Can any company be qualified? In what circunstances does qualification occur?

The qualification process, as provided for in ANP’s Internal Regulations, is carried out in the following circunstances:

(i)when a bidder is declared the winner bidder in a bidding round; or
(ii) when an assignee participates in a process for the assignment of oil and natural gas exploration and production agreements.

Therefore, only bidders participating in the processes listed above may be qualified; these bidders will consequently become signatories to contracts or amendments to contracts under the concession and production sharing regimes for the purpose of carrying out oil and natural gas exploration, rehabilitation, and production activities.