Nelson Narciso

Postgraduate in Industrial Administration and Economic Engineering from UFRJ and Mechanical Engineer. In leadership roles at service and operating companies for the oil and natural gas sector, such as HRT Africa, Halliburton, ABB, Vetco Gray, and Hughes WKM, he accumulated more than 35 years of experience and deep knowledge in managing and developing exploration & production businesses, platform construction and logistics, and the design, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance of subsea equipment, as well as start-up operations in Brazil, Angola, and Namibia. He was Director of the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP) from June 2006 to June 2010, having led the creation of the National Content Coordination Office and led the Gas Flaring Reduction Programs, the Production Fiscal Metering Improvement Program, the Bidding Rounds, and the Integrated Product Movement System. Guest professor at Brown University (BIARI – Brown International Advanced Research Institutes); and speaker at the following universities: Oxford University, MIT – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia University, USP – University of São Paulo, and UFRJ – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, where he lectured on The Role of the Regulator; The Practice of Regulating the Oil, Natural Gas and Biofuels Industry in Brazil; Fossil and Renewable Energy; BRICS in Africa; The Brazilian Experience in National Content, etc.