ANPâs Round 15 was held 29 Mar â18 as the most successful one in history, despite no offers received for any onshore blocks. A total of 22 of 47 blocks in the offshore Ceara, Campos, Potiguar, Sergipe-Alagoas and Santos basins (covering circa 16,400 sq km) were pre-awarded in the round, with bonus bids totalling USD 2.42 billion and an estimated USD 369.44 million in work commitments.Â  ExxonMobil and Petrobras were again the most active companies, with a strong presence from Wintershall and other usual players (Shell, BP). For a full list of winners, participants + blocks please refer to GEPS. Of note, a day before (28th), authorities ruled to have blocks S-M-534 and S-M-645 (Santos Basin) removed from the round due to the fact that structures identified therein are a continuation of the Saturno structure, with all now to be offered in an additional â5th Pre-salt Roundâ to be held sometimes this year (and not in the 4th Pre-salt Round in June as initially thought).
ANPâs Round 15 was held 29 Mar â18 as the most successful one in history, despite no offers received for any onshore blocks. A total of 22 of 47 blocks in the offshore Ceara, Campos, Potiguar, Sergipe-Alagoas and Santos basins (covering circa 16,400 sq km) were pre-awarded in the round, with bonus bids totalling USD 2.42 billion and an estimated USD 369.44 million in work commitments.  