Multinational Oil Companies Shell, Total, Petrogal, Repsol, and Equinor File Request in Federal Court for Exemption from Crude Oil Export Tax

Written by Ruth Rodrigues

Published on 13/03/2023 at 22:56

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Oil companies Shell, Total, Petrogal, Repsol, and Equinor aim to be exempt from the 9.2% tax on crude oil export activities. PRIO had already filed a request in Federal Court, and the market projects new actions by national and international companies.

The national oil and natural gas market is witnessing another movement from major players in the sector seeking tax benefits in Brazil. The multinational oil companies Shell, Total, Petrogal, Repsol, and Equinor have filed a lawsuit in Federal Court requesting the suspension of the tax on crude oil exports. Additionally, the Liberal Party (PL) has filed a Direct Action of Unconstitutionality in the Supreme Court against the tax.

Federal Court Handles Requests for Actions Against the Tax on Crude Oil Exports in the National Market Last Week

The movement in the oil and natural gas sector to end the 9.2% tax on crude oil export activities in Brazil continues to gain momentum.

The Federal Court has now received a request for action to suspend the tax from the multinational oil companies Shell, TotalEnergies, Petrogal, Repsol, and Equinor.

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Shell and Other Oil Companies Warn of Investment Uncertainties in the National Market Following Approval of the Tax on Crude Oil Exports

By filing the request in Federal Court to end the tax on crude oil exports, the multinational oil companies highlighted their main points in the action.

Among them, Shell stated that it is uncertain about investments in the national market following the approval of the measure.

“The measure, which was announced without significant dialogue with the industry, brings uncertainty about new investment decisions, affecting Brazil’s competitiveness in the exploration and production sector — in which the country has strong geological potential,” the company stated.

The company is the second-largest producer in Brazil, behind only Petrobras, with a daily production capacity of 400,000 barrels/day. Additionally, it exports nearly 100% of all produced barrels.

Thus, it is one of the main oil companies to be affected by the tax on the export of the product.

Now, industry representatives are working to ensure that Congress does not approve this article of the MP. However, the sector’s desire is that the tax not only be disapproved but also not implemented as a permanent measure in the market.

Multinational oil companies continue their actions in Federal Court to prevent the imposition of the tax on crude oil exports this week.

Multinational Oil Companies Shell, Total, Petrogal, Repsol, and Equinor File Request in Federal Court for Exemption from Crude Oil Export Tax

Oil companies Shell, Total, Petrogal, Repsol, and Equinor aim to be exempt from the 9.2% tax on crude oil export activities. PRIO had already filed a request in Federal Court, and the market projects new actions by national and international companies.

Federal Court Handles Requests for Actions Against the Tax on Crude Oil Exports in the National Market Last Week

Shell and Other Oil Companies Warn of Investment Uncertainties in the National Market Following Approval of the Tax on Crude Oil Exports

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