O gerenciamento dos resíduos das unidades de perfuração offshore de óleo e gás e o projeto de controle da poluição (PCP)

Abstract

The oil extraction is a fundamental activity at the current energy matrix, however it causes a great impact on the environment due to the expressive solid waste it production. The fact that there is a complex logistic chain and reduced option of these solid waste final disposal, mainly in the North and Northeast brazilian states, makes it hard to comply with the requirements of the current legislation. The Pollution Control Project - PCP is established by the 01/11 Technical Note and presents guidelines for controlling the environmental aspects of offshore Exploration and Production (E&P) activities. The National Policy on Solid Waste (PNRS) faces challenges in its implementation that directly impact the waste management of the country's offshore activities. The present work aims to study the offshore drilling units waste management and its difficulties based on the logistics in different brazilian states and the final disposal availability, besides evidencing the difficulty to comply with the main environmental legislation that regulates the E&P activity. Through consulting articles, dissertations, theses, publications and PCP reports sent to IBAMA in the years of 2010 to 2015 it was possible to highlight the difficulties between the environmental agency and the oil operators, and point out how the poor PNRS implementation may influence the execution of environmental guidelines related to waste reception infrastructure in the brazilian territory.