ANP to define new concession areas for oil and gas exploration
In October 2001, ANP (Agencia Nacional do Petroleo) is to define new concession areas for the exploration of oil and
gas in Brazil. The agency has recently signed contracts with 22 companies that won the third tender of the sector,
that allowed to collect R$ 616 mm.
The areas were based at the states of Ceara, Para, Maranhao, Rio Grande do Norte, Bahia, Espirito Santo, Sao Paulo,
Rio de Janeiro, and Santa Catarina.