Tender Protocol and Models of the concession agreements

The Tender Protocol of the Open Acreage for exploratory risk blocks and areas with marginal accumulations for granting concession contracts for exploration or rehabilitation and production of oil and natural gas provides the areas on offer, the rules and procedures for participation. The concession contract models for exploratory risk blocks and areas with marginal accumulations are an integral part of the notice.

Considering that the Open Acreage includes the continuous offer of returned fields and exploratory blocks (or in the process of being returned), as well as exploratory blocks offered in previous rounds and not sold, for the purpose of granting exploration or rehabilitation and production concession contracts of oil and natural gas, its Tender Protocol and Concession Agreements may change over time.

These changes may occur due to the inclusions, exclusions and adjustments of blocks and areas with marginal accumulations available in the offer, as well as improvements to the Tender Protocol and the drafts of the Open Acreage Concession Agreements.

Alternatively, it is possible to obtain copies of the documents at Superintendence of Licensing Rounds Promotion of ANP, located at Avenida Rio Branco, 65, 18º floor, Centro, Rio de Janeiro – RJ, through the collection fee from Federal Payment Form (Guia de Recolhimento da União – GRU). More information and guidance please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

• Tender Protocol and Models of Concession Agreements: Versions in Review (Consultation and Public Hearing No. 25/2019)

  The ANP Collegiate Board approved in Deliberative Circuit nº 411, of April 6, 2020, the final versions of the Tender Protocol and of the agreement model of the Open Acreage and forwarded them to the Federal Audit Court (TCU), in accordance with Articles 3 and 8 of Normative Instruction No. 81/2018, and is expected to be published in July 2020. There are 708 blocks and three areas with marginal accumulations on offer.

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  On November 29, 2019, Notice of Public Consultation and Public Hearing No. 25/2019was published, which contemplates improvements to the drafts of the Tender Protocol and the Open Acreage concession agreements and the inclusion of exploratory blocks and areas with marginal accumulations, as well as the exclusion of blocks and areas that were awarded in the 1st Cycle of the Open Acreage.

  It is possible to obtain copies of the documents at Superintendence of Licensing Rounds Promotion of ANP, located at Avenida Rio Branco, 65, 18º floor, Centro, Rio de Janeiro – RJ, through the collection fee from Federal Payment Form (Guia de Recolhimento da União – GRU). More information and guidance please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

   

  • Draft of Tender Protocol (Portuguese Version, in review)

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  PDF Version

   

  • Draft of Tender Protocol (English Version, in review)

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  	PDF version

   

  • Draft of Concession Agreement for blocks with exploratory risk (Portuguese Version, in review)

  Versão Word

  Versão PDF

   

  • Draft of Concession Agreement for blocks with exploratory risk (English Version, in review)

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  • Draft of Concession Agreement for areas with marginal accumulations (Portuguese Version, in review)

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  • Draft of Concession Agreement for areas with marginal accumulations (English Version, in review)

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• Tender Protocol and Models of Concession Agreements: Published on May 17, 2019 (Current Version)

  The Tender Protocol, published on May 17, 2019, included a total of 600 exploratory risk blocks and 14 areas with marginal accumulations in the list of areas in the Open Acreage.

  The 442 exploratory risk blocks and 14 areas with marginal accumulations had a favorable manifestation regarding environmental viability. The rectification of the area of block PN-T-98 was object of Public Hearing No. 05/2019.

  The full text of Tender Protocol and the model of the concession contract are available for download in word and pdf extensions.

  » Tender Protocol (in Portuguese, current version)
  Word Version
  PDF Version 

  » Model of Concession Agreement for blocks with exploratory risk (in Portuguese, current version)
  Word Version 
  PDF Version

  » Model of Concession Agreement for blocks with exploratory risk (English)
  Word Version 
  PDF Version

  » Model of Concession Agreement for areas with marginal oil fields accumulations (in Portuguese, current version)
    Word Version
    PDF Version

  » Model of Concession Agreement for areas with marginal oil fields accumulations (English)
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    PDF Version

   

• Record of past versions

  The new version of the Tender Protocol of the Open Acreage Offer of blocks with exploratory risk and areas with marginal oil fields accumulations for concession agreements for exploration or rehabilitation and production of oil and natural gas brings the offered areas, rules and procedures for participation in the bid process. The concession agreements models for blocks with exploratory risk and for areas with marginal accumulations are integrant part of the Tender Protocol.

  The notice of alteration of the Open Acreage Concession Offer Tender Protocol was published in Official Gazette (DOU) dated of 09/10/2018

  The new version was updated with the inclusion of ten (10) blocks: nine (9) offshore block on Campos Basin (C-M-147, 173, 201, 58, 99, 299, 334, 464 e 496) and one (1) block onshore on Recôncavo Basin (REC-T-280).

  The text of the new version of the Tender Protocol and the models of the Concession.

  Agreements are available for download in Word and PDF files.

