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Lula Field – Brazil’s Largest Oil And Natural Gas Producer Was Renamed Tupi Yesterday (09/14) Following ANP’s Order

Written by Flavia Marinho
Published on 15/09/2020 at 11:05
Updated on 15/09/2020 at 11:10
Petrobras: campo de petróleo Lula vira tupi
Petrobras informa que atendendo decisão judicial, todos os registros dos nomes referenciados como Lula serão alterados
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Petrobras Informs That Following Court Decision, All Records of Names Referenced as “Lula” Will Be Changed

Petrobras reported last night in a significant fact that the Lula field, the largest producer of oil and natural gas in Brazil, located in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin, will be renamed Tupi following the determination of the ANP. Petrobras Guarantees Employment for Oil Workers Until August 2022

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Petrobras informs that following a court decision which determined that the oil company should rename the asset, all records of names referenced as “Lula” will be changed as follows: a) South of Tupi, onerous assignment contract; and b) Tupi East, uncontracted area belonging to the Federal Union, represented by Pré-Sal Petróleo (PPSA).

The approval aims to comply with the court decision of July 7, 2020, in a popular action, which determined the annulment of the designation of the Tupi area as the Lula field, which occurred in 2010.

The Tupi field is predominantly located in the BM-S-11 concession, 230 km off the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, and is operated by Petrobras (65%), in partnership with Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda (25%) and Petrogal Brasil S.A. (10%).

The field “Lula” now renamed Tupi, began production of its first definitive system in 2010, with the operation of Cidade de Angra do Reis, and is currently the largest oil and natural gas producer in the country.

Understand The Case

In July of This Year, Petrobras Received a Court Order to Change the Name of the Lula Field, the case originated from a popular action filed by lawyer Karina Pichsenmeister Palma, a partner at the Gama Advogados firm in Porto Alegre.

In 2015, the allegation of the action was that although it is common to name oil fields using names of marine animals, the change at that time had the clear intention of honoring the former President of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

The action was accepted by Federal Judge Marga Inge Barth Tessler of the Regional Federal Court of the 4th Region, who ruled as follows: it was proven in the records that the administrative act that named the oil field (public asset) as ‘Campo de Lula’ aimed at the personal promotion of a living person (the President at the time the act was performed). In this context, the act must be annulled due to the defect/diversion in purpose in the practice of the act.

Flavia Marinho

Flavia Marinho é Engenheira pós-graduada, com vasta experiência na indústria de construção naval onshore e offshore. Nos últimos anos, tem se dedicado a escrever artigos para sites de notícias nas áreas militar, segurança, indústria, petróleo e gás, energia, construção naval, geopolítica, empregos e cursos. Entre em contato com flaviacamil@gmail.com ou WhatsApp +55 21 973996379 para correções, sugestão de pauta, divulgação de vagas de emprego ou proposta de publicidade em nosso portal.

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