OIL & GAS. Support to projects involving all phases of Oil & Gas chain. of transportation capacity transactions.

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1 OIL & GAS Support to projects involving all phases of Oil & Gas chain Schmidt, Valois, Miranda, Ferreira & Agel acts in several projects involving all phases of the oil & natural gas industry. We represent clients in the Brazil Rounds promoted by the National Oil, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP) for the concession of exploratory blocks particularly in the structuring of guarantees, analysis of concession, joint operating and joint bidding agreements, and study of regulatory and tax issues. of transportation capacity transactions. Our firm also assists oil companies and investment funds in the structuring of farm-in and farm-out transactions with Petrobras and in the analysis of contractual and tax aspects. In addition, the Schmidt, Valois, Miranda, Ferreira & Agel team analyzes risk production contracts for marginal fields and represents companies in marginal field bids promoted by the ANP. How we can help: We regularly advise international energy companies which already operate in, or which intend to enter, the Brazilian market offering full legal services in regulatory, maritime law, corporate, tax and environmental aspects related to downstream, midstream and upstream activities. Schmidt, Valois, Miranda, Ferreira & Agel participates in projects involving the entire oil & gas economic chain. We therefore represent shippers in the negotiation of supply agreements with Petrobras and other carriers and in negotiating and structuring the assignment We assist companies in discussions on the regulatory and legislative framework of the oil, natural gas, electric power, transports and ports with the attendance in public hearings at the regulatory agencies, public local authorities and at the technical commissions of the National Congress. Legal advice in all segments of the oil industry. Consulting in projects and ventures related to oil survey, exploration and production activities (upstream and downstream), including commercial agreements, joint ventures, construction and financing agreements (BNDES and international entities). Drafting, negotiation and risk analysis related to the industry agreements, including concession and construction contracts, equipment supply, farm-in, distribution and services agreements, and joint operating agreements (JOA). Advice in project finance transactions for the construction of platforms, refineries, power plants and other large projects.

2 Accolades For the last ten years, Schmidt, Valois, Miranda, Ferreira & Agel and its partners have been consistently top-tier ranked by the most prestigious international research institutes such as Chambers and Partners (Global and Latin America), Latin Lawyer, LACCA, Who s Who Legal Energy, Euromoney, Legal 500 and Best Lawyers. The firm is certainly one of the most prestigious and recommended law firms in Latin America concerning M&A and O&G matters and projects. Our lawyers have worked in cross-border transactions involving Angola, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, France, Guinea-Bissau, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Norway, Portugal, Peru, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, UK,USA, and Venezuela, amongst others. Chambers and Partners 2018 Who s Who Legal Energy For over ten years now, the firm has been ranked Band #1. Since 2009, partners Paulo Valois Pires and Rogerio Miranda have been top-tier ranked, while Antonio Luis de Miranda Ferreira and Sonia Agel are classified as Senior Statesmen by such prestigious guide. Chambers Latin America 2018: Widely admired practice with longstanding experience in the development of upstream, midstream and downstream projects. Impressive track record assisting E&P companies with farm-in and farm-out transactions, involving onshore, offshore, exploratory, development and producing fields. Increasingly advises on LNG importation, regasification and the distribution of natural gas. Clients remark: Their lawyers, even the youngest ones, are truly competent, highly qualified and are always available when we need them. They have excellent senior and junior members which make a great team that combines energy and experience to solve our issues. Rogério Sobral de Miranda as one of the most experienced practitioners in this field who is very strong on the regulatory side and is very knowledgeable about every aspect of the Brazilian oil and gas industry. Paulo Valois Pires an extremely experienced lawyer in complex negotiations and one of the best oil and gas lawyers in Brazil. Senior statesman Antônio Luís de Miranda Ferreira is widely respected for his long-standing experience in the gas industry. Interviewees deeply respect his vast contributions to the market. Highly reputed founding partner Sonia Agel enjoys a superb reputation for her long-standing experience in oil and gas regulatory matters. Market sources observe: She helped to build the oil and gas industry we have today. Chambers Global 2018: Widely admired practice with longstanding experience in the development of upstream, midstream and downstream projects. Impressive track record assisting E&P companies with farm-in and farm-out transactions, involving onshore, offshore, exploratory, development and production fields. Increasingly advises on LNG importation, regasification