With a technically qualified and specific agenda for the development of the oil and gas industry, the State of Rio de Janeiro wants to retake the leading role in this sector. 

"With the offshore reserves we have in the basins along our coast and the production potential, we will once again be the true energy hub of South America," he said last Tuesday (21) during the CWC World Gas Series: Brazil & the Americas Summit in Rio , the Secretary for Economic Development, Employment and International Relations, Lucas Tristão. 

"Our concern is not political, it is with the development of the sector," he said. "We are fully aware of the need to overcome dependence on oil and royalties, which is of course a long-term construction, but we can not count on maintaining the price of a barrel of oil," he said. "Royalties should be used to finance the energy transition and the economy of tomorrow," he noted. 

Tristan, who was in Houston for the first time at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), said that the mission of the party - also formed by the Under Secretary of Oil, Gas and Energy, Cristina Pinho, and the Executive Secretary Bruno Rigo - was to carry the message that the state is implementing public policies to attract new investments. 

In Houston, Lucas Tristão was one of the speakers at the "Renewed Brazil: Unmatched Oil and Gas Opportunity" event, promoted by the Brazil-Texas Chamber of Commerce (BRATECC), along with the National Secretary of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels of the Mines and Energy, Márcio Félix. 

"The importance of the State of Rio de Janeiro to be present at events such as OTC Houston and OTC Brazil is to inform about the public policies we are implementing here to make the state more attractive for new investments." 

During the event, Tristão reinforced the invitation for companies to participate in OTC Brasil, which takes place October 29-31 in Rio de Janeiro.During the event, Tristão reinforced the invitation for companies to participate in OTC Brasil, which takes place October 29-31 in Rio de Janeiro.