The 4th Round of Production Sharing has a record number of companies registered for rounds of this modality. In all, 16 economic groups are able to participate in the bidding process. The Special Committee (CEL) analyzed last Thursday (05/10) applications for registration of 16 companies that expressed interest in the auction and all were approved. Last year, the 2nd and 3rd Sharing Rounds had 11 and 15 qualifying, respectively.

Among the companies that can participate in the 4th Round, are the largest in the oil and gas sector in the world and two are Brazilian. Of those qualified, two (DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG and Petronas Carigali SDN BHD) do not have contracts for exploration and production of oil and natural gas in Brazil.

Scheduled for next June 7, the 4th Round will offer the areas of Itaimbezinho, Três Marias, Dois Irmãos and Uirapuru, in the pre-salt of the Campos and Santos basins. The round was approved by CNPE Resolution 21/2017.

List of registered companies and countries of origin: 

1- BP Energy do Brasil Ltda.- United Kingdom

2 - Chevron Brazil Ventures - United States

3 - CNODC Brasil Petróleo e Gás Ltda.- China

4 - CNOOC Petroleum Brazil - China

5 - DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG - Germany

6 - Ecopetrol S.A. - Colombia

7 - ExxonMobil Exploração Brasil Ltda.- United States

8 - Petrogal Brazil S.A. - Portugal

9 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.- Brazil

10 - Petronas Carigali SDN BHD - Malaysia

11 - QPI Brasil Petróleo Ltda.- Qatar

12 - Queiroz Galvão Exploration and Production S.A. - Brazil

13 - Repsol Exploración S.A. - Spain

14 - Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda.- United Kingdom

15 - Statoil Brasil Óleo e Gás Ltda. - Norway

16 - Total E & P do Brasil Ltda. - France

The companies have complied with all the requirements of the notice and are able to participate in the round. The qualification is mandatory and individual for each interested party, even for those who wish to submit an offer through a consortium.

Fulfilling the requirements established in the announcement, and having the qualification judged and approved by the Special Tender Committee, the company may submit bids only for the blocks located in the areas for which it made the payment of participation fee and contributed bid bond.