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Natural gas’ transport infrastructure

On December 17^th, the Brazilian President, Michel Temer, enacted the Decree No. 9,616/2018 that, by amending the Federal Decree 7,382/2010, aims to enable the open access to the natural gas transport infrastructure, implementing some of the actions provided in the Gas to Grow Program (Programa Gás para Crescer), as follows:

• Regulation of the entry-exit regime in transportation capacity, being the tariffs established by shippers, according to the regulation to be provided by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (“ANP”);
• Autonomy and independence of the transport from other segments of the natural gas chain, which shall be further ruled by the ANP;
• Amendment of the current transport agreements to reflect further incentives to be provided by the ANP to shippers;
• Guaranteed access to the pipes, natural gas treatment and processing and liquified natural gas terminals – the access cannot be denied if proven unfair competition;
• Standardization of the natural gas rules between the Union and the States.

Published today in the Union’s Official Gazette, the Decree No. 9,616/2018 is already in force.

For further information regarding this matter, please contact Luis Menezes (luismenezes@felsberg.com.br), our partner responsible for the Oil and Gas Department.

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