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This Dissertation analyses the context of the transactions and contracts involving the natural gas supply to industrial consumption, and verifies the main theoretical drivers of the flexibility value, in contract clauses concerning the commitment of payment for minimum contracted quantities, known as take-or-pay provisions. The development of the Brazilian Natural Gas Industry demands the deployment of heavy infrastructure, which depends upon the long-term value perception of the market uncertainty, by the contracting agents, along the supply chain. Since these agents establish the governance of their relationships through long-term contracts, the understanding of the drivers for contractual flexibility value is crucial to evaluate the feasibility of a commercial transaction. This problem is approached through the concepts of the Transaction Cost and Real Option Theories. A sample of 396 contracts from 6 natural gas distribution companies, demonstrated a remarkable explanation power of the Real Option Theory for the value of the contractual flexibility, observed in transactions for natural gas supply to industrial consumption. The evidence was weaker in the case of the Transaction Cost Theory and the reasons for this fact are proposed. This research demonstrates that if the flexibility value is not taken into account in the contracts, there should be negative influences to the market development. Adequate commercial and regulation policies should consider this aspect.

O valor da flexibilidade em cláusulas 'take-or-pay' de contratos para fornecimento de gás natural industrial.