Research usually involves oil-related work permits and used in order to explore one or more hydrocarbon deposits such as geological operations, geophysics, drilling (including activities of abandonment and restoration related), equipment wells, and production testing.
Development works are related to the exploitation license related to the study, preparation and realization of operations such as: seismic, drilling, equipment of wells and tests of production, construction and laying of platforms, as well as all other related operations, and any other operations carried out for the purpose of evaluating deposits and their extensions; the production, transport, processing, storage and dispatch of hydrocarbons at the loading terminals.
Operations are related to the license to operate and maintain facilities for the production, processing, storage, transportation and shipping of hydrocarbons.