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Author: Brazil Petroleum Studies

6th Pre-Salt Bidding Round Results

As for the 6th Bidding Round on Thursday, it covered five “high potential” exploratory blocks in the pre-salt polygon and was billed as the last auction in a cycle of lower risk blocks with high signing bonuses. As such, many of the issues from the TOR auction likely remained on

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Brazil’s September production results

In September, oil and natural gas production in Brazil totaled 3.738 million boe per day. The Lula, Buzios and Sapinhoa fields, all in the pre-salt Santos Basin, produced 1.924 million boe/day, corresponding to about 51.5% of Brazilian production in the month. Oil production was approximately 2.927 million barrels per day,

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The Song Remains the Same

After the undeniably disappointing results in yesterday’s TOR auction, the song remained the same today in Brazil’s 6th pre-salt production sharing round, showing that global oil majors are hesitant with structure offered up by the Brazilian government. Even with more rational pricing and clearer terms, competition over the pre-salt exploration

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Transfer of Rights mega-auction not so mega

After months – maybe even years – of hype, Brazil’s Transfer of Rights finally hit the auction block this morning, with only two of the four development blocks on offer being scooped up and the Brazilian government bringing in only R$68.37 billion or approximately US$16.77 billion in signing bonuses (fixed).

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OTC Brasil 2019 hits Rio next week

Next week (October 29-31), the heart of Brazil’s O&G sector, Rio de Janeiro, will host OTC Brasil 2019, without a doubt the most important industry conference in the country. With three jammed-packed days of exhibitions, interactive sessions and technical talks, OTC will bring together the leaders that are actively shaping Brazil’s

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Our take on the results

The results clearly show the companies’ focus on the pre-salt reservoirs around the PSA polygon. The blocks in the Pernambuco-Paraíba, Jacuípe and Camamu-Almada frontier basins received no bids, demonstrating the current risk aversion of the participating companies. The Campos Basin received the biggest offers, with the most promising blocks being acquired

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16th bidding round set for Thursday

The 16th Bidding Round will take place this Thursday (10/10). 36 blocks in the Pernambuco-Paraíba, Jacuípe, Camamu-Almada, Campos and Santos maritime sedimentary basins will be on offer, totaling 29,300 km². With the exception of Enauta and Petrobras, all registrants are foreign, with only Petronas never having worked in oil and

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Brazil oil and gas production sets new record in August

According to ANP, oil and natural gas production in Brazil totaled 3.828 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in August, a new record. Oil production was approximately 2.989 million barrels per day, an increase of 7.7% from the previous month and 18.5% from August 2018. The volume exceeded the

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