São Paulo – QPI Brasil Petróleo Ltda, an arm of Qatar Petroleum, will place a bid at the 4th Round of the Pre-Salt Production Sharing Regime that is scheduled for Thursday (7) in Brazil. The company from Qatar has already taken part in other auctions of the oil sector in Brazil and has purchased some blocks.
Organized by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), the auction will offer four areas: Itaimbezinho, Três Marias, Dois Irmãos and Uirapuru, in the Campos and Santos basins.
In all, 16 companies are placing bids: Petrobras, BP, Chevron, CNODC, CNOOC, DEA Deutsche, Erdoel AG, Ecopetro, ExxonMobil, Petrogal, Petronas, Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção, Repsol, Shell, Statoil and Total, plus QPI.
Translated by Sérgio Kakitani