and the distribution of natural gas. Firm is part of the international alliance MC Valois Miranda. We have been the unique law firm in Brazil with a stellar practice and five partners listed by Who s Who Legal Energy since 2014, namely Antônio Luís de M. Ferreira, Sonia Agel, Rogério S. de Miranda, Guilherme Schmidt and Paulo Valois Pires. In the 2016 edition, Paulo Valois also integrated the panel The Most Highly Regarded Indviduals. And in 2017 was onsidered as a Thought Leader Energy Who s Who Legal Energy 2017: This important publication has been recommending, year after year, the partners Sonia Agel, Rogério Miranda, Antônio Luís Ferreira, Paulo Valois and Guilherme Schmidt among the best lawyers in Energy in Brazil. Partner Paulo Valois was considered as a Thought Leader Energy 2017 Who s Who Legal Energy 2016: Schmidt, Valois, Miranda, Ferreira & Agel boasts the impressive Paulo Valois Pires. He acts for major energy clients who commend him for his extremely capable and informed approach to complicated matters. Who s Who Legal Energy 2015: Schmidt, Valois, Miranda, Ferreira & Agel has a stellar practice and five of its lawyers are highlighted in our research. Paulo Valois Pires specialises in advising clients in the oil and natural gas industries, pipelines and LNG industries on M&A transactions and joint ventures. Sonia Agel is a regulatory specialist in the oil and gas sector while Guilherme Guerra D Arriaga Schmidt is noted for his broad practice encompassing M&A and joint ventures, construction and infrastructure, tax and arbitration. The talented Antônio Luís de M Ferreira is a notable expert on oil and gas law and Rogério Sobral de Miranda is lauded for his high-quality service. Euromoney s Expert Guides Partners Antônio Luís de Miranda Ferreira, Sonia Agel, Rogério Sobral de Miranda, Guilherme Schmidt and Paulo Valois Pires have been top listed in the spot light table Best of The Best Latin America organized by the Expert Guides since 2012.

3 Legal 500 Since the first edition of the Legal 500 in Brazil, our firm has been top-tier ranked by this acclaimed guide in the sectors of Natural Resources: Oil and Gas. Antônio Luís de Miranda Ferreira, Sonia Agel, and Paulo Valois Pires have been also ranked by Legal 500. Legal : Within the 18-lawyer team, Paulo Valois Pires is very experienced in regulatory matters in the sector. Antônio Luís de Miranda Ferreira, Sonia Agel and Rogério Sobral de Miranda are also recommended, along with associate Danielle Ludwig. Legal : One of Brazil s premier firms for oil-and-gas work, Schmidt, Valois, Miranda, Ferreira & Agel has been active in LNG importation and regasification matters, and natural gas distribution matters, and handled several farm-in and farm-out transactions, such as advising AziLat on an offshore farm-in agreement with OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações. In other high-level work, Paulo Valois Pires continues to advise Frade Japão Petróleo on issues arising from the Frade field oil spill. Antônio Luís de Miranda Ferreira, Sonia Agel and Rogério Sobral de Miranda are recommended within the nine-partner team, which also acts for BHP Billiton, Parnaiba Gás Natural and Prumo Logística. LACCA Approved The Latin American Corporate Counsel Association has been consistently highlighting our lawyers in its annual research which appoints the leading lawyers in a number of fields country by country. In its latest edition, the guide listed partners Sonia Agel and Paulo Valois in the Energy field in Brazil. Latin Lawyer 250 Latin Lawyer 250 has confirmed the outstanding position of our firm and lawyers in the Latin America O&G market year after year. According to them, the team invariably performs in a way that confirms their reputation as among the finest oil and gas lawyers in Brazil. Latin Lawyer : Practice head Guilherme Schmidt, Paulo Valois Pires ( fast and efficient ), Rogério Miranda and Antônio Luís de Miranda Ferreira, who wins praise from one client for his knowledge and availability. Sonia Agel, who wins praise from one client for her dedication to the regulatory demands and a deep knowledge of the resolutions and laws applied to the oil and gas sector, and Celina Ozorio and Isabela Faria, are also high-profile. Valois and Agel both come recommended in LACCA Approved. Schmidt Valois had a pre-eminent practice in oil and gas work, which also translates naturally into the wider field of energy. The team assists local and international clients including investors, operators and financial institutions on the development of power generation, transmission, distribution and marketing projects. A niche within the department is advising clients in the renewable energy sector on the development and financing of green and brownfield projects. The team also assists clients on all legal aspects involved in the projects, including the analysis of regulatory and tax issues. The attorneys I deal with are very responsive, hands on and have deep knowledge of Brazilian legislation, says a client, who also hired the firm for corporate, projects, M&A and tax work. Inestimable expertise on the regulatory front comes from Agel, whose experience includes 25 years as federal state attorney and four years at Brazil s oil and gas regulator, ANP. Offshore oil explorer AziLat is a long-standing client, for which the team provides regular counsel on acquisitions and farm-in agreements, among other matters.

