Urban impacts of the oil and gas production chain: a case study in Santos, State of São Paulo

Abstract

This paper aims to identify and analyze the main urban impacts on the city of Santos (State of São Paulo, Brazil) generated by the implementation of the headquarters of Petrobras’ Operational Unit of Santos Basin, due to the oil and gas production chain (pre-salt) in Santos Basin. The methodology adopted in the research has an investigative character, seeking a theoretical framework that allows a critical analysis of the topic. The implementation of the new Petrobras headquarters in the Valongo neighborhood and the prospects of new business and employment opportunities have motivated a process of real estate valuation and speculation in the neighborhood and in the city, especially in the beachfront, as a result of the expectations that have been generated about the future of the socioeconomic development of Santos and region.