The government has made the decision to eliminate a series of regulations that affected the oil activity, increasing costs and harming productivity. This measure, which seeks to reduce costs, promote competition, and decrease prices, was announced through Resolution 20/2025 published in the Official Bulletin.
Among the repealed provisions are Resolution 84/2012, which established technical and metrological standards for Fixed Storage Tanks, and Resolution 85/2012, which regulated Oil Meters and their derivatives, among other liquids.
The Minister of Deregulation and State Transformation, Federico Sturzenegger, explained that these regulations did not fit the current reality of the oil industry and generated unnecessary costs. He mentioned that Resolution 84/2012 required periodic verification of storage tanks, which generated costly environmental waste to remediate.
Additionally, Resolution 185/2000 was annulled, which established technical and metrological standards for General Use Length Measurements, adopted in the context of Mercosur. Sturzenegger pointed out that this measure was particularly unusual, as it was implemented to align with Mercosur, but was no longer relevant.
In the words of the minister, the elimination of these regulations aims to establish a clear and coherent framework that promotes efficiency, innovation, and the economic development of the oil industry, avoiding unnecessary procedures that generate superfluous expenses.
