CNPE approves ANP’s 14th Concession Bid Round

On April 20^th, the National Council for Energy Policy (“CNPE”) published in the Union’s Official Gazette its Ordinance No. 06/2017, that authorizes the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (“ANP”) to hold the 14^th Concession Bid Round.

In such Round, 287 blocks shall be offered in the offshore basins of Sergipe-Alagoas, Espírito Santo, Campos, Santos and Pelotas and in the onshore basins of Parnaíba, Paraná, Potiguar, Recôncavo, Sergipe-Alagoas and Espírito Santo, in a total area of 122,622.40 km².

The CNPE did not publish the date when the round will be held. However, pursuant to the Investments Partnership Program (“PPI”), the ANP’s 14^th Concession Bid Round is expected to happen in the second semester of 2017.

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