{"id":96325,"date":"2025-10-23T12:03:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/?p=96325"},"modified":"2025-10-23T12:03:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:03:42","slug":"petrobras-equinor-take-lead-in-pre-salt-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/petrobras-equinor-take-lead-in-pre-salt-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Petrobras, Equinor take lead in pre-salt auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content--header\">\n<div class=\"row content-head non-featured \">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<h6 class=\"content-head__title\" style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Sinopec and Karoon also secure blocs as bidding round reinforces focus on reserve replacement for Brazil\u2019s energy security; five out of seven blocs get bids<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content__signa-share\">\n<div class=\"content__signature\">\n<div class=\"content-publication-data\">\n<div class=\"content-publication-data__text\">\n<div class=\"content-publication-data__from\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-publication-data__updated\">10\/23\/2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"mc-article-body\" class=\"mc-article-body \">\n<article>\n<div class=\"no-paywall\">\n<div class=\"row medium-uncollapsed content-media content-photo\" data-block-type=\"backstage-photo\" data-block-id=\"0\">\n<div class=\"mc-column content-media__container\" data-image-display=\"normal\">\n<div class=\"content-media-container\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n<figure class=\"content-media__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"content-media__image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-valorinternational.glbimg.com\/sfwJ00VWsGkpvwFC9mUaELRzrnk=\/0x0:450x294\/984x0\/smart\/filters:strip_icc()\/i.s3.glbimg.com\/v1\/AUTH_63b422c2caee4269b8b34177e8876b93\/internal_photos\/bs\/2025\/B\/Q\/YF16yNTAKC2TsY1LN74A\/foto23emp-101-anp-b3.jpg\" alt=\"ANP Director-General Artur Watt \u2014 Foto: Divulga\u00e7\u00e3o\" width=\"450\" height=\"294\" \/><figcaption class=\"content-media__description\"><em>ANP Director-General Artur Watt \u2014 Photo: Divulga\u00e7\u00e3o<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column mc-side-item__container\" data-block-type=\"ads\" data-block-id=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"60\" data-block-id=\"2\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">The National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) auctioned off five of seven\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/valorinternational.globo.com\/economy\/news\/2025\/09\/05\/pre-salt-auction-model-expected-to-boost-federal-revenue.ghtml\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/valorinternational.globo.com\/economy\/news\/2025\/09\/05\/pre-salt-auction-model-expected-to-boost-federal-revenue.ghtml\">pre-salt blocs\u00a0<\/a>on Wednesday (22). Petrobras and Equinor were the main highlights in a session that lasted about 40 minutes, each winning two areas\u2014including one jointly operated block. Two newcomers also entered Brazil\u2019s pre-salt production-sharing regime:\u00a0<strong>China\u2019s Sinopec and Australia\u2019s Karoon<\/strong>, each securing one block.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wall protected-content\">\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"53\" data-block-id=\"3\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">The round, officially called the Permanent Offer of Production Sharing, took place just two days after the government granted an\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/valorinternational.globo.com\/business\/news\/2025\/10\/21\/petrobras-authorized-to-drill-for-oil-off-the-amazon-river-coast.ghtml\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/valorinternational.globo.com\/business\/news\/2025\/10\/21\/petrobras-authorized-to-drill-for-oil-off-the-amazon-river-coast.ghtml\">environmental permit for Petrobras\u00a0<\/a>to drill an exploratory well in the Amazon River mouth, emphasizing the growing government and industry discourse on the need to\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/valorinternational.globo.com\/environment\/news\/2025\/10\/22\/brazils-potential-new-oil-frontier-in-equatorial-margin-could-drive-energy-transition-experts-say.ghtml\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/valorinternational.globo.com\/environment\/news\/2025\/10\/22\/brazils-potential-new-oil-frontier-in-equatorial-margin-could-drive-energy-transition-experts-say.ghtml\">replenish oil reserves to ensure long-term energy security<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"32\" data-block-id=\"4\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">The auctioned areas\u2014Esmeralda and Ametista in the Santos Basin, and Citrino, Itaimbezinho, and Jaspe in the Campos Basin\u2014yielded R$103.7 million in signature bonuses and are expected to attract R$451.5 million in investments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"28\" data-block-id=\"5\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">Two blocks, \u00d4nix and Larimar, received no bids and will return to the portfolio for the next round, in accordance with the rules of the permanent offer system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"57\" data-block-id=\"6\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">Unlike traditional auctions, the permanent offer allows companies to bid for blocks continuously, without waiting for a new call. Once qualified, oil companies remain eligible to acquire blocks under either the concession or production-sharing models. In this auction, the winning criterion was the highest percentage of profit oil offered to the federal government above the minimum threshold.