ABSTRACT This work presents environmental indicators, based on the pressure-state-response (PSR) model, for the environmental licensing activity of offshore oil and gas production in Brazil. The objective is to consider the feasibility of a set of indicators, supported by existing data, as well as necessary requirements and limitations related to their use. Environmental licensing processes were researched for information from 2012 to 2019 associated with this type of indicators. Due to data limitation, a focus was established on two contiguous areas that concentrate about half of the oil platforms that operate in Brazil and three key indicators: total oil discharge on produced water (pressure); percentage of monitored platforms with significant ecotoxicity in water samples (state); and number of inspections made (response). The indicators show related trends despite some inconsistencies and the challenge of establishing clear causal nexus in this area. Overall, the outcomes show that developing indicators for this system is possible and desirable, but depends on a structured, planned and long-term effort. Moreover, it would be facilitated by robust databases and standardized reporting protocols.

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为巴西近海石油和天然气行业制定环境许可指标

摘要这项工作基于压力状态响应（PSR）模型提出了巴西海上石油和天然气生产的环境许可活动的环境指标。目的是考虑由现有数据支持的一组指标的可行性，以及与使用这些指标有关的必要要求和限制。研究了环境许可流程以获取2012年至2019年与此类指标相关的信息。由于数据有限，重点放在两个连续的区域，集中在巴西运行的大约一半的石油平台和三个关键指标：产出水（压力）上的总石油排放量；在水样中具有重大生态毒性的受监测平台的百分比（州）；以及检查次数（响应）。指标显示了相关趋势，尽管存在一些不一致之处，并且在该领域建立明确的因果关系具有挑战性。总体而言，结果表明，为该系统制定指标是可能的并且是可取的，但是取决于结构化，计划性和长期的努力。此外，健壮的数据库和标准化的报告协议将有助于实现这一目标。