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The regulation of the
Research, Development
and Innovation clause
(RD&I) of oil exploration
and production
contracts should expect
changes soon. By this
clause, concessionaires
are obliged to invest 1%
of the gross revenue of
fields in RD&I , of which
50% in institutions
accredited by the
National Agency of
Petroleum, Natural Gas
and Biofuels (ANP) and
only the remaining in
the companies’ projects.
The general director
of ANP, Magda
Chambriard, says that the
change aims “to improve
the rules for application of financial
resources, in order to create an
environment more favorable to
creating innovation in the country”.
ANP presented various proposals.
One of them suggests that the
Agency would be responsible for
the approval of programs and
projects and determine where
private resources would be
allocated.
COMPANIES REACTION
However, there were several
contributions from companies
and professional associations,
according to Raimar van den
Bylaardt, director of the Brazilian
Association for Research and
Development of Innovative
Companies (Anpei), entity that
defends a better flexibilization of
the investment rules.
“The concessionaires must
invest the resources. We expect
ANP IS STUDYING CHANGES IN REGULATION OF
EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION CONTRACTS
Schlumberger Research Center in Rio de Janeiro: investment in RD&I
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EXCELLENCE
more resources being applied
for equipment manufacturers.
We believe that the locus of
innovation is within the industry.
It is the industry that effectively
makes innovation, a cycle that
ends with the placement and
acceptance of the product in the
market”.
Bylaardt says it is necessary
to focus on the joint work of
the concessionaires with the
industry, as everything involving
oil requires large equipment.
“We are not talking about a small
technological development, a
laboratory process; we are talking
about an industrial process”, he
highlighted.
Schlumberger’s Marketing
Director, Alejandro Duran,
says that we need to consider
points such as confidentiality
of information related to
technologies, products and
processes.
“The protection of intellectual
property resulting from
the project should also be
considered”, he noted.
LOCAL CONTENT
ANP is also studying changes
in the regulation of local
content. The proposals are
for improvement to consider
changes in relative price and
change in project scope, using
a formula of Global Neutralized
Local Content.
Another point that is being
considered is for Brazilian raw
materials counting as local
content in foreign supplies via
Repetro – special customs regime
for export and import of goods for
research activities of exploration
of oil and natural gas deposits.
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