Petrobras wins 29 lots in ANP oil auction

a Petrobras It won 29 areas in the fourth session of the permanent auction for oil and natural gas exploration concession areas. The areas are acquired by consortiums of which the state-owned company is the operator. The public proposal session will be held on Wednesday (April 13, 2023) by Afghan National Police (National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels).

All of the blocks captured by Petrobras are located in the Pelotas Basin, a new frontier for offshore exploration in southern Brazil. In 3 blocks, the consortium will be formed by Petrobras (the operator) with the British coincidence And the Chinese Knoc Petroleum. As for the other 26 companies, the Chinese Petroleum Corporation is not part of the company, leaving only Petrobras and Shell.

The three companies were the big winners in the offshore block auction. 48 post-salt areas have been tendered, with a total of R$406 million in concession revenues, an amount that will be paid to the government when the concession contracts are signed.

“New frontiers, such as the blocks obtained today, are necessary to meet energy demand. Therefore, we seek to replenish reserves and develop new exploration horizons that ensure energy demand is met during the energy transition with the lowest possible carbon footprint.”Chief said PetrobrasJean-Paul Prats.

north america Chevron He won 15 districts, also in Pelotas Basin. In the Santos Basin, 4 blocks were purchased by CNOOC companies. moderation that it CaronAnd the last one takes 2.

Of the more than 600 areas on offer, 192 were auctioned, including 143 onshore exploration areas and 48 offshore (post-salt) areas, in addition to a marginal accumulation area on land (inactive field). The auction recorded an average premium of 180% above the minimum bid, which exceeded 400% in some sectors.

Pre-salt

Also on Wednesday, the Afghan National Police held its second round of bidding, an auction model targeting pre-salt areas. 5 exploration blocks located in the polygon were offered, of which only one was awarded: Tubinamba, in the Santos Basin. The grant to the government will be R$7 million.

The winner was British BP Energy. The oil company won the 6.5% surplus oil bid, a premium of 33% above the minimum required. Under the sharing system, which applies only to pre-salt, companies need to share a portion of their oil production with the government. These barrels are delivered to the state-owned company PPSA (Pré Sal Petroleo SA) for marketing.

The Tupinambá block will receive investments worth R$360 million. As this is an exploration area, research will still be necessary to confirm reserves and assess the feasibility of production.

The second session of the permanent stock offering Afghan National Police (National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency) has 6 registered companies, all of which are multinational companies. In addition to BP, oil companies can submit bids Chevron, Qatar Energy, Petronas, coincidence that it Total energies.

The most valuable items in the auction remained without bids. are they:

• Southern Cross (Santos Basin) – The reward amounted to R$ 134 million;
• emerald (Santos Basin) – The reward amounted to R$ 33.7 million;
• Smell (Santos Basin) – The reward amounted to R$ 104.7 million;
• Tourmaline (Campos Basin) – The reward amounted to R$9.8 million.