Marginal Accumulations Oil Fields

The marginal accumulation areas selected for the Open Acreage of Concession are located in mature basins and are intended to provide opportunities for operators, thereby increasing the participation of small and medium-sized companies in oil and natural gas exploration, rehabilitation, and production activities in heavily explored basins, thereby ensuring the continuity of these activities in regions where they play an important socioeconomic role.

• Marginal Accumulations Oil Fields offered in the tender protocol

  The current version of the tender protocol for the for the Open Acreage of Concession includes a total of 5 (five) areas with marginal accumulations available for offering.

  These areas comply with the provisions of CNPE Resolution No. 17/2017, which stipulates that the areas offered must first be assessed for environmental feasibility by the competent environmental agencies as agreed upon in a Joint Statement.

  The files pertaining to the five areas with marginal accumulations are available for review. Considering that the resolutions and other documents do not have an English version, please see the files, the maps and Shapefiles on the corresponding Portuguese page: Áreas com Acumulações Marginais 

  Facility Decommissioning Programs (PDI)

  The Facility Decommissioning Programs (PDI) for each area, when available, can be viewed on the Facility Decommissioning Programs page (only in Portuguese).

  Please check the PDIs which are currently available on the corresponding Portuguese page: Áreas com Acumulações Marginais

• Marginal Accumulations Oil Fields under study

  Four areas with marginal accumulations located in the Espírito Santo onshore basin are currently under study.

  The areas with marginal accumulations under study will be made available for the Open Acreage of Concession once the studies and assessments are completed, the respective environmental opinions are issued, and a public hearing is held.

  Spreadsheets, maps, and summaries of the three areas with marginal accumulations currently under study as part of the Open Acreage of Concession process are available for review. Considering that the resolutions and any other documents do not have an English version, see the files (in Portuguese), the maps and Shapefile on the corresponding Portuguese page: Áreas com Acumulações Marginais