Round 9 Guidelines

According to the Resolution nº 2 of CNPE (Conselho Nacional de Política Energética), published on the 18th of July, ANP announces the opening of Brasil Round 9, in which 271 blocks, distributed among nine basins, totalling almost 73,000 km², will be offered for exploratory purposes. The following basins are included: Campos, Espírito Santo, Pará-Maranhão, Parnaíba, Pernambuco-Paraíba, Potiguar, Santos, Recôncavo and Rio do Peixe.

A public hearing process, followed by technical and juridical seminars, as well as academic workshops, will follow to improve the public´s awareness and to receive every possible contribution.

Interested companies will find preliminary general information within the Habilitation Guide. Special attention should be given to the Enviromental Guidelines.

 
 January 2008
R 9´s concesssion agreements signature scheduled.
R9´s results sanctioned.
Bid bonds devolution.
Participation Fees Devolution.


 February 2008
Attention: Search R9 name and number of the concession agreements´.
Rectification Name of Concession Agreements of some companies.
Documents listed in Section 6 of the Tender Protocol must be provided until Feb. 25, except Bid bond receipts and warranties to be submitted until March 5.



August 2008
» CNPE´s Resolution concerning R8.
» Commission created to deal with pre-salt regulation.
» R7`s special comission new configuration.


 April 2008
Warning for remaining blocks published
Call on bidders for remaining exploratory blocks.
Additional concession agreements´ reference data published
CEL´s decisions on remaining concession agreements. Decision published in the Official Gazette, Apr., 3rd.
Concession Agreements Cerimony held in Rio de Janeiro on March 12th. Snapshots.

 May 2008
Attention: R9 participants should contact SPL to retrieve bid bonds.
Signature date for remaining contracts: June, 5th.
Official Gazette´s publication (April, 25th) rectified
Warning for remaining blocks published
 


 June 2008
Published extracts for R9 remaining contracts
Some moments of R9: see on video.
Signature date for remaining contracts: June, 5th.
 
 

 July 2007
CNPE authorizes the Brazil Round 9. See Resolution n. 2, from June 25th, 2007.
Local Content - A proportion of goods and services must be locally acquired. Public audiences to hear anyone interested in the subject will soon be open.
TCU Decision - Federal Audit Court's (TCU) report on the Seventh Bidding Round.
 
 
 

 August 2007
» CNPE´s Resolution concerning R8.
» Commission created to deal with pre-salt regulation.
» R7`s special comission new configuration.



 September 2007
Companies qualified to bid in Round 9.
London Seminar on Sept. 26th and 27th.
Ninth Round´s Tender Protocol published.
Public hearing´s minutes available.
Legal and fiscal seminar held on the 11th.
Academic workshops started on the 4th.
Technical and Environmental Seminar ocurred on August, 30th and 31th.
 
   
   

 October 2007
CEL´s decision comprised up to October 30th 50 companies.
Offer Generation Program - GEOF now available.
Regional meeting in Pernambuco (FIEPE) on the 19th
Final Tender Protocol (and concession agreement) available in English.
Regional meeting in Bahia on the 11th.
The first regional meeting to present R9 will be held on the 3rd in Vitória, ES.

 November 2007
BrasilRound9: Results of the sectors.
CNPE´s Resolution 06/2007, approved by the ministry of energy, orders ANP to withdraw 41 blocks from R9.
CEL´s decision comprising all potential entrant companies.
Local and accreditation for R9.
R 9 Environmental Guide launched.

 December 2007
R9´s concession agreements scheduled to be signed on March, 12, 2008.
R9´s results sanctioned.
Bid bonds devolution.
Participation Fees Devolution.
R8 to be relaunched.
Local Content rules updated.




View the list of companies that were interested in meeting possible joint venture partners.

In order to participate in Brasil Round 9, a company must be fully qualified.
View details.

A proportion of goods and services must be locally acquired, according to the Tender Protocol. View details.

 

The submittal of offers in the Ninth Round of Bids is made only through the Offer Generation Program – GEOF, developed by ANP and available online at this site. A step-by-step help document was prepared to assist the offer fulfillment.

ANP, the Federal Environmental Agency and the Environmental State Agencies work in partnership to supply subsidies to the process of environmental licensing of the awarded blocks. View details.

For the preparation of the future Licensing Rounds, the ANP shall receive suggestions about areas or blocks of interest. View details.



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