4 Antônio Luís Ferreira He represents domestic and international clients in mining, Oil & Gas and corporate transactions, and has been actively participating in the review and discussion of bills of law related to the energy industry, in particular natural gas regulations. Started his career at Shell Brazil ( ), having spent the last ten years at the company as general legal counsel of the Shell Group Companies in Brazil, responsible for oil products, natural gas, mining, metals, chemicals, aviation, as well as for the tax department. Acted as an off counsel and was partner of two major Brazilian law firms. He was appointed as one of the most admired lawyers by Análise Advocacia 500 in commercial contracts and infrastructure. He has been listed since 2007 by the International Who s Who of Business Lawyers in the oil and gas sector, and was nominated as a leading lawyer in Energy and Natural Resources by Chambers and Partners from 2008 to He was nominated as a leading lawyer by Expert Guides to the World s Leading Energy and Natural Resource Lawyers and by Best Lawyers since Recognized as Lawyer of the Year for his work in Oil and Gas by Best Lawyers Appointed by Legal 500 Latin America and Latin Lawyer 250 as one of the leading lawyers in Energy and Natural Resources in Brazil. Author of many articles and chapters in newspapers, specialized magazines and books dealing with legal and regulatory matters of the Oil & Gas industry. Post-graduated in Business Law from Fundação Dom Cabral. Graduated by the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rogério Sobral de Miranda rmiranda@svmfa.com.br For more than 25 years, he has developed a legal practice focused on business law, representing clients in local and international transactions related to natural resources and infrastructure projects (in particular oil and gas, power generation, mining, ports and terminals), mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate matters, international contracts and project finance. He was the head of the gas and power and oil products in the legal practice of Shell in Brazil, where he was extensively exposed to all related legal and contractual matters of the industry, including exploration and production. Prior to founding the firm, he was a partner at a well-known Brazilian law firm. He has been appointed as a leading lawyer both in Energy and Natural Resources and in Corporate/M&A by Chambers and Partners, year after year. International Who s Who of Business Lawyers and the World s Leading Energy and Natural Resources Lawyers, published by Euromoney, recognized him in the Oil and Gas. Highlighted by Who s Who Legal as a reference in the natural resources area in Brazil. He has been recommended by the publication Legal 500 and Latin Lawyer 250. Brazilian Anuário Análise Advocacia has recognized him as one of the most admired lawyers in Brazil. He holds a masters degree from the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP) of the University of Dundee, Scotland, Bachelor of Laws degree from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro in Member of the Ethics Court of OAB/RJ in Languages: Portuguese, English and Spanish. Paulo Valois Pires pvalois@svmfa.com.br His practice involves the representation of IOCs, NOCs, private equities, financial institutions and suppliers in O&G, M&A, private placements, offshore supply, pipeline construction, LNG projects, infrastructure, and tax related matters. He represents international and domestic clients in international tenders promoted by the Petroleum Agency and Petrobras for the divestment of onshore and offshore blocks, and also in complex bidding procedures for the charter of FPSOs, FSRUs, and FSOs. He started his career in 1989 as inhouse counsel for Shell in Brazil. He is the co-head of the O&G practice group of the firm and managing partner of the Rio de Janeiro office. He is author of a variety of articles and a frequent speaker in panels related to O&G matters and programs worldwide. He was nominated as a leading lawyer (Band 1) in Energy and Natural Resources by Chambers Global and Latin America , 2011 ( spot light table ), and editions. He is top ranked in the Experts Guide to the World s Leading Energy and Natural Resource Lawyers of Euromoney, and recognized as The Best of the Best in Latin America in by the same institution. Recommended in Oil & Gas and Projects & Infrastructure by the international publication Legal 500. He is highly recommended by Latin lawyer 250. Also quoted by Best Lawyers in 2009/ ( Lawyer of the Year for his work in Natural Resources in 2018); by The International Who s Who Legal Energy editions ( Most Highly Regarded Individuals and Thought Leader Energy 2018 ) and by the Latin American Corporate Counsel Association (LACCA) in the editions. Brazilian Anuário Análise Advocacia has recognized him as one of the most admired lawyers in Brazil. He was nominated by the Brazilian edition of the GQ Magazine in 2014 as one of the most influential lawyers in the country. Assistant Professor of Law at Univeridade Cândido Mendes ( ) and at Master Business in Petroleum of COPPE/UFRJ ( ). Vice-chairman of the Brazilian Center of Mediation and Arbitration (CBMA ). Director of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in Rio de Janeiro ( ). Tax Committee of National Organization of Oil Industry (ONIP ). Vice-chairman of the Energy Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce (2000). Member of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators and former alternate regional director of the AIPN Latin America Chapter. Master Degree in International Law by the University of São Paulo. Master Business in Petroleum - MBP by the Federal University of State of Rio de Janeiro/COPPE. Post-graduate diploma in International Law by the Université Robert Schuman, Strasbourg, France: Certificat des Hautes Études Européennes. Law Degree by the University of State of Rio de Janeiro. Languages: Portuguese, English, French and Spanish.