  » Tender Protocol (Portuguese Version)
  Word Version
  PDF Version 

  » Tender Protocol (English Version)
  Word Version
  PDF Version 

  The Models of the concession agreements remain unaltered:

  » Model of Concession Agreement for blocks with exploratory risk (Portuguese)
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  PDF Version

  » Model of Concession Agreement for blocks with exploratory risk (English)
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    PDF Version

  » Model of Concession Agreement for areas with marginal oil fields accumulations (Portuguese)
    Word Version
    PDF Version

  » Model of Concession Agreement for areas with marginal oil fields accumulations (English)
    Word Version
    PDF Version

  Publication of the Tender Protocol of the Open Acreage (Published on the Official Gazette (DOU) date of 07/20/2018)

  The Tender Protocol of the Open Acreage process offer of blocks with exploratory risk and areas with marginal oil fields accumulations for concession agreements for exploration or rehabilitation and production of oil and natural gas brings the offered areas, rules and procedures for participation in the bid process. The concession agreement models for blocks with exploratory risk and for areas with marginal oil fields accumulations are part of the tender protocol.

  The tender protocol and the models of the concession agreements bring improvements in comparison to the draft of the tender protocol and the draft of the concession contract, published on April 27, 2018.

  The contributions received for occasion of public consultation and the Public Hearing No. 08/2018 were evaluated by the ANP and those considered pertinent, used to improve these bidding instruments. The spreadsheets that consolidate the contributions, the deliberations of the ANP and their respective justifications are available for download on the consultation and public hearing page.

  The full text of Tender Protocol and the model of the concession contract are available for download in word and pdf extensions.

  » Tender Protocol
  Word Version
  PDF Version 

  » Model Concession Agreement for blocks with exploratory risk
  Word Version 
  PDF Version

  » Model Concession Agreement for areas with marginal oil fields accumulations
    Word Version
    PDF Version

  Alternatively, it is possible to obtain copies of the documents at ANP's Bidding Promotion Superintendent, located at Av. Rio Branco, nº 65, 18º andar, Centro, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, by means of the collection of a Union Collection Guide (GRU). For more information, contact ANP through email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

   

• Tender Protocol Draft

  The Tender Protocol of the Open Acreage processo of exploration blocks and marginal oil fields for the celebration of the concession agreements for exploration or rehabilitation and oil and natural gas production brings up those offered areas, the rules and the procedures for participation.
  
  The communication was published on the Official Gazette of Brazil in April 27th, 2018 and in the great circulation media/ newspapers.
  
  The drafts of the concession agreements for exploration blocks and for the marginal oil fields are part of the Tender Protocol draft as well.
  
  The National Energetic Policy Council – CNPE – through its 17th resolution, published on the Official Gazette dated of June 8th ,2017, authorized ANP to promote the bidding round for the relinquished fields, fields in relinquishment process, as well as the exploration blocks with discoveries that are relinquished back to ANP. Also, allowed ANP offer the areas that already were authorized by past CNPE resolutions, on past bidding rounds, excluded the pre-salt situated blocks or others in the considered strategic areas.

  On 05/11/2018, CNPE Resolution No. 2/2018 was published. The resolution establishes Local Content guidelines in the round of bidding for exploratory blocks under the concession regime for the Permanent Offer.

  These tools (tender protocol and concession agreement drafts) will pass through the public consulting and public hearing session, which means that corrections and improvements can be made before the final version.
  
  The full contente of the drafts can be downloaded in the .docx and .pdf extensions, by clicling in the links bellow (portuguese only)

  » Tender Protocol Draft*
   Word Version (1.72 KB)
   PDF Version (2.360 KB)
   Most relevant changes made into the tender protocol draft - PDF version (273 KB) 

  » Draft of the Tender Protocol (English version)*
  Word version (1.724 KB)
  PDF version (2.373 KB)

  » Concession Agreement for the Exploration Blocks Draft
   Word Version (427 KB)
   PDF Version (961 KB)

  » Concession Agreement for the Exploration Blocks Draft (English version)
  Word version (332 KB)
  PDF version (951 KB)

  » Concession Agreement for the Marginal Oil Fields Draft
   Word Version (428 KB)
   PDF Version (923 KB)

   Most relevant changes made into the concession agreement draft - PDF Version (213 KB) 

  » Concession Agreement for the Marginal Oil Fields Draft (English version)
    Word Version (363 KB)
    PDF Version (83 KB)

  Is posible to get copies of those documents at Bidding Round Promotion Superintendence – SPL – of ANP. Placed at Avenida Rio Branco, n.º65, 18th floor, Center, Rio de Janeiro- RJ, paying the GRU (Government Fee Form). The cost is R$ 16,83 (Sixteen Reais, eighty and three cents) for the tender protocol draft via and R$2,31 (Two reais, thirty and one cents) for the agreement concession draft of the exploration blocks and R$ 2,01 (two reais and one cent) for the agreement concession draft for the marginal oil fields.

  The  following data must be filled in the GRU:
  
  » Unidade Gestora (UG): 323031;
  » Gestão: 32205;
  » Nome da Unidade: Escritório Central da ANP;
  » Código do Recolhimento: 18855-7;
  » Número de Referência: 48610.004191/2018-64;
  » Leave blank the field 'Competência';
  » In the field 'Vencimento', fill the date of payment DD/MM/YYYY

  Other informations must be provide by the company.

  To access and generate a GRU, go to:
  https://consulta.tesouro.fazenda.gov.br/gru/gru_simples.asp.

   *Update of the files due the postponement of the Public Hearing No. 08/2018 for June 20th, 2018, and the publication of the Tender Protocol and the Models of the Concessions Agreements  for July 19th, 2018, in accordance with the decision of the Collegiate Board Meeting dated  05/24/2018, as published  in the Union Official Gazette (DOU) 05/25/2018.