Ten companies have made it through to the second round of Brazil’s bidding round to delve into pre-salt waters.
The offshore pre-salt province is rich in light value oil.
The Special Bidding Commission (CEL) concluded on Monday the analysis of requests from companies that expressed interest and requested qualification in the 2nd and 3rd Pre-Salt Round, which will be held on October 27.
Ten companies are qualified for the 2nd Round of the Pre-salt and for the 3rd, 14th. There was a waiver for the 2nd Round of the Pre-salt and one for the 3rd.
Of those approved, 11 are of foreign origin and only one, Petronas, does not yet have a contract for exploration and production of oil and natural gas in Brazil.
Companies qualified for the 2nd Round of the Pre-salt:
1 -ExxonMobil Exploration Brazil LTDA.- Enabled (Operator A) – United States
2 – Petrogal SA Brazil – Enabled (not Operator) – Portugal
3 – Petróleo Brasileiro SA Enabled (Operator A) – Brazil
4 – Petronas Carigali SDN BHD – Enabled (Operator A) – Malaysia
5 – Repsol Sinopec Brazil SA – Enabled (Operator A) – Spain
6 – Brazil Oil LTDA.- Enabled Shell (Operator A) – UK
7 – Statoil Brazil Oil and Gas LTDA.- Enabled (Operator A ) – Norway
8 – Total E & P do Brasil Ltda.- Enabled (Operator A) – France
9 – Chevron Brazil Ventures- Enabled (Operator A) – United States
10 – OP Energia – Enabled (Operator A) – Brazil
Companies qualified for the 3rd Round of the Pre-salt:
1 – BP Energy do Brasil Ltda.- Enabled (Operator A) – United Kingdom
2 – CNODC Brasil Petróleo e Gás Ltda.- Enabled (Non Operator) – China
3 – ExxonMobil Exploração Brasil Ltda.- Enabled (Operator A) – United States
4 – Petrolas Carigali SDN BHD – Qualified ( Petrolas Carigali SDN BHD – Qualified (
Petroleum Brazil SA – Qualified) – Portugal 5 – Petróleo Brasileiro SA – Qualified (Operator A) – Brazil
6 – QPI Brasil Petróleo Ltda.
Operator A) – Malaysia
8 – Repsol Exploración SA – Enabled (Operator A) – Spain
9 – Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda.- Enabled (Operator A) – United Kingdom
10 – Statoil Brasil Óleo e Gás Ltda. – Enabled (Operator A) – Norway
11 – Total E & P do Brasil Ltda. – Operated (Operator A) – France
12 – Chevron Brazil Ventures – Qualified (Operator A) – United States
13 – CNOOC Petroleum Brazil – Enabled (Operator A) – China
14 – Ecopetrol SA – Enabled (Nonoperating)
Once the requirements set forth in the bidding document have been approved and approved by the Special Bidding Commission, the company may submit bids only for the blocks located in the sectors for which it has paid the participation fee and provided a bid guarantee.
The 2nd Round of the Pre-salt will offer four areas with unitizable deposits, that is, adjacent to fields or prospects whose reservoirs extend beyond the granted area. The areas are related to the discoveries named by Cat do Mato and Carcará, and to the fields of Green Turtle and Sapinhoá.
The 3rd Round will offer four areas located in the Campos and Santos basins, in the region of the pre-salt polygon, related to the prospects of Pau Brasil, Peroba, Alto de Cabo Frio-Oeste and Alto de Cabo Frio-Central.
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