5 Sonia Agel Acted for more than 25 years in the public sector as federal state attorney with relevant experience in regulatory matters and judicial and administrative litigation. She was general counsel of the National Oil and Gas Agency (ANP) between 1998 and 2002, where she played an outstanding role in the development of the O&G regulatory framework in Brazil, with a relevant contribution to the structuring of the first bid rounds of exploratory areas and in road shows held in the five continents. She has been listed, year after year, by international publications such as Chambers and Partners, Latin Lawyer 250, Legal 500, Best Lawyers, LACCA and Who s Who Legal in Energy and Natural Resources. Graduated by Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), José Gustavo Fernandes Braga gbraga@svmfa.com.br Assists large national and multinational corporations, particularly those in the oil and gas, infrastructure and power industries, providing legal services on Brazilian and international taxation. Reporter for Brazil, in 2001 and 2006, in the Cahiers de Droit Fiscal International published by IFA, respectively about Taxation on income derived from Electronic Commerce and The tax consequences of restructuring of indebtedness (debt work-outs). Invited lecturer on taxation topics at several courses and institutions, such as King s College London, Queen Mary College, Universidade Cândido Mendes, Universidade Estácio de Sá and IBMEC Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais. Highlighted year after year by Best Lawyers International in their limited list of recommended tax practitioners for Brazil. Listed by Legal 500 as a reference in tax and corporate and M&A in the country. Recommended in LACCA Approved. Recognition in the Advisory chapter of the important international publication Who s Who Legal: Corporate Tax He won 2018 International Advisory Experts Award: M&A. He was selected by Lawyer Monthly as Brazil 100 leading lawyers. Chevening Scholar in 2007, awarded by the United Kingdom s Foreign Commonwealth Office. LL.M. in International Tax Law from the University of London, Queen Mary College. Bachelor of Laws degree (LL.B.) from Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). Member since year 2000 of the Brazilian Association of Financial Law (ABDF) and the International Fiscal Association (IFA). Chairman of the Tax Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Brazil - BRITCHAM, Rio de Janeiro branch ( ). Member of the Tax Law Subcommittee of the Brazilian Bar Association Rio de Janeiro branch - OAB-RJ ( ). Celina Ozorio cozorio@svmfa.com.br Her areas of practice include energy, oil, gas and infrastructure with a focus on project development, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, financing and regulatory issues associated with these industries. She also acts in corporate and anti-corruption compliance. Her previous experience includes ten years as legal counsel of Enron, Prisma Energy and Ashmore Energy International, where she was responsible for legal issues related to energy and transportation of natural gas companies located in South America. She has been appointed by Chambers Latin America 2015 as one of the leading lawyers in the Projects field in Brazil. Recommended as Leader in their field in Brazil by Latin Lawyer 250. She is a frequent speaker in national and international events on anti-corruption compliance organized both by the firm and other institutions. Vice-president of the Anticorruption, Compliance and Social Expenses Special Committee of the Brazilian Bar Association. Member of the Anticorruption Committee of the American Bar Association. LL.M in International Legal Studies from the Golden Gate University School of Law San Francisco. Graduated from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC). Languages: Portuguese, English and Spanish. Isabela Faria ifaria@svmfa.com.br Representing and advising clients in structuring, negotiating and documenting finance and business transactions with emphasis on project finance transactions related with energy, oil and gas and infra-structure projects. Representing and advising clients in connection with direct foreign investments, private placements, investment funds, loan agreements, EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contracts, lease and charters agreements, foreign exchange transactions in general, Brazilian Central Bank regulations and corporate law. She was recommended as Leader in their field in Brazil by Latin Lawyer She frequentty takes part in articles and presentations related to project finance in the oil and gas sector. Masters of Laws in International and Comparative Law (LL.M.) from Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, USA. Bachelor of Law degree from Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).

