The 4th Cycle of the ANP Permanent Concession Offer has a record number of blocks sold; 2nd Cycle in the Sharing Regime bids for the Tupinambá block

(TN) The ANP held yesterday (13/12) the public auctions of the 4th Cycle of the Permanent Concession Offer (OPC) and the 2nd Cycle of the Permanent Sharing Offer (OPP).

In the 4th Cycle of the OPC, 192 exploratory blocks were awarded, in all nine basins that had areas on offer, a record number in the tenders carried out to date in this modality. The previous record was recorded in the 3rd Cycle, when 59 blocks were sold.

The winning offers generated R$421,712,292.83 in signing bonuses and will result in at least R$2,012,660,000.00 in investments only in the first phase of the contract (exploration phase). The bonus premium was 179.69% and the blocks were purchased by a total of 15 companies.

The area with marginal accumulations in Japiim was also auctioned, generating a signing bonus of R$ 165,000.00 and planned investments of R$ 1,200,000.00.

For the General Director of the ANP, Rodolfo Saboia, the results of the 4th Cycle of the Permanent Concession Offer indicate the opening of new exploratory frontiers; the continued interest in mature basins, such as Potiguar, and high potential, such as Santos; and the participation of companies of different profiles: large, independent, and new entrants.

“The replacement of exploratory areas represents the generation of jobs, income and resources that will even be used for the necessary energy transition”, stated Rodolfo Saboia.

Other highlights of the cycle were the Pelotas Basin, with 44 blocks auctioned, which had not received offers since the 6th Bidding Round; the fact that a block beyond 200 nautical miles was tendered for the first time (block S-M-1378, in the Santos Basin); and the participation of Petrobras, for the first time, in a Permanent Concession Offer cycle.

In the 2nd Cycle of the Permanent Sharing Offer, the Tupinambá block was purchased by the company BP Energy. R$7,047,000.00 were collected in signing bonuses (which, in sharing bids, are fixed). The percentage of oil offered to the Union was 6.5%, a premium of 33.2% in relation to the minimum established in the notice. In addition, R$360 million in investments are planned by the winning companies in the first phase of the contract (exploration phase).

See tables with results by basin, sector and block: https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/canais_atendimento/imprensa/noticias-comunicados/4o-ciclo-da-oferta-permanente-de-concessao-tem -record-number-of-blocks-bid-2nd-cycle-in-the-sharing-regime-bids-for-the-tupinamba-block.