Last record in the concession rounds had been $ 3.8 billion.
The National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency ( ANP ) has so far raised R $ 8 billion in bonds with the auction of 22 oil and gas exploration blocks on Monday (29), and hit a new record in the rounds concessions (see below for completed blocks) .
What was sold out
From the Santos Basin, three of the six blocks were bought in the only sector offered. The signing bonus raised with them was R $ 346.4 million – a premium of 235.91% in relation to the minimum bonus expected by the ANP.
From the Potiguar Basin, one of the five blocks of the AP1 sector was sold for R $ 5.1 million. According to the ANP, the value did not represent any goodwill on what was expected. The AP2 sector had the six blocks sold for a total bonus of R $ 133.7 million, with a goodwill of 80.98%.
From the Ceará Basin, only one of the seven blocks of the SCE-AP-2 sector was sold to the R $ 9 million bonus, with a 12.33% premium.
From the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, one of the three blocks of the SSEAL-AUP1 sector was sold for R $ 3.6 million, with a 39.73% premium. On the other hand, the SSEAL-AUP2 sector had one of the four blocks sold, also for the amount of R $ 3.6 million in signing bonus, representing the same goodwill percentage of 39.73%.
The highest premium was from the Campos Basin – 680.452% over the expected minimum. The nine blocks, all of the sector SC-AP5, were sold for a significant R $ 7.5 billion.
Check below the lots offered and which were sold:
– BACIA DE CAMPOS (total 9 blocks)
Winner: Petrobras, Statoil and ExxonMobil consortium (2 blocks)
- CM-657: R $ 2.1 billion
- CM-709: R $ 1.5 billion
Winner: ExxonMobil, QGI Brazil and Petrobras consortium (2 blocks)
- CM-753: R $ 330 million
- CM-789: 2.8 billion
Winner: Repsol, Wintershall and Chevron consortium (2 blocks)
- CM-821: R $ 51.7 million
- CM-823: R $ 40 million
Winner: Shell, Petrogal and Chevron consortium (1 block)
- CM-791: R $ 551.1 million
Winner: BP Energy and Statoil consortium (2 blocks)
- CM-755: R $ 43.3 million
- CM-793: R $ 43.3 million
– BACIA DE SANTOS (total 6 blocks)
Winner: ExxonMobil and QPI consortium (2 blocks)
- SM-536: R $ 165 million
- SM-647: R $ 49.5 million
Winner: Chevron consortium, Wintershell Holding and Repsol (1 block)
- SM-764: R $ 131.9 million
3 blocks left without offers
– BACIA DO CEARÁ (12 blocks)
Sector SCE-AP2
Winner: Wintershall (1 pack)
- CE-M-601: R $ 9 million
Sector SCE-AP3
Did not receive any offers
– POTIGUAR BASIN (total 13 blocks)
Sector SPOT-AP1
Winner: Petrobras (1 block)
- POT-M-762: R $ 5.1 million
4 blocks of this sector were without offer
Sector SPOT-AP2
Winner: Wintershell Holding (3 blocks)
- POT-M-857: 57.3 million
- POT-M-863: R $ 24.5 million
- POT-M-865: R $ 16.3 million
Winner: Petrobras and Shell consortium (2 blocks)
- POT-M-859: R $ 13.4 million
- POT-M-952: R $ 20 million
Winner: Shell (1 pack)
- POT-M 948: R $ 1.9 million
Sector SPOT-AR1
There were no offers for the two blocks of this sector
– SERGIPE-ALAGOAS BASIN (total 7 blocks)
Sector SSEAL-AUP1
Winner: ExxonMobil, Murphy and Queiroz Galvão (1 block)
- SSEAL-M-430: R $ 3.6 million
2 blocks without offers
Sector SSEAL-AUP2
Winner: ExxonMobil, Murphy and Queiroz Galvão (1 block)
- SEAL-M-573: 3.6 million
3 blocks without offers
Brazil Energy Insight 
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