The ANP published on Monday (17/9) in the Diário Oficial da União the names of three other companies approved by the Special Bidding Commission (CEL) for the Permanent Offer: Capricorn Brasil Petróleo e Gás Ltda., Dimensional Engenharia Ltda. and Energizzi Energias do Brasil Ltda. In total, seven companies are already registered, with the first four being approved on 28/8.

In accordance with the rules of the Permanent Offer notice, once the application for registration by CEL has been approved, bidders may submit at any time the declaration of the sectors of interest, accompanied by a bid guarantee, beginning a cycle of the Permanent Offer.

The Permanent Offer consists of the continuous supply of fields returned (or in the process of being returned) and of exploratory blocks offered in previous tenders and not collected or returned to the agency.

For the first stage were selected 884 blocks in 14 sedimentary basins and 14 areas with marginal accumulations, being about 80% in terrestrial basins and 20% in marine basins.

Of these 884 blocks, 158 are already available, with the publication of the notice, for declaration of interest by the companies enrolled in the Permanent Offer.

These 158 blocks comply with CNPE Resolution 17/2017, which determines that the areas offered in the bidding rounds promoted by the ANP should be previously analyzed for environmental feasibility by the state environmental agencies and by the Interinstitutional Working Group on Exploration and Production of Oil and Gas (GTPEG) and has already been the subject of authorizations by CNPE in previous tenders.in 14 sedimentary basins and 14 areas with marginal accumulations, being about 80% in terrestrial basins and 20% in marine basins.