Exploration Blocks

Notice:

According to Board Resolution No. 754/2023, the Tender Protocol of Open Acreage of Concession (OPC) and the Tender Protocol of Open Acreage of Production Sharing (OPP) are revoked.

We highlight that the present revocation of the tender protocols only affects future cycles, and does not affect the schedule and the next stages of the 4th Cycle of the Open Acreage of Concession and the 2nd Cycle of the Open Acreage of Production Sharing, including the qualification of bidders winners, the award and approval of the result and the signing of contracts.

The selected exploratory blocks are in basins of different environments and exploratory models. The different environments and models aim to expand reserves and Brazilian oil and natural gas production, expand knowledge of sedimentary basins, decentralize exploratory investment in Brazil, establish national and foreign companies in the country, as well as offer opportunities to small and medium-sized companies.

• Offered Blocks

  There are 955 blocks with exploratory risk and the Japiim area available for declaration of interest. The 955 blocks are located in 65 sectors of 17 Brazilian sedimentary basins, totaling 380,251.28 km², with 394 blocks in onshore basins, in addition to 561 blocks in offshore basins.

  The technical and economic parameters of the blocks are set out in the updated version of the Tender Protocol of the Open Acreage, published on July 04, 2023. The current versions of the Tender Protocol and of the models of Concession Agreements in Portuguese are available for download in Word and pdf formats at the page in Portuguese. 

  These 955 blocks comply with the provisions of CNPE Resolution No. 17/2017, which determines that the areas offered must be previously analyzed for environmental feasibility by the competent environmental agencies agreed in a Joint Manifestation.

  In December 2021, Incra Normative Instruction No. 112 was published, which regulates the procedures for consent regarding the use of areas in settlement projects, for the development of mining, energy and infrastructure activities or ventures.

  In order to hold the bidding session, the ANP must have received at least one statement of the sector of interest accompanied by an offer guarantee.

  Note: Considering that the resolutions and any other documents do not have an English version, see the files (in Portuguese), the maps and Shapefile on the corresponding Portuguese page: Blocos Exploratórios — Português (Brasil) (www.gov.br).

• Blocks under study

  There are 1006 blocks are under study, located in 62 sectors of 20 Brazilian sedimentary basins.

  The blocks under study will be available for the Open Acreage as soon as the studies and evaluations are concluded, their respective environmental opinions are issued and after a public hearing is held.

  Note: Considering that the resolutions and any other documents do not have an English version, see the files (in Portuguese), the maps and Shapefile on the corresponding Portuguese page: Blocos Exploratórios — Português (Brasil) (www.gov.br).