National Agency of Petroleum and Natural Gas Approves Today (08/25) the Inclusion of 218 Exploratory Oil and Gas Blocks in the Brazilian Equatorial Margin and Adds 90,321.65 Km² to the Permanent Offering Area

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Published on 25/08/2022 at 16:41

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ANP Expands by About 300% The Number of Exploratory Oil and Gas Blocks in The Brazilian Equatorial Margin, Jumping From 71 to 289!

Today (08/25), the ANP board approved the inclusion of 218 blocks from the Brazilian Equatorial Margin (MEQ) in the Permanent Offering of Concession (OPC). According to the Agency, the decision, based on Resolution No. 27/21 of the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE), adds 90,321.65 km² to the area offered in the OPC.

All five basins that make up the MEQ were included (Foz do Amazonas, Pará-Maranhão, Barreirinhas, Ceará, and Potiguar), especially the deep and ultra-deep marine environment. With this approval, ANP increases by about 300% the number of blocks under study in the Brazilian Equatorial Margin, jumping from 71 to 289 exploratory blocks.

218 Oil and Gas Exploration Blocks Await Environmental Opinion and Joint Manifestation from The Ministries of Mines and Energy and The Environment

This region bears similarities to the recent world-class discoveries of oil and natural gas made in neighboring Guyana and Suriname, as well as in the basins of the African Conjugated Margin.

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What Is The Permanent Offering

The Permanent Offering is currently the main modality of bidding for areas for the exploration and production of oil and natural gas in Brazil. In this format, there is a continuous offering of exploratory blocks and areas with marginal accumulations located in any land or maritime basins.

In this way, companies do not need to wait for a “traditional” bidding round to have the opportunity to acquire a block or area with a marginal accumulation, which are permanently available. Furthermore, companies have the time they deem necessary to study the technical data of these areas before making an offer, without the limited deadline of a bidding round notice.

Once their registration is approved in the Permanent Offering, the company can declare interest in one or more of the blocks and areas offered in the Bid Notice. After approval by the Special Bidding Commission (CEL) of one or more declarations of interest, a cycle of the Permanent Offering begins, with the schedule announced by the Commission.

The cycles correspond to the realization of public sessions for presenting offers for one or more sectors that had a declaration of interest. On the day of the public session, registered companies can make offers for blocks and areas with marginal accumulations in the sectors being bid in that cycle.

National Agency of Petroleum and Natural Gas Approves Today (08/25) the Inclusion of 218 Exploratory Oil and Gas Blocks in the Brazilian Equatorial Margin and Adds 90,321.65 Km² to the Permanent Offering Area

ANP Expands by About 300% The Number of Exploratory Oil and Gas Blocks in The Brazilian Equatorial Margin, Jumping From 71 to 289!

218 Oil and Gas Exploration Blocks Await Environmental Opinion and Joint Manifestation from The Ministries of Mines and Energy and The Environment

What Is The Permanent Offering

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National Agency of Petroleum and Natural Gas Approves Today (08/25) the Inclusion of 218 Exploratory Oil and Gas Blocks in the Brazilian Equatorial Margin and Adds 90,321.65 Km² to the Permanent Offering Area

ANP Expands by About 300% The Number of Exploratory Oil and Gas Blocks in The Brazilian Equatorial Margin, Jumping From 71 to 289!

218 Oil and Gas Exploration Blocks Await Environmental Opinion and Joint Manifestation from The Ministries of Mines and Energy and The Environment

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