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"46\" data-block-id=\"7\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\"><strong>ANP Director-General Artur Watt<\/strong>\u00a0described the permanent offer as a \u201clarge showcase\u201d of oil prospects, stressing that the contracts mark \u201cthe first step toward sector continuity, job preservation, and reserve replacement.\u201d He praised the auction\u2019s success, emphasizing its importance for securing future investment and revenue streams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"40\" data-block-id=\"8\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\"><strong>Ilan Arbetman<\/strong>, an analyst at Ativa Investimentos, said Petrobras\u2019s joint acquisition with Equinor of the Jaspe block underscores its strategy to maintain control over key areas of its operational hub in the Campos Basin, leveraging existing infrastructure and technical expertise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"27\" data-block-id=\"9\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">Petrobras\u2019s E&amp;P director\u00a0<strong>Sylvia Anjos<\/strong>\u00a0called the outcome \u201cvery positive,\u201d while\u00a0<strong>Veronica Coelho, CEO of Equinor Brazil<\/strong>, said the new assets add \u201clongevity\u201d to the company\u2019s portfolio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"25\" data-block-id=\"10\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">\u201cWe\u2019re adding long-term value to our portfolio while proving we can execute complex, large-scale projects\u2014as we just did with Bacalhau last week,\u201d Ms. Coelho said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"38\" data-block-id=\"11\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\"><strong>Luiz Fernando Paroli,<\/strong>\u00a0CEO of Pr\u00e9-Sal Petr\u00f3leo S.A. (PPSA), said the results signal strong expectations for Brazil\u2019s upstream potential. Combined with the first oil at Bacalhau, he argued, they indicate continued growth and expansion in national oil production.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"33\" data-block-id=\"12\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">The auction\u2019s proximity to the Amazon River mouth\u2019s drilling license further reinforced the government\u2019s message that exploration must continue to guarantee energy security. The new oil province is also known as Equatorial Margin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"43\" data-block-id=\"14\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\"><strong>ANP Director Symone Ara\u00fajo<\/strong>\u00a0highlighted the need to advance into new exploration frontiers, particularly along the Equatorial Margin\u2014a vast area stretching from Amap\u00e1 to Rio Grande do Norte.\u201cThe Amazonas River mouth permit is an important milestone for the environmental area,\u201d Ms. Ara\u00fajo said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"37\" data-block-id=\"15\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">Mr. Watt added that the first licensing process in new frontiers \u201cis always more complex,\u201d but that such projects become benchmarks for future environmental reviews. He emphasized that oil reserve replacement remains compatible with the energy transition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"37\" data-block-id=\"16\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">ANP directors said the fourth cycle of the permanent production-sharing offer may feature up to 26 blocks, including \u00d4nix and Larimar, areas already approved by the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE), along with new ones under review.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"34\" data-block-id=\"17\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\"><strong>Thiago de Oliveira<\/strong>, a partner at Siqueira Castro Advogados, noted that the next auction may include the Mogno block, the first located beyond the 200-nautical-mile limit, marking a new phase in Brazil\u2019s offshore exploration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-track-category=\"multicontent\" data-track-action=\"ultimo chunk conteudo\" data-track-noninteraction=\"false\" data-track-scroll=\"view\">\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"22\" data-block-id=\"18\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">\u201cThe effects of this round go beyond immediate revenue\u2014they signal a new stage in the expansion of the production-sharing regime,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">By\u00a0Kariny Leal\u00a0and\u00a0F\u00e1bio Couto\u00a0\u2014 Rio de Janeiro<\/p>\n<p data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">Source: Valor International<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/valorinternational.globo.com\/<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sinopec and Karoon also secure blocs as bidding round reinforces focus on reserve replacement for Brazil\u2019s energy security; five out of seven blocs get bids &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 10\/23\/2025 ANP Director-General Artur Watt \u2014 Photo: Divulga\u00e7\u00e3o The National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) auctioned off five of seven\u00a0pre-salt blocs\u00a0on Wednesday (22). 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