The ANP Board of Directors approved today (9/12) the reduction of the royalty rate levied on fields operated by small or medium-sized companies, pursuant to ANP Resolution No. 853/2021. In total, there were 36 fields, located in the states of Rio Grande do Norte (31), Espírito Santo (3), Bahia (1) and Sergipe (1).

The rate was reduced to 5% in five fields operated by small companies: Petrom Produção de Petróleo e Gás Ltda. (Field of Rabo Branco); Energizzi Energias do Brasil Ltda. (Field of Santana); and Imetame Energia Lagoa Parda Ltda. (Lagoa Parda, Lagoa Piabanha and Lagoa Parda Norte fields).

For the medium-sized company Potiguar E&P SA, the rate was reduced to 7.5%, covering thirty-one fields: Acauã, Asa Branca, Baixa do Algodão, Baixa do Juazeiro, Boa Esperança, Brejinho POT, Cachoeirinha, Fazenda Junco , Fazenda Curral, Fazenda Malaquias, Jaçanã, Jandui, Juazeiro, Leste de Poço Xavier, Livramento, Lorena, Maçarico, Pajeú, Pardal, Patativa, Paturi, Poço Xavier, Riacho da Forquilha, Rio Mossoró, Sabiá, Sabiá Bico de Osso, Sibite , Três Marias, Trinca Ferro, Upanema and Varginha.

The reduction in royalties aims to promote economic attractiveness for small and medium-sized companies, bringing benefits such as extending the useful life of fields and regional socioeconomic development, with the generation of jobs and increased income for states and municipalities.