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Multas por Não Conformidade com Licenças Ambientais (Ar e Água)
Up to 3-4% of gross annual revenue (per Brazilian GHG Emissions Trading System); License revocation = operational shutdown (infinite revenue loss); Criminal penalties = individual fines + imprisonmentEnvironmental licensing violations for air emissions (emissões atmosféricas) and produced water discharge (água produzida) in natural gas extraction. Law 9,605/1998 establishes both administrative fines and criminal liability. Penalties include registration suspension/cancellation, license revocation, and facility shutdown. Decree-Law 6,514/2008 regulates specific penalty amounts based on violation severity.
Multas por Desequilíbrio de Gás e Liquidação de Imbalanços
R$ milhões em taxas de desequilíbrio por violação de limites + custos anti-competitivos de infraestrutura (até 20-30% acima do mercado competitivo)No setor de gás natural brasileiro, o processo de Gas Balancing e Imbalance Settlement exige limites estritos de injeção/retirada nos sistemas de transporte, conforme TCC da Petrobras com CADE. Violações geram fees refletivos de custo e disputas por preços anti-competitivos de PPSA, impactando produtores.[1][2][3]
Multas Ambientais e Multas por Descumprimento de Conformidade de Barreiras de Poços
HARD Evidence: R$ 1.3 billion across 278 pending cases (Petrobras). LOGIC: Minimum statutory fine per violation not specified in sources, but typical enforcement includes operation suspension (halts revenue), license revocation (permanent loss of concession), and environmental recovery costs ordered by authorities. Manual compliance costs estimated at 40–80 hours/month per operator (multiple well notifications required to ANP).Operators in Brazil must comply with ANP Resolution No. 46/2016 and maintain well integrity throughout the well lifecycle. Failure results in environmental fines from IBAMA, suspension/cancellation of operating licenses, and forced permanent abandonment (which is more costly than maintaining temporary abandonment status). Manual compliance processes create gaps in barrier monitoring documentation and missed regulatory notification deadlines, triggering escalating penalties.
Custos de Abandono Permanente vs Abandono Temporário e Desperdício de Capital em Garantias de Demantelamento
LOGIC: Permanent abandonment costs include full plugging, equipment removal, seabed restoration, and environmental recovery (typically R$ 5–20 million per offshore well in deep water). If manual delays force even 5–10% of wells into premature permanent abandonment (30–60 wells), total loss = R$ 150–1,200 million. Additionally, abandonment guarantees tied up during 3–5 year litigation represent ~2–4% annual opportunity cost (capital immobilized).Temporary abandonment is cheaper than permanent abandonment (barriers maintained, well can be reactivated). Manual well barrier monitoring creates verification delays and incomplete documentation, forcing wells into costly permanent abandonment status prematurely. Operators must also post abandonment guarantees (performance bonds) covering decommissioning costs; litigation delays (average 3+ years in Brazilian courts) mean this capital earns zero returns while real value depreciates. With 600+ subsea wells in Brazil scheduled for abandonment, even small per-well cost differences compound significantly.