A ANP e o poder militar: a segurança e a defesa das plataformas off-shore

Abstract

The Petroleum National Agency (ANP) was created with the purpose of regulating oil, natural gas and biofuels activities. The oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) are the core activities of ANP regulated industry. Brazil seeks to increase its reserves and develop production to ensure compliance with increasing demand for energy. The pre-salt findings are among the most important in the world in the last decade. The pre-salt province is composed of large light oil accumulations, with excellent quality and high commercial value. A reality that puts the country in a strategic position regarding high demand for energy worldwide. In addition to the presalt, there are other incomparable richness in Brazilian territorial waters, which must be protected and preserved as a national heritage known as Blue Amazon. However, the increasing maritime traffic, caused by the rising E&P activity, coupled with great greed for the richness of Blue Amazon may foment piracy and transnational crimes, among others so-called new threats. In recent years, the government has been giving some priority to defense issue, and in 2008 approved the National Defense Strategy (END) in order to fill a gap in national defense issues. With the aim of monitoring and control such an extensive sea area, the Brazilian Navy (MB) has designed a strategic program called Blue Amazon Management System (SisGAAz), tailored to END guidelines. All this aspects will cause a lot of changes involving numerous challenges to be overcome, especially regard to ensuring the sovereignty of the Brazilian State in the Blue Amazon.