Overview
- The ANP formally opened the 6th permanent concession cycle and the 4th permanent production‑sharing cycle by publishing timetables in the Diário Oficial on May 22, triggering the offer process and setting public sessions for October 7, 2026.
- The concession cycle lists 500 areas (five marginal accumulations and 495 exploratory blocks) that span onshore and offshore basins such as Campos, Santos and Ceará, while the partilha cycle lists 23 pre‑salt blocks with named assets in the Campos and Santos basins.
- Companies have immediate administrative deadlines: registration for the concession cycle is open until June 5 and declarations of interest for the partilha cycle are accepted until July 21, after which ANP will publish final block totals on August 6 and winners proceed to documentation and contract signature.
- The government projects at least R$ 2 billion in signature bonuses from the rounds, and ANP has been running investor roadshows to attract domestic and foreign firms for faster, continuous access to assets under the 'oferta permanente' model.
- Coverage notes a discrepancy between the DOU counts and comments by ANP director‑general Artur Watt, who cited 25 partilha blocks and more than 500 concession blocks, a variance that ANP will resolve in its official August publication.