6 Luis Fernando Pacheco Luis Pacheco has deep expertise in the oil and gas and entertainment industries to pro-actively advise them on industry trends, pending legislation and regulation and strategies for complex transactions. He is a recognized expert in all areas of upstream, downstream and midstream oil and gas transactions including M&A related transactions, farm-in/farm-out transactions, international trade, obtaining environmental licenses, negotiation of EPC contracts, joint operating agreements, Joint Bid Agreements, crude oil sales agreements, assisting clients with the public bid process, project finance, participation and service agreements. Mr. Pacheco helped to draft some of the contractual and legal instruments currently used in the Brazilian Oil & Gas industry. He has been recommended by important international publications as Chambers & Partners Latin America - Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas (2009 to 2018); Chambers & Partners Global - Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas (2010 to 2018); The Legal Energy and Natural Resources: Hydrocarbons (2012 to 2017); Latin Lawyer Energy and Project Finance & Infrastructure (2014); LACCA Approved - Energy (2014 to 2018) and Anti-Corruption & Compliance (2017/ 2018); Who s Who Legal Brazil - Energy (2009 to 2011 and 2013 to 2017) and Oil & Gas (2008/ 2009); IFLR 1000, Leading Lawyer - M&A (2015); Análise Advocacia Siderurgy and Mining and Rio de Janeiro (2016, 2017). Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo chapter. LL.M, Kent College of Law, Chicago, IL, LL.B, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Management of Law Firms Course, Northwestern University (Kellogg), Chicago, IL, International Oil and Gas Law, Contracts and Negotiations, Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), International Tax Planning, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, IL, EUA, Tax Law Specialization, Universidade Candido Mendes, Rio de Janeiro, Daniela Loureiro dloureiro@svmfa.com.br Represents clients in Oil & Gas projects and render assistance in contractual, real state and regulatory matters. She started her career as a lawyer at Shell Brazil. Later on she worked at the Legal Department of Chevron Brazil, where she was exposed to all related legal and contractual matters of the petroleum industry. She has also been a partner at an important Brazilian law firm. She was recognized as one of the most admired lawyers in Brazil by Brazilian legal directory Análise Advocacia. Specialization in Public Law from Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). Bachelor of Law degree from Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). Marina Cyrino mcyrino@svmfa.com.br Represents clients in oil and gas and energy projects. Drafting and review of agreements in general, as well as specific agreements of the oil and gas and energy industries. She also acts in corporate and anti-corruption compliance, and provides consultancy on taxation. Speaker at Rio Oil and Gas, in 2016 and presentation of an article about the administrative decision related to Split in chartering contracts and services provided in the exploration and production of oil and gas. Speaker at the International Bar Association - IBA Double Tax Treaties - Latin American Conference, on the topic: Exchange of Information in Tax Treaties, March 31, Professor of taxation on the oil industry at the MBA sponsored by the Instituto Brasileiro de Petróleo (IBP), in Brasília, in October Tax Law Professor at the Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos Tributários IBET in Member of the Brazilian Bar Special Commission for Oil Legislation and Customs Duty Law. Graduated from Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). LL.M. in tax law from Northwestern University School of Law. Post-graduation in tax law from Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos Tributários. Pedro Augusto Pinto Guimarães pguimaraes@svmfa.com.br Acts in merger and acquisitions deals, corporate issues, business development and dispute resolutions, domestic and international. Negotiates and drafts contracts and corporate documents. Member of OAB RJ/SP. Master of Law and Finance (MsC) degree from the Queen Mary, University of London. Post-graduation in Corporate Law from FundaçãoGetúlio Vargas (FGV). Post-graduation in Corporate Law and Stock and Financial Market from Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais (IBMEC). Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree from Universidade Candido Mendes do Rio de Janeiro (UCAM). Languages: Portuguese and English José Eduardo Siqueira jsiqueira@svmfa.com.br Assist domestic and international companies in oil and gas matters and in corporate legal matters. Bachelor of Laws degree from Universidade Candido Mendes. Bernardo Pacheco bpacheco@svmfa.com.br Legal counsel to clients in the oil and gas sector. Brazilian Bar Association, Rio de Janeiro Section. Graduated at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC).

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