian Coastguard Agency

Procedures for the issuance for the AIT, CTS and SoC certificates (required to operate in Brazilian waters)

NORMAM Requirements for the certification related to the seaworthiness and safety of the floating
assets including classification, safety equipment, international conventions and additional requirements
for Brazil

NORMAM 27 - Requirements for the design and homologation of helidecks

IBAMA - Environmental Agency.

Requirements for the gas emissions, effluents, garbage and waste management are in the CONAMA
resolutions, and IBAMA Technical Notes

Procedures for the licencing - Installation Licence and Operation Licence

MTE - Ministry of Labour

Requirements for the health and safety management for workers onboard platforms

NR-06 - Requirements for the certification of Personal Protective Equipment

NR-10 - Requirements for the design and operation of electrical installations

NR-11 - Material Handling

NR-12 - Requirements for the mechanical equipment, associated devices and access

NR-13 - Requirements for the design and operation of pressure vessels and piping systems

NR-17 - Ergonomics and environmental conditions

NR-23 - Fire Protection


NR-26 - Identification colours and safety signs

NR-30 Annex II - General requirements for the design of offshore platforms

NR-33 - Requirements for the management of work in confined spaces

NR-34 - Requirements for work activities in the shipyards

NR-35 - Work at height

NR-37 - Health and Safety applied to Oil Platforms

Finally, with regards to the Logistics, Brazil facilitated the importation of the assets and equipment for
the exploration and production of hydrocarbons with a specific Temporary Importation regime called
REPETRO. This scheme is now well established and works well and several local experienced agent are
used to facilitate the associated processes.

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