On 29 March 2018, the consortium of Petrobras with 60% working interest and Shell with 40%, was granted preliminary awards for the POT-M-859 and POT-M-952 blocks in the offshore Potiguar Basin through the ANP Round 15.    For the      POT-M-859 block the consortium offered a bonus of USD 4.08 million and 229      work units.  For      the POT-M-952 block the consortium offered a bonus of USD 6.06 million and      176 work units.Â  Â      There were no other bids for either of the blocks.
the consortium of Petrobras with 60% working interest and Shell with 40%, was granted preliminary awards for the POT-M-859 and POT-M-952 blocks in the offshore Potiguar Basin through the ANP Round 15. 