Hydrocarbon transport and storage in coastal areas: a study of risk perception in municipalities of northern coast of São Paulo, Brazil

Author(s)

Michelle Renk

• Document type: Doctoral Thesis
• Press: Campinas, SP.
• Institution: Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas
• Defense date: 2016-10-06

Examining board members

Sônia Regina da Cal Seixas; Carla Kazue Nakao Cavaliero; Thales Haddad Novaes de Andrade; Jansle Vieira Rocha; Sérgio Almeida Pacca

• Advisor: Sônia Regina da Cal Seixas

Abstract

The petroleum exploitation is considered essential to the economy and energy self-sufficiency of the countries. In Brazil, the discovery of new reserves of oil and natural gas in the pre-salt puts in a strategic position both economically and technology on the world stage, but the expansion of production facilities results in increased risks inherent in the activity. Thus, the communities living in production areas are increasingly exposed to technological risks, coexisting with the possibility of accidents with consequences such as contamination of air, soil and water with heavy environmental and social implications. This thesis investigated the factors that influence the perception of the community about the physical risks (explosions and leaks) for two projects, Terminal Aquaviário de São Sebastião e o Gasoduto de Mexilhão em Caraguatatuba, both situated on the northern coast of São Paulo, and operated by Petrobras. Among the methodological strategies were conducted semi-structured interviews with the community residing in the area of direct and indirect influence of these enterprises. It is hoped in this way, contribute to the challenges of building the management of risks associated with the exploration and production of oil and increasingly participatory gas, incorporating the question of risks not only the technical / probabilistic point of view, but also as a social construction. This research makes his sufficiency of a body of work conducted by the Laboratory Quality of Life, Environment and Subjectivity, based at the Center for Environmental Studies and Research (NEPAM/UNICAMP), and supported by FAPESP as "Qualidade de Vida e Energia no Litoral Paulista: implicações socioeconômicas e ambientais da indústria de petróleo e gás natural" (Process nº 2011/ 20803-5) and "Saúde Mental, Violência e Mudanças Ambientais Globais Urbanas no Corredor de Exportação Tamoios ¿ D Pedro I, São Paulo, Brasil" (Process nº 2013/17173-5) (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/22370-9 - "Oil spills in coastal areas: a study about risk perception in Caraguatatuba e São Sebastião, north coast of São Paulo"
• Grantee: Michelle Renk
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate