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FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL
MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY
CONCESSION AGREEMENT FOR THE EXPLORATION,
DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS
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No.___________
BY AND BETWEEN
AGÊNCIA NACIONAL DO PETRÓLEO, GÁS NATURAL E
BIOCOMBUSTÍVEIS – ANP
And
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BRAZIL
2008
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WHEREAS .................................................................................................................................. 9
CHAPTER I – BASIC PROVISIONS ..................................................................................... 11
CLAUSE ONE: DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................ 11
Legal Definitions ................................................................................................................................. 11
Contractual Definitions ............................................................................................................ 11
CLAUSE TWO: OBJECTIVE ............................................................................................... 17
Operations ............................................................................................................................................ 17
Costs and Risks Associated to the Performance of the Operations ...................................................... 17
Ownership of Oil and/or Natural Gas .................................................................................................. 18
Other Natural Resources ...................................................................................................................... 18
Data Survey on a Non-exclusive Basis ........................................................................................ 18
CLAUSE THREE: CONCESSION AREA ........................................................................... 18
Identification ......................................................................................................................................... 18
Area Occupation or Retention Fees ...................................................................................................... 19
Relinquishment ..................................................................................................................................... 18
Relinquishment by Termination of the Contract ................................................................................... 19
Conditions for Relinquishment ............................................................................................................. 19
Disposition of the Relinquished Areas by the ANP ....................................................................... 20
CLAUSE FOUR: TERM OF THE AGREEMENT ............................................................... 20
Effective Date ........................................................................................................................................ 20
Total Term ............................................................................................................................... 20
CHAPTER II – EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ..................................................... 20
CLAUSE FIVE: EXPLORATION PHASE ........................................................................... 20
Duration ................................................................................................................................................ 21
Minimum Exploratory Program ............................................................................................................ 23
Options Subsequent to the Completion of the Minimum Exploratory Program .................................... 25
Relinquishment of the Concession Area in the Exploration Phase .................................................. 26
CLAUSE SIX: DISCOVERY AND EVALUATION ........................................................... 27
Discovery Notice ................................................................................................................................... 27
Other Natural Resources ....................................................................................................................... 27
Evaluation of the New Pool ................................................................................................................... 27
Approval and Modifications to the Evaluation Plan...................................................................... 28
CLAUSE SEVEN: DECLARATION OF COMMERCIALITY ........................................... 29
Concessionaire’s Option ....................................................................................................................... 29
Postponement of the Declaration of Commerciality.............................................................................. 29
Relinquishment of the Area of Discovery .............................................................................................. 31
Continuation of Exploration and/or Evaluation ............................................................................ 31
CHAPTER III – DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION .................................................. 32
CLAUSE EIGHT: PRODUCTION PHASE .......................................................................... 32
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Duration ................................................................................................................................................ 32
Extension by the Concessionaire ........................................................................................................... 33
Extension by the ANP ............................................................................................................................ 33
Consequences of the Extension.............................................................................................................. 33
Rescission .............................................................................................................................................. 33
Relinquishment of the Fields....................................................................................................... 34
CLAUSE NINE: DEVELOPMENT PLAN ............................................................................ 35
Contents ................................................................................................................................................. 35
Development Area ................................................................................................................................. 35
Approval and Performance of the Development Plan ........................................................................... 36
Revisions and Amendments ................................................................................................................... 36
Constructions, Facilities and Equipment ..................................................................................... 37
CLAUSE TEN: PRODUCTION START-UP DATE AND ANNUAL PRODUCTION
PROGRAMS .......................................................................................................................... 37
Production Start-up Date ...................................................................................................................... 37
Annual Production Programs................................................................................................................ 37
Modifications by the ANP ...................................................................................................................... 38
Revision ................................................................................................................................................. 39
Authorized Variation ............................................................................................................................. 39
Temporary Stoppage of Production ............................................................................................. 39
CLAUSE ELEVEN: MEASUREMENT, DELIVERY AND DISPOSITION OF
PRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 40
Measurement ......................................................................................................................................... 40
Transference of Ownership ................................................................................................................... 40
Monthly Bulletins .................................................................................................................................. 40
Free Disposal ........................................................................................................................................ 40
Supply to the National Market ............................................................................................................... 41
Consumption in the Operations ............................................................................................................. 41
Trial Production .................................................................................................................................... 41
Associated Natural Gas ......................................................................................................................... 42
Losses .................................................................................................................................................... 42
CLAUSE TWELVE: UNIFICATION OF OPERATIONS .................................................... 42
Agreement for the Unification of Production ........................................................................................ 42
Adjacent Areas without Concession ...................................................................................................... 43
Rights and Obligations of the Interested Concessionaires .................................................................... 44
Agreement Approval and Continuation of the Activities ....................................................................... 44
Continuation of the Production Activities ............................................................................................. 45
Termination ........................................................................................................................................... 45
CHAPTER IV – PERFORMANCE OF OPERATIONS ...................................................... 46
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CLAUSE THIRTEEN: PERFORMANCE BY THE CONCESSIONAIRE.......................... 46
Exclusive Rights and Responsibility of the Concessionaire .................................................................. 46
Diligence in the Conduction of the Operations ..................................................................................... 48
Licenses, Authorizations and Permits ................................................................................................... 49
Free Access to the Concession Area...................................................................................................... 49
Drilling and Abandonment of Wells ...................................................................................................... 50
Additional Work Programs.................................................................................................................... 50
Data Survey outside the Concession Area ............................................................................................. 50
CLAUSE FOURTEEN: OPERATION CONTROL AND ASSISTANCE BY THE ANP ... 51
Operation Follow-up and Inspection by the ANP ................................................................................. 51
Access and Control ................................................................................................................................ 51
Assistance to the Concessionaire .......................................................................................................... 52
Exoneration of Liability of the ANP ...................................................................................................... 52
CLAUSE FIFTEEN: SECURITIES FOR THE MINIMUM EXPLORATORY
PROGRAM ............................................................................................................................. 52
Securities............................................................................................................................................... 53
Estimation of Activities .......................................................................................................................... 53
Changes to the Amounts ........................................................................................................................ 53
Adjustment of the Securities .................................................................................................................. 54
Execution of the Securities .................................................................................................................... 55
Sanctions ............................................................................................................................................... 55
CLAUSE SIXTEEN: ANNUAL PROGRAMS AND BUDGETS ........................................ 55
Submitting to the ANP ........................................................................................................................... 55
Revisions and Amendments ................................................................................................................... 56
CLAUSE SEVENTEEN: DATA AND INFORMATION ..................................................... 56
Provided by the Concessionaire to the ANP ......................................................................................... 56
Processing or Analysis Overseas ................................................................................................ 57
CLAUSE EIGHTEEN: ASSETS ............................................................................................ 57
Goods, Equipment, Facilities and Materials ......................................................................................... 58
Licenses, Authorizations and Permits ................................................................................................... 58
Expropriations and Easements .............................................................................................................. 58
Facilities and Equipment outside the Concession Area ........................................................................ 58
Relinquishment of the Areas and Reversion of Assets ........................................................................... 59
Inactivation and Abandonment Guarantees .......................................................................................... 60
Assets to be Reverted ............................................................................................................................. 61
Removal of Non-reverted Assets ............................................................................................................ 61
CLAUSE NINETEEN: PERSONNEL, SERVICES AND SUBCONTRACTS .................... 62
Personnel .............................................................................................................................................. 62
Services................................................................................................................................................. 62
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CLAUSE TWENTY: LOCAL CONTENT ........................................................................... 63
Commitment of the Concessionaire to the Local Content ..................................................................... 63
CLAUSE TWENTY-ONE: THE ENVIRONMENT ............................................................ 68
Environmental Control ......................................................................................................................... 68
Liability for Damages and Losses ........................................................................................................ 69
CLAUSE TWENTY-TWO: INSURANCE............................................................................ 69
Insurance .............................................................................................................................................. 69
CHAPTER V – GOVERNMENTAL PARTICIPATION AND INVESTMENTS
IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................... 70
CLAUSE TWENTY-THREE: PARTICIPATIONS .............................................................. 70
Third-Party and Governmental Participations ..................................................................................... 70
CLAUSE TWENTY-FOUR: INVESTMENT IN R&D ....................................................... 70
Qualified Expenses in R&D .................................................................................................................. 71
CLAUSE TWENTY-FIVE: TAXES ..................................................................................... 72
Tax Regime ........................................................................................................................................... 72
Certificates and Proof of Compliance .................................................................................................. 72
CLAUSE TWENTY-SIX: CURRENCY AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE ........................... 72
Currency ............................................................................................................................................... 72
Foreign Exchange ................................................................................................................................ 73
CLAUSE TWENTY-SEVEN: ACCOUNTING AND AUDIT ............................................. 73
Accounting ............................................................................................................................................ 73
Audit ..................................................................................................................................................... 73
CHAPTER VI – GENERAL PROVISIONS .......................................................................... 74
CLAUSE TWENTY-EIGHT: ASSIGNMENT ...................................................................... 74
Assignment ............................................................................................................................................ 74
Undivided Participation in the Rights and Obligations ........................................................................ 75
Partial Assignment of Areas in the Exploration Phase ......................................................................... 75
Assignment of areas in the Production Phase ....................................................................................... 76
Participation of the Concessionaire ...................................................................................................... 76
Required Documentation ....................................................................................................................... 76
Nullity of the Assignment ....................................................................................................................... 78
Approval of the Assignment ................................................................................................................... 78
Effective Date of the Assignment ........................................................................................................... 79
Amendment to the Concession Agreement ............................................................................................. 79
New Concession Agreement .................................................................................................................. 79
Merger, Spin-Off and Takeover ............................................................................................................. 80
Necessity of Prior and Explicit Approval .............................................................................................. 80
CLAUSE TWENTY-NINE: BREACH AND PENALTIES .................................................. 80
Administrative, Civil and Penal Sanctions............................................................................................ 80
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CLAUSE THIRTY: BREACH, RESCISSION AND TERMINATION OF THE
AGREEMENT ........................................................................................................................ 81
Rescission............................................................................................................................................... 81
Consequences of the Rescission ............................................................................................................ 81
Sanctions at ANP’s Discretion .............................................................................................................. 81
CLAUSE THIRTY-ONE: LEGAL REGIME ........................................................................ 82
Applicable Law ..................................................................................................................................... 82
Conciliation ........................................................................................................................................... 82
Suspension of the Activities ................................................................................................................... 82
“Ad Hoc” Arbitration............................................................................................................................ 83
Jurisdiction ............................................................................................................................................ 83
Performance of the Agreement .............................................................................................................. 84
Justifications.......................................................................................................................................... 84
Continuing Application .............................................................................................................. 84
CLAUSE THIRTY-TWO: FORCE MAJEURE ..................................................................... 84
Total or Partial Exoneration................................................................................................................. 84
Notice of Occurrence............................................................................................................................ 85
Suspension of the Course of the Term of the Agreement ...................................................................... 85
Amendment to or Termination of the Agreement ................................................................................... 85
Losses ................................................................................................................................................... 86
CLAUSE THIRTY-THREE: CONFIDENTIALITY ............................................................. 86
Obligation of the Concessionaire.......................................................................................................... 86
Undertaking of the ANP ........................................................................................................................ 87
CLAUSE THIRTY-FOUR: NOTICES AND REPORTS ...................................................... 88
Plans, Programs and Reports ............................................................................................................... 88
Validity .................................................................................................................................................. 88
Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation ........................................................................................ 88
Communications to the ANP ................................................................................................................. 88
Addresses ............................................................................................................................................... 88
CLAUSE THIRTY-FIVE: FINAL PROVISIONS................................................................. 89
Renewal................................................................................................................................................. 89
Amendments........................................................................................................................................... 89
Headings................................................................................................................................................ 89
Public Notice ......................................................................................................................................... 89
ANNEX I – CONCESSION AREA ......................................................................................... 92
ANNEX II – OBJECT: WORK AND INVESTMENT PROGRAM .................................... 93
ANNEX III – SECURITIES RELATED TO THE MINIMUM EXPLORATORY
PROGRAM ................................................................................................................................ 95
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ANNEX IV – GUARANTEE OF PERFORMANCE ............................................................. 96
ANNEX V – GOVERNMENTAL AND THIRD-PARTY PARTICIPATION.................... 97
ANNEX VI – IDENTIFICATION OF THE CONCESSION AGREEMENT BLOCKS ... 98
ANNEX VII – PAYMENT OF THE SIGNATURE BONUS ................................................ 99
ANNEX VIII – APPOINTMENT OF OPERATOR ............................................................ 100
ANNEX IX – ADDRESSES .................................................................................................... 101
ANNEX X – COMMITMENT TO LOCAL CONTENT .................................................... 102
ANNEX XI – TEMPLATE OF STANDARD SCHEDULE FOR THE RECORD
OF EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE OPERATIONS OF EXPLORATION
AND PRODUCTION – E&P ................................................................................................. 103
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CONCESSION AGREEMENT FOR THE EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT
AND PRODUCTION OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS
by and between
The
AGÊNCIA
NACIONAL
DO
PETRÓLEO,
GÁS
NATURAL
E
BIOCOMBUSTÍVEIS – ANP, a special autarchy created by Law 9,478, dated August
6th, 1997, an integral part of the Indirect Federal Administration, entailed to the Ministry
of Mines and Energy, with Central Office at the SGAN Quadra 603, Módulo I, 3º
Andar, Brasília, DF (hereinafter called the “ANP”), herein represented by its DirectorGeneral, Haroldo Borges Rodrigues Lima,
and
__________, a company existing under the laws of Brazil, with Central Office at
__________, enrolled at the Taxpayer’s Registry (CNPJ/MF) under the number
__________, (hereinafter called “the Concessionaire”), herein represented by
__________, __________.
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WHEREAS
Pursuant to Article 177, item I of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Brazil
(hereinafter called “Federal Constitution”), and Article 4 of Law no. 9,478/97
(hereinafter called “Petroleum Law”), constitute the Union’s monopoly the Research
and the Production of the Oil and Natural Gas, as well as other liquid hydrocarbons
existing in the national territory;
that, in accordance with the Articles 176, caput, of the Federal Constitution, and 3 of the
Petroleum Law, the pools of Oil, Natural Gas and other liquid hydrocarbons existing in
the National Territory, including the inland, the territorial sea, the continental shelf and
the exclusive economic zone, belong to the Federal Government;
that, pursuant to Article 176, paragraph I of the Federal Constitution, the Research and
Production of mineral resources may only be undertaken through authorization or
concession granted by the Federal Government, taking the national interest into
account;
that, pursuant to the paragraph I of the aforementioned Article 177 of the Federal
Constitution and the Articles 5 and 23 of the Petroleum Law, the Federal Government
may authorize that State and private companies incorporated under the Brazilian Law
and with Central Offices in the country, to perform activities of Exploration and
Production of Oil and Natural Gas through Concession Agreements preceded by a
bidding process;
that, pursuant to Articles 8 and 21 of the Petroleum Law, all rights to the Exploration
and Production in the National Territory, including the inland, the territorial sea, the
continental shelf and the exclusive economic zone belong to the Federal Government,
being the ANP responsible for its administration;
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that the ANP (as a representative of the Federal Government) is responsible for the
execution of Concession Agreements with the Concessionaire for the activities of
Exploration, Development and Production of Oil and Natural Gas in Blocks which
comply with the provisions of the Articles 23 and 24 of the Petroleum Law, being it also
in charge of the integral and permanent supervision of such activities, aiming at looking
after the Federal Government’s patrimony, in view of the national interest;
that, in accordance with Articles 25 and 26 of the Petroleum Law, and having complied
with the requisites set forth in Section I of the aforementioned Law, the ANP and the
Concessionaire are authorized to execute this Concession Agreement which will be
governed, when it is the case, by the general rules set forth in the Section I and by the
provisions of the Section VI, both in Chapter V of the referred Law;
that, in accordance with the Articles 36 to 42 of the Petroleum Law, the Concessionaire
has participated in the bidding process for the granting of this Concession Agreement,
having been ratified as winner for the Block(s) defined in the ANNEX VI;
that, the Concessionaire shall pay the Participations foreseen in the Article 45 to 52 of
the Petroleum Law to the Federal Government and third-parties, where applicable;
that, pursuant to Article 46 of the Petroleum Law, the Concessionaire has effected the
payment of the Signature Bonus to the ANP in the amount set forth in the ANNEX VII.
Now therefore, the ANP and the Concessionaire shall execute this Concession
Agreement for the Exploration, Development and Production of Oil, Natural Gas in the
Block(s) identified in the ANNEX I – Concession Area, in conformity with the
following clauses and conditions.
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CHAPTER I – BASIC PROVISIONS
CLAUSE ONE: DEFINITIONS
Legal Definitions
1.1 The definitions contained in Article 6 of the Petroleum Law and in Article 3 of
Decree No. 2,705, dated August 3rd, 1998 (hereinafter called “Participation Fees”)
are hereby incorporated to this Agreement and, as a result, shall be valid for all
means and effects of this Agreement whenever the following words and
expressions are used herein, whether in singular or plural form:
Sedimentary Basin
BDEP – ANP’s E&P Databank
Block
Oil or Natural Gas Field
Standard Metering Condition
Production Start-up Date
Basic By-products
Oil By-products
Commercial Discovery
Development
Distribution
Pipeline Distribution of Gas
Stockpiling of Natural Gas
Natural Gas or Gas
Oil Industry
Pool
Production
Governmental Participation
Research of Exploration
Oil
Production Metering Points
Reference Price
Production
Prospect
Production Gross Revenue
Production Net Revenue
Refining or Refinement
Reservoir or Deposit
Resale
Transfer
Transportation
Treatment or Processing of Natural Gas
Oil Equivalent Volume
Supervised Production Volume
Total Production Volume
Contractual Definitions
1.2 Also for purposes and effects of this Agreement, the definitions set forth in this
Paragraph 1.2 shall be additionally valid whenever the following words and
expressions are used herein, whether in singular or plural form:
1.2.1 “Unification of Operations Agreement” means an Agreement foreseen in the
Article 27 of the Petroleum Law.
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1.2.2 “Affiliate” means any controlled and parent corporation in the provisions set
forth in the Article 1,098 of the Civil Code, as well as societies directly or
indirectly controlled by the same juridical entity.
1.2.3 “Concession Area” means the Block limited by the polygon defined in ANNEX
I. or the portions of this Block which remain under this Agreement after the
relinquishments provided herein are done. References to this Concession Area shall
include, therefore, all Development Areas and Fields, established and retained by
the Concessionaire pursuant to this Agreement.
1.2.4 “Development Area” means any part of the Concession Area which is separated
for Development pursuant to paragraph 9.2.
1.2.5 “Evaluation” means a set of Operations which, as an integral part of the
Exploration, aims at verifying the commercial potential of a Oil or Natural Gas
Discovery or a group of Discoveries within the Concession Area.
1.2.6 “Exploration and Production Databank (BDEP)” is the entity responsible for the
organization, administration, maintenance and display of technical data generated
by the activities of Exploration and Production of Oil and Natural Gas in Brazil,
which are legal attributions of the Agência Nacional de Petróleo, Gas Natural e
Biocombustíveis – ANP.
1.2.7 “Field” has the same meaning as “Oil or Natural Gas Field”, as defined in the
Petroleum Law.
1.2.8 “Assignment” means any sale, assignment, transfer or any other kind of
disposition by any means of all or any part of the rights and obligations of the
Concessionaire under this Agreement.
1.2.9 “Concessionaire” means, individually or collectively, the operating company
and any other companies integrating the consortium, as well as any of its eventual
assignees, pursuant to the Clause Twenty-eight, all of them equally responsible
without prejudice to the right or obligation of the Concessionaire or of each of such
assignees to individually perform the acts they are obliged to or granted by the Law
or this Agreement.
1.2.10 “Local Content in the Development Phase” means the proportion expressed as
a percentage between: (i) the sum of the amounts of the National Production Assets
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and the Services Rendered in Brazil acquired, directly or indirectly, by the
Concessionaire, related to the Development Operations in all the Development
Areas and (ii) the sum of the amounts of goods and services acquired, directly or
indirectly, by the Concessionaire, related to investments in the Development
Operations in all of the Development Areas, calculated at the end of the last
Development Phase, pursuant to paragraph 20.2(b).
1.2.11 “Local Content in the Exploration Phase” means the proportion expressed as a
percentage between: (i) the sum of the amounts of the National Production Assets
and the Services Rendered in Brazil, acquired, directly or indirectly, by the
Concessionaire, related to investments in the Exploration Operations in the
Concession Area and (ii) the sum of the amounts of goods and services, acquired
directly or indirectly by the Concessionaire, related to investments in the
Exploration Operations in the Concession Area, pursuant to the paragraph 20.2(a).
1.2.12 “Agreement” means the main body of this Agreement, as well as its ANNEX I
– Concession area, ANNEX II – Object: work and investment program, ANNEX III
– Securities related to the minimum exploratory program, ANNEX IV – Guarantee
of performance, ANNEX V – Government and third-party participation, ANNEX
VI – Identification of the agreement blocks, ANNEX VII – Payment of the
signature bonus, ANNEX VIII – Appointment of operator, ANNEX IX –
Addresses, ANNEX X – Commitment to local content, ANNEX XI – Template of
standard schedule for the record of expenses incurred in the operations of
exploration and production – E&P.
1.2.13 “Consortium Agreement” means the contractual instrument that rules the rights
and obligations of the Concessionaires to each other, as far as this Agreement is
concerned.
1.2.14 “Effective Date” means the date of execution of this Agreement, pursuant to
paragraph 4.1.
1.2.15 “Declaration of Commerciality” means the written notice from the
Concessionaire to the ANP declaring one or more Pools as a Commercial
Discovery in the Concession Area, pursuant to paragraph 7.1.
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1.2.16 “Discovery” means any occurrence of Oil, Natural Gas, other hydrocarbons,
minerals and, in general, any other natural resources in the Concession Area,
regardless of quantity, quality or commercial potential, verified, at least, by two
detection or evaluation methods.
1.2.17 “Qualified Expenses with Research and Development” means the expenses
with Research and Development activities concerning technological services related
to the Discovery, testing or use of new products, processes or techniques in the Oil
and Natural Gas sector, or to the adaptation of products, processes or existing
techniques to the new scenario in the Oil and Natural Gas sector, pursuant to
paragraph 24.1.
1.2.18 “Production Development Phase” means, with regard to any field, the period
beginning with the date of delivery of the Declaration of Commerciality to such
Development Area and ending at (i) the completion of the work and activities
comprised in the Development, as described in the Development Plan, or (ii) the
abandonment of the Development in such Field in accordance with the paragraph
8.9, whatever happens first.
1.2.19 “Exploration Phase” means the term defined for Exploration in the paragraph
5.1.
1.2.20 “Production Phase” means, for each Field, the term defined for Production in
the paragraph 8.1.
1.2.21 “Brazilian Supplier” means any manufacturer or supplier of a National
Production Asset or of a Service Rendered in Brazil, through companies
incorporated under the Laws of Brazil.
1.2.22 “Associated Gas” means the Natural Gas produced in the Pool where it is
found dissolved in the Oil or in contact with the underlying Gas-saturated Oil.
1.2.23 “Non-Associated Gas” means the Natural Gas which produced from a dry Gas
Pool or from a Condensate Gas Pool.
1.2.24 “The Best Practices of the Oil Industry” means the practices and procedures
generally adopted in the Oil industry worldwide by prudent and diligent Operators
under conditions and circumstances similar to those experienced in connection with
relevant aspect or aspects of the Operations aiming mainly at ensuring: a) the
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conservation of the Oil and Gas resources, which implies the use of adequate
methodologies and processes to maximize the recovery of hydrocarbons in a
technically and economically sustainable way, with the corresponding control of
the decline in the deposits, and to minimize losses at the surface; b) the operational
safety, which imposes the use of methodologies and processes which ensure the
occupational safety and the prevention of operational accidents; c) the preservation
of the environment and the respect for the populations, which imposes the adoption
of technologies and procedures associated to the prevention and relief of
environmental damage, as well as the environmental control and monitoring of the
operations of exploration and production of Oil and Gas.
1.2.25 “Operations” means all and any activities or Operations, being them of
Exploration, Evaluation, Development, Production, Inactivation or abandonment,
performed in sequence, altogether or isolated from one another by the
Concessionaire, under and for the purposes of this Agreement.
1.2.26 “Operator” means the party appointed by the Concessionaire to conduct and
execute all operations and activities defined in this contract on behalf of the
Concessionaire, according to the described in ANNEX VIII, as well as any
substitute or successor.
1.2.27 “Annual Budget” means a detailed statement of expenses and investments to be
made by the Concessionaire in the performance of the respective Annual Work
Program within any calendar year, pursuant to Clause Sixteen.
1.2.28 “Party” means the ANP or the Concessionaire and “Parties” means the ANP
and the Concessionaire.
1.2.29 “Exploration Term” has the meaning foreseen in the paragraph 5.1.
1.2.30 “Evaluation Plan” means the document prepared by the Concessionaire
containing the work program and the respective necessary investment to the
Evaluation of a Discovery or a set of Discoveries of Oil or Natural Gas in the
Concession Area, pursuant to Clause six.
1.2.31 “Development Plan” means the document prepared by the Concessionaire
containing the work plan and the respective necessary investment to the
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Development of a Discovery or set of Discoveries of Oil or Natural Gas in the
Concession Area, pursuant to Clause Nine.
1.2.32 “Production” means the set of activities for the extraction of Oil or Natural
Gas, as defined in the Petroleum Law, or, still, the volume of Oil or Natural Gas,
depending on how it is construed from the text, in each case.
1.2.33 “Annual Work Program” means the set of activities to be performed by the
Concessionaire within any calendar year, pursuant to Clause Sixteen.
1.2.34 “Annual Production Program” means the program in which the forecast for the
Production of Oil, Natural Gas, water, fluids and residues originated from the
process of Production of each Field is discriminated, as well as the set of forecast
activities of processing, treatment, outflow and transport of the production,
pursuant to Clause Ten.
1.2.35 “Minimum Exploratory Program” means the work program set forth in the
ANNEX II – Work and Investment Program, to be mandatorily accomplished by
the Concessionaire within the Exploration Phase, pursuant to paragraph 5.9.
1.2.36 “Program of Inactivation of Facilities” has the meaning foreseen in the
paragraph 8.6.1.
1.2.37 “Rules of the International Chamber of Commerce – ICC Rules” means the
Rules of Conciliation and Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce,
currently in force.
1.2.38 “Final Evaluation Report on Oil and/or Natural Gas Discoveries” means the
document prepared by the Concessionaire describing the set of operations carried
out for the Evaluation of the Discovery of Oil and/or Natural Gas, and delivering
the results of such Evaluation.
1.2.39 “Sector” means a subdivision of an area of a Sedimentary Basin.
1.2.40 “Long-Term Test” means tests on wells carried out during the Exploration
Phase, aiming exclusively at collecting data and information so as to get to know
the reservoirs, with a total flow time superior to 72 (seventy-two) hours.
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1.2.41 “Work Unit” means a conversion unit for different exploratory works, used for
the purpose of measurement of the performance of the Minimum Exploratory
Program foreseen in ANNEX II – Work and Investment Program.
CLAUSE TWO: OBJECTIVE
Operations
2.1 The objective of this Agreement is the performance, by the Concessionaire, of the
Operations described in ANNEX II – Work and Investment Program, and any other
additional activity of Exploration the Concessionaire might decide to undertake
within each Block of the Concession Area aiming at enabling Oil and Natural Gas
to be produced in commercial conditions in the Concession Area, and, in the event
of any Discovery, the Evaluation, the Development and the Production of the
Hydrocarbons, all in the terms defined herein.
Costs and Risks Associated to the Performance of the Operations
2.2 The Concessionaire shall always assume, in an exclusive manner, all costs and risks
related to the performance of the Operations and its consequences, bearing, in
return, the sole, exclusive ownership of the Oil and Natural Gas which might be
effectively produced and received by it at the Production Metering Point, pursuant
to this Agreement, being subject to the charges related to the taxes and financial
compensation set forth in the ANNEX V - Governmental and Third Party
Participation, and in the applicable Laws of Brazil.
2.3 The provisions of paragraph 2.2 includes the obligation from the Concessionaire to
bear all losses it may incur, without being entitled to any payment, reimbursement
or indemnification, in the event of no Commercial Discovery in the Concession
Area or in the event that the Oil and Natural Gas to be received at the Production
Metering Point is insufficient to cover the investment made and the reimbursement
of the expenses incurred directly or indirectly. Besides, the Concessionaire shall be
the only Party to be fully criminally liable for its own acts and those of its
employees and subcontractors, as well as for the indemnification of all and any
damages inflicted by the Operations and its performance thereof, regardless of the
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existence of fault, and shall reimburse the ANP and the Federal Government for
any burden that they might have to bear as a consequence of possible claims
motivated by actions the Concessionaire shall be accounted for.
Ownership of Oil and/or Natural Gas
2.4 The Oil and Natural Gas Deposits existing in the Brazilian national territory belong
to the Federal Government, in accordance with Article 20, item IX of the Federal
Constitution and Article 3 of the Petroleum Law. The Concessionaire shall only be
entitled to the ownership of the Oil and Natural Gas that might be effectively
produced and received at the Production Metering Point, pursuant to paragraph 2.2.
Other Natural Resources
2.5 This Agreement refers exclusively to the Exploration, Development and the
Production of Oil and Natural Gas, and it shall not be extended to any other natural
resources which may be found in the Concession Area. The Concessionaire must
not, therefore, use, usufruct or dispose, in any way and for any purpose, totally or
partially, of these resources, except when duly authorized in accordance with the
applicable Laws of Brazil, provided that the provisions of the paragraphs 6.1 and
6.2 are observed.
Data Survey on a Non-exclusive Basis
2.6 The ANP may, at its exclusive discretion and whenever it deems convenient,
authorize third parties to perform, within the Concession Area, geological,
geochemical and geophysical services and other services of the same nature, aiming
at collecting technical data for the purpose of commercialization on a non-exclusive
basis, pursuant to Article 8, item III of the Petroleum Law. The Concessionaire
shall have no liability in relation to these services and their performance, which by
no means may affect the regular course of the Operations.
CLAUSE THREE: CONCESSION AREA
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Identification
3.1 The Operations shall be performed within the Concession Area, which is described,
detailed and set in the ANNEX I – Concession Area.
Area Occupation or Retention Fees
3.2 The Concessionaire shall make the payments for area occupation or retention
specified in ANNEX V – Governmental and Third-Party Participation, in
accordance with applicable law.
Relinquishment
3.3 The Concessionaire shall effect, observing the provisions of the paragraphs 3.5 and
3.6, the mandatory relinquishment of the Blocks pertaining to the Concession Area
set forth in paragraphs 5.22 and 5.23, where applicable, being also entitled, at any
time during the Exploration Phase, make voluntary relinquishments of Blocks
pertaining to the Concession Area through written notice to the ANP, without
prejudice to the obligation to perform the activities and make the mandatory
investments foreseen in this Agreement. Once the Exploration Phase is complete
and as long as this Agreement is still in force, the Concessionaire may only retain
as a Concession Area, the Development Area or Areas which might have been
established pursuant to paragraphs 5.20, 7.3, 7.5 and 9.2 provided that the
mandatory relinquishments pursuant to paragraphs 7.7, 8.10 and 9.4 are observed.
Relinquishment by Termination of the Agreement
3.4 The termination of this Agreement, for any cause or motive, shall oblige the
Concessionaire to return to the ANP all of the Concession Area still under its
possession, in accordance with what is set forth in paragraphs 3.5 and 3.6.
Conditions for Relinquishment
3.5 All and any Relinquishment of Blocks or Fields within the Concession Area, as well
as the resulting reversion of assets pursuant to paragraph 18.18, shall be definitive
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and performed by the Concessionaire without burden of any nature to the Federal
Government or to the ANP, pursuant to the provisions of the Article 28, paragraphs
1 and 2 of the Petroleum Law, being the Concessionaire obliged to comply
rigorously with the provisions set forth in the paragraphs 18.8 to 18.18, in Clause
Twenty-One hereof or the applicable Laws of Brazil.
Disposition of the Relinquished Areas by the ANP
3.6 The Concessionaire shall not have any rights regarding the Relinquished Blocks,
pursuant to Clause Three, being the ANP entitled, from the date of the
Relinquishment on, to dispose of the same Blocks at its own discretion, including
for the purpose of new bidding process.
CLAUSE FOUR: TERM OF THE AGREEMENT
Effective Date
4.1 This Agreement, which shall become effective as of the date of its execution
(“Effective Date”), shall be divided in two phases, as follows:
4.2 Exploration Phase, for the whole Concession Area, whose term is defined in
paragraph 5.1; and
4.3 Production Phase, for each Field, whose term is defined in paragraph 8.1.
Total Term
4.4 The Total Term of this Agreement, for each section of the Concession Area which
might become a Field in the terms provided herein, shall be equal to the sum of the
term starting at the Effective Date until the respective Declaration of
Commerciality, added by a period of 27 (twenty-seven) years, as defined in
paragraph 8.1. To this Total Term, Extended periods shall be automatically added
upon authorization, pursuant to paragraphs 7.3 and 7.5, being these two cases
exclusively related to the Development Area referred thereto, and the paragraphs
8.4 and 8.5 related to the Field referred thereto.
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CHAPTER II – EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION
CLAUSE FIVE: EXPLORATION PHASE
Duration
5.1 The Exploration Phase shall begin at the Effective Date of this Agreement and shall
have the maximum duration specified in ANNEX II – Work and Investment
Program. The Exploration Phase shall be divided in two Terms (“Exploration
Terms”), whose duration shall be indicated in ANNEX II – Work and Investment
Program.
The Second Exploration Term, if applicable, shall begin at the
completion of the First Exploration Term. The Exploration Phase may be extended
pursuant to paragraphs 5.3, 5.6, 6.2, 7.3, 7.5 and 12.10.
5.2 At the end of the First Exploration Term, the Concessionaire must relinquish the
total area of each Block to the ANP, exception made to the Area(s) retained for
Evaluation or Development, or proceed to the Second Term, undertaking the
obligations set forth in ANNEX II – Work and Investment Program.
5.3 At the end of the Exploration Phase, the Concessionaire may only keep the
Development Area(s) approved by the ANP and must relinquish all remaining
Areas, except as follows:
5.3.1 If the Concessionaire has submitted one or more Development Plans pursuant to
paragraph 9.1 which had not yet been approved by the ANP under the terms of
paragraph 9.6, the Concessionaire may retain the Areas covered by such
Development Plans until a final decision over them is made, but it may not carry
out any work or conduct any Operation in such Areas without prior approval by the
ANP, under penalty of having the applicable sanctions ascribed, pursuant to
paragraph 29.1.
5.3.2 If the Concessionaire has submitted a Declaration of Commerciality under the
terms of paragraph 7.1, but has not yet submitted the Development Plan related to
the Discovery, the Concessionaire may retain an Area approved by the ANP,
covered by the Evaluation Plan, for the remaining time foreseen in paragraph 9.1,
for submission of the Development Plan and for the required additional time under
the provisions of paragraph 9.6 for review of such Development Plan, but may not
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do any work or conduct any Operation in the Area without prior approval by the
ANP.
5.3.3 If the Concessionaire has made and notified a Discovery so close to the end of
any of the Periods of the Exploration Phase that it is not possible to complete the
Evaluation of the Discovery and to deliver the Declaration of Commerciality before
the end of the Exploration Phase in accordance with the Best Practices of the Oil
Industry, the Exploration Phase term may be extended by means of prior approval
by the ANP of an Evaluation Plan, which must be concluded within the term
approved by the ANP, which will also be the final term for the submission of the
Declaration of Commerciality arising from this Evaluation. The extension which is
dealt with in this paragraph is limited exclusively to the Area covered by the
Evaluation Plan approved by the ANP. The entire remaining Area shall be returned
to the ANP. The remaining area for the performance of the Evaluation Plan must
be circumscribed by a sole polygonal line drawn in accordance with a network
compatible with a geological map sheet in the scale 1:500, according to the
International Map of the World 1:1 Million – IMW. This network shall comply
with the dimensions of 9,375” (nine seconds and three hundred and seventy-five
millionths of seconds) of latitude and 9,375” (nine seconds and three hundred and
seventy-five millionths of seconds) of longitude. If such Evaluation leads to a
Declaration of Commerciality, the Concessionaire may retain the approved Area,
pursuant to paragraph 5.3.2.
5.4 In the event of the aforementioned above, the course of the Term of the Concession
Agreement shall be automatically suspended until the ANP decides upon the
request for extension of the Exploration Phase being, in any hypothesis, the fees for
occupation or retention of the Area (paragraphs 5.8 and 8.3) payable.
The
Concessionaire may only perform any exploratory activity by means of prior and
exclusive approval by the ANP.
5.5 If the Concessionaire had already started to drill an exploratory well and the drilling
had not reached its stratigraphic objective by the end of the Exploration Phase, the
ANP may extend the Exploration Phase for the time the ANP judges necessary for
the well to reach such stratigraphic objective.
A substantiated request for term
extension must be forwarded by the Concessionaire to the ANP at least 72 hours in
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advance.
In the event of a Discovery, the Concessionaire may submit an
Evaluation Plan pursuant to paragraphs 6.3 and 6.8.
5.6 As a condition for moving on to the Second Exploration Term of some Block of the
Concession Area, the Concessionaire shall be obliged (before the end of the First
Exploration Term) to provide the ANP with securities in compliance with what is
set forth in the Clause Fifteen with respect to the Minimum Exploratory Program
for the Second Exploration Term. If the Concessionaire fails to produce securities
by the end of the First Exploration Term, the Exploration Phase shall be
automatically terminated and the Concessionaire shall relinquish the Block(s) in the
Concession Area pursuant to paragraph 5.1.2.
5.7 The Concessionaire may voluntarily terminate the Exploration Phase at any time, by
means of a written notification forwarded to the ANP pursuant to paragraph 5.22.
Such termination shall not release the Concessionaire from integrally completing
the Minimum Exploratory Program with respect to the Exploration Term in course.
5.8 The suspension of the activities in the Terms of this Agreement shall not release the
Concessionaire from the payments due to Third-Parties and Governmental
Participations pertaining to the performance of the Phase this Clause is referring to.
Minimum Exploratory Program
5.9 During the First Exploration Term, the Concessionaire shall integrally perform the
Work Units correspondent to the Minimum Exploratory Program for the First
Exploration Term as per ANNEX II – Work and Investment Program, having, for
such, to disburse the necessary amounts, observing what is set forth in paragraphs
5.13, 5.14, 5.16 and 5.17 (specially in the cases of terrestrial Blocks classified as
exploratory model of New Border).
5.10 Failure to comply with the provisions of paragraph 5.9 shall entitle the ANP to
execute the security, as provided in Clause Fifteen, without prejudice to other
suitable measures.
5.11 The Concessionaire may, at its discretion, perform exploratory works in addition to
those included in the Minimum Exploratory Program for the Exploration Term in
course, by providing the ANP with the proper program of the additional exploratory
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work prior to the beginning of its performance. The ANP may, at its own exclusive
discretion, grant credit of such additional exploratory work to the subsequent
Exploration Term. However, in each Exploration Term there shall always be a
Minimum Exploratory Program to be fulfilled by the Concessionaire, which must
be previously approved by the ANP.
5.12 In accordance with the technical justification submitted by the Concessionaire, the
ANP may accept, at its exclusive discretion that the Block neighboring the Block
where the well shall be drilled shall also move forward to the Second Exploration
Term, without any commitment of drilling a well in the Block, provided that such
Block contains the same composition of Concessionaires.
5.13 In order to comply with the Minimum Exploratory Program pursuant to paragraph
5.9, and observing the provisions of paragraph 5.18, only the following nonexclusive data may be utilized, in the terms of paragraph 2.6, surveyed in the Block
which had been bought by the Concessionaire – Onshore Basins: 2D and 3D
seismic, potential methods (gravimetric and magnetometric methods), gamma
spectrometry, electromagnetic, geochemistry and 2D and 3D seismic reprocessing
with time or depth migration in the pre-stack phase. The activity of seismic
reprocessing shall only be considered, in order to comply with the Minimum
Exploratory Program, if it is performed over seismic acquisition that has not been
previously reprocessed.
5.14 In order to comply with the Minimum Exploratory Program pursuant to paragraph
5.13, only those surveys which were carried out in observance of all the defined
requirements in the technical standards established by the ANP.
5.15 For the acquisition of exclusive data the Concessionaire may subcontract data
survey companies, provided that the requirements in the regulatory rules edited by
the ANP are previously fulfilled, and that such companies are dully registered and
regularized with the ANP.
5.16 All well drilled in order to comply with the Minimum Exploratory Program must
reach the minimum goal defined in ANNEX II - Work and Investment Program,
and may only be accounted for fulfillment of the Minimum Exploratory Program
purposes after the ANP verifies that such acquisition has met all the defined
requirements in the established technical standards. Besides, such data must be
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delivered to the ANP, which shall issue a quality control report of refusal or
acceptance of the data received, within 150 (one hundred and fifty) days to be
counted from the date of delivery of such data by the Concessionaire to the ANP .
5.17 The gamma spectrometry, gravimetric and magnetometric data which cover the
Area of the Block under concession acquired by the Concessionaire itself or which
might have been acquired in non-exclusive basis, pursuant to paragraph 2.6, or
which might have been acquired by the Concessionaire, may be utilized to comply
with the Minimum Exploratory Program set forth in paragraph 5.9, observing the
provisions of paragraph 5.18, besides the compliance with the requirements of the
requisites defined in the ANP’s technical standards, pursuant to paragraph 5.14,
whichever is more suitable.
5.18 In relation to the exploratory works performed under the terms of paragraph 2.6 to
be taken into account for the compliance of the Work and Investment Program
indicated in the ANNEX II, a reduction factor shall be applied to the number of
Work Units which shall be calculated in accordance with the time elapsed between
the date of the request for withdrawal from the Minimum Exploratory Program and
the date of conclusion of the operation of data acquisition. If the operation of data
acquisition is carried out up to one year prior to the date of the request for
withdrawal from the Minimum Exploratory Program, the exploration work shall be
considered in its totality, increased by a reduction factor of 10% (ten per cent) to
the number of Work Units calculated for each additional year elapsed.
Data
acquired over ten years from the date of the request for withdrawal from the
Minimum Exploratory Program shall not be calculated for compliance with the
Work and Investment Program.
Options Subsequent to the Completion of the Minimum Exploratory Program
5.19 After having integrally complied with the work obligations established in the
Minimum Exploratory Program for any Exploration Term of any of the Blocks
object of this Agreement, pursuant to paragraph 5.9, the Concessionary may, for the
Block(s) where the Minimum Exploratory Program had been fulfilled, at its
discretion and by means of a written notice to the ANP, until the date of conclusion
of the Exploratory Term in force:
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(a) until the end of the first Exploration Term, declare it completed and move on to the
Second Exploration Term, in which case the Concessionaire shall present securities
as a warrant for the Minimum Exploratory Program, pursuant to paragraph 5.6; or
(b) consider the Exploration Phase ended, retaining only some casually established
Areas pursuant to paragraphs 5.3, 5.20, 7.3, 7.5 and 9.2, in which case all the other
parts of the Block shall be immediately relinquished by the Concessionaire to the
ANP, as defined in paragraphs 3.5 and 3.6; or
(c) Notify that there had been no Discoveries in the Block(s) which, at the
Concessionaire’s discretion, justify the continuation of the Operations under this
Agreement, which shall imply in the exclusion of the Block(s) within the
Concession Area or the termination of the Concession Agreement, in case the
Concession Area comprises only one Block as of the date of receipt of the
respective notification and the immediate relinquishment of such Block(s),
observing the provisions in paragraphs 3.5 and 3.6.
5.20 Every time that, at the end of the Exploration Phase, the deadline stated in
paragraph 9.1 is not expired in relation to the Declaration of Commerciality issued
by the Concessionaire, it will be obliged, for the purposes of paragraph 5.19 (b), to
anticipate, in the respective notice, and for the approval of the ANP, the definition
of the Development Area to be retained, in accordance with the provisions in
paragraph 9.2.
5.21 In the event that the Concessionaire fails to deliver the notice pursuant to
paragraph 5.19, the corresponding Block shall be excluded from the Concession
Agreement, or this Agreement shall be dully terminated, in case the Concession
Area comprises only one Block, at the end of the Exploration Phase.
The
Concessionaire shall be obliged to relinquish the Area of the Block immediately, or
the entire Concession Area, whenever the case, in accordance with the provisions in
paragraphs 3.5 and 3.6.
Relinquishment of the Concession Area in the Exploration Phase
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5.22 Within a period of 60 (sixty) days after the termination of the Exploration Phase,
the Concessionaire must forward the ANP a report of Relinquishment of Areas,
elaborated in accordance with the applicable Laws of Brazil.
5.23 The delivery of the relinquishment report does not imply any kind of
acknowledgement or relief from the part of ANP, nor does it exempt the
Concessionaire from complying with the liabilities pursuant to Clause Twenty-One.
CLAUSE SIX: DISCOVERY AND EVALUATION
Discovery Notice
6.1 Any Discovery of Oil, Natural Gas, other hydrocarbons, minerals and, in general,
any natural resources within the Concession Area shall be notified to the ANP by
the Concessionaire, in writing and in exclusive character, within a maximum period
of 72 (seventy-two) hours.
The notice shall be accompanied by all relevant
available data and information.
Other Natural Resources
6.2 In the event of Discovery of any natural resources other than Oil or Natural Gas,
over which the Concessionaire shall reserve no rights pursuant to paragraph 2.5, the
Concessionaire shall be obliged to comply with the instructions and allow the
performance of the suitable measures which shall be opportunely delivered by the
ANP or any other competent authorities. While awaiting for the instructions, the
Concessionaire shall refrain from taking measures which might put at risk or in any
way jeopardize the natural resources discovered. The Concessionaire shall not be
obliged to interrupt its activities, except in the case that it might put the natural
resources discovered at risk, and any interruption of the activities due exclusively to
the Discovery of other natural resources shall have its term computed and
acknowledged by the ANP for the purposes of the extension referred to in
paragraph 5.1.
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6.3 The Concessionaire may, at its discretion, evaluate a new Oil or Natural Gas Pool,
in accordance with paragraph 6.1, at any time within the Exploration Phase. The
Evaluation of the Discovery shall be carried out mandatorily and integrally during
the Exploration Phase, which shall by no means be extended, except as provided for
in paragraphs 5.1, 7.3 and 7.5.
6.4 In the event that the Concessionaire decides to evaluate the Discovery, it shall so
notify the ANP and deliver the respective Evaluation Plan prepared in accordance
with the applicable Laws of Brazil, before the beginning of the Evaluation
activities. The Concessionaire is authorized to commence the execution of the
Evaluation Plan immediately after its approval by the ANP.
6.5 In the event that the Evaluation Plan involves the execution of Tests in long-term
wells, the Concessionaire shall not commence such tests without prior authorization
by the ANP.
6.6 In the event that the provisions in paragraph 5.3.3 are applicable, any exploration
activity in the areas where the Evaluation Plan has not been approved by the ANP
will be prohibited until a decision is announced by the ANP on the duration of the
Exploration Phase, under penalty of having the suitable sanctions imposed, as
provided by paragraph 29.1.
6.7 The condition described in paragraph 6.6 shall not release the Concessionaire from
paying for the Surface Rental Fees, as established in Articles 45 and 51 of the
Petroleum Law.
Approval and Modifications to the Evaluation Plan
6.8 The ANP will have up to 60 (sixty) days, from the receipt of the Evaluation Plan, to
approve or request justifiable modifications in the Evaluation Plan from the
Concessionaire. In the event the ANP requests such modifications in the Evaluation
Plan, the Concessionaire shall present them within 30 (thirty) days from such
request, repeating the procedure described in this paragraph 6.8. Any amendments
to the Evaluation Plan, which are suggested by the Concessionaire, are subject to
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the prior written communication to the ANP, applying to such amendments the
procedure contemplated in this paragraph 6.8.
CLAUSE SEVEN: DECLARATION OF COMMERCIALITY
Concessionaire’s Option
7.1 Prior to the end of the Exploration Phase, the Concessionaire may, by means of
notification to the ANP, at its own discretion, issue a Declaration of Commerciality
for the Discovery in accordance with the Evaluation Plan approved by the ANP. If
a Final Evaluation of Discovery Report has not already been submitted to the ANP,
justifying the proposal for the area to be retained for Development, it must
accompany the Declaration of Commerciality.
7.2 The decision to issue a Declaration of Commerciality for the evaluated Discovery
shall be decided by the Concessionaire, at its sole discretion, using for this the
notification referred to in paragraph 7.1.
Postponement of the Declaration of Commerciality
7.3 In accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 7.4 and 7.5, the Concessionaire
may plead to the ANP for the postponement of the Declaration of Commerciality.
7.4 Before the ANP and in accordance with paragraph 7.1, the Concessionaire may
justify that the quantity and/or the quality of the discovered and evaluated Natural
Gas are such that (i) its commercial viability depends on the creation of the market
for Natural Gas or the installation of Transportation infrastructure to handle
simultaneously the Concessionaire’s and/or other Concessionaires’ Production and
also that (ii) the creation of such market or installation of such infrastructure will be
possible within a period of no later than 5(five) years. In this case, the
Concessionaire shall be entitled to request to the ANP, and the ANP may, at its sole
discretion, taking into consideration the effective prices and costs levels in the
Brazilian market, grant a maximum period of 5 (five) years, from the notice made
by the Concessionaire pursuant to paragraph 7.1, to issue or not the relevant
Declaration of Commerciality. In the event such Declaration is issued, the
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Concessionaire is obliged to present, attached to the Declaration of Commerciality,
a supported proposal for the use of the Natural Gas, accompanied by the relevant
Development Plan. At the ANP’s sole discretion, with technical justification and
for each specific case, the above mentioned period of up to five (5) years may be
extended to more five years, in a total maximum of 10(ten) years from the date of
the notification from the Concessionaire under the terms of paragraph 7.1. When
presenting the request contemplated in this paragraph 7.3, the Concessionaire shall
simultaneously submit for the ANP’s approval the delimitation of the Development
Area to be retained, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 9.2. The
extension for the period contemplated herein shall be applied exclusively to such
Development Area, and for all other parts of the Concession Area the terms and
conditions applicable in accordance with the other clauses of this Agreement shall
prevail.
7.5 Before the ANP and in accordance with paragraph 7.1, the Concessionaire may
justify that the quantity and the quality of the discovered and evaluated Oil are such
that (i) due to draining issues because of the density, viscosity or other factors
related to the Reservoirs, or Refining problems, due to the acidity of the Oil, its
commerciality depends on the development of new production technologies and
that the application of such technologies could be viable within a period of up to 5
(five) years, or (ii) because of the quantity of Oil discovered, its commerciality
depends on the discovery of additional Oil in the same Block or in adjacent Blocks,
for the joint Development of these discoveries, and that the Concessionaire has,
according to its Plans and Programs, prospects of making discoveries of additional
Oil. In this case, the Concessionaire shall be entitled to request the ANP, and the
ANP may, at its sole discretion, taking into consideration the effective prices and
costs levels in the Brazilian market, and after analysis of the reasonable technical
justification presented by the Concessionaire, grant a maximum period of 5 (five)
years, from the notice made by the Concessionaire pursuant to paragraph 7.1, to
issue or not the relevant Declaration of Commerciality. In the event that such
Declaration is issued, the Concessionaire is obliged to present the relevant
Development Plan attached to the Declaration of Commerciality. At the ANP’s sole
discretion, with technical justification and for each specific case, the above
mentioned period of up to five (5) years may be extended to ten (10) years, from
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the date of the notification from the Concessionaire under the terms of paragraph
7.1. When presenting the request contemplated in this paragraph 7.5, the
Concessionaire shall simultaneously submit for the ANP’s approval the
delimitation of the Development Area to be retained, in accordance with the
provisions of paragraph 9.2. The extension for the period contemplated herein will
be applicable exclusively to such Development Area, and for all other parts of the
Concession Area the terms and conditions applicable in accordance with the other
clauses of this Agreement shall prevail.
7.6 In rebuttal, if the existence of an internal demand to absorb the production of Nonassociated Gas in economical conditions determined and declared by the ANP is
identified, the Concessionaire shall be bound to continue or resume the activities, as
applicable, and shall not have the right to any extension. In this event, the ANP
may cancel the extension conceivably granted.
Relinquishment of the Area of Discovery
7.3 In the case the Concessionaire decides not to issue the Declaration of Commerciality
for an evaluated Discovery pursuant to this Clause Seven, or if, having issued the
Declaration of Commerciality, fails to deliver,, within the proper period of time, the
Development Plan to the ANP pursuant to paragraphs 7.3 and 9.1, then the Area
concerned shall be entirely relinquished.
Continuation of Exploration and/or Evaluation
7.4 The fact that the Concessionaire has issued one or more Declarations of
Commerciality, pursuant to this Clause Seven, shall not cause the reduction or
amendment of the obligations stated in the Appendix II – Work and Investment
Program, which will continue in full force and effect in accordance with the term
and conditions defined in this Agreement.
CHAPTER III - DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION
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CLAUSE EIGHT: PRODUCTION PHASE
Duration
8.1 The Production Phase of each Field shall start at the date of delivery, by the
Concessionaire to the ANP, of the respective Declaration of Commerciality,
pursuant to Clause Seven, and shall last for a 27 (twenty-seven) year term, which
can be reduced or extended, according to the provisions of paragraphs 8.4, 8.6 and
8.9.
8.2 As each Field has a different Production Phase under the provisions of paragraph
8.1, all references to extension or termination of this Agreement contained in
paragraphs 8.2 through 8.10 refer to the extension or termination of this Agreement
exclusively with respect to each Field separately.
8.3 In the event of discontinuance of the terms of this Agreement, the Concessionaire
shall not be exempted from the payment referring to Governmental Participations
and to third parties with respect to Phase execution to which this provision refers to.
Extension by the Concessionaire
8.4 The Concessionaire may request the extension of the term established in paragraph
8.1. In order to do so, the Concessionaire shall send, at least 12 (twelve) months
prior to the end of this term, a written request to the ANP duly accompanied by a
Supplemental Development Plan or by a Production Program, if additional
investments in the Field are not requested by the ANP in accordance with
paragraph 8.5.
8.5 The ANP shall, within a maximum period of 3 (three) months from the receipt of
the request from the Concessionaire, inform its decision to the Concessionaire,
provided that the ANP shall not unreasonably withhold the Concessionaire’s
proposal, being able to refuse it in totum or request amendments, including
additional investments in the Field subject to extension. Likewise, the
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Concessionaire shall not unreasonably withheld requests by the ANP for additional
investments in the Field subject to extension.
Extension by the ANP
8.6 By written notice given at least 8 (eight) months before the end of the term
established in paragraph 8.1, the ANP may request the Concessionaire to continue
operating in a Field for such additional time that the ANP may consider convenient,
with the consequent extension of this Agreement. The Concessionaire may only
refuse the ANP’s request with justification and shall not be obliged to continue with
the operation under conditions considered to be uneconomical.
8.7 Lack of response from the part of the Concessionaire, within a period of 3 (three)
months from the date of the ANP’s request, shall be considered as an acceptance of
the ANP’s request by the Concessionaire.
Consequences of the Extension
8.8 If the extension of the Production Phase is carried out, pursuant to paragraphs 8.4 or
8.6, the Parties shall remain bound under the exact terms and conditions of this
Agreement, except for the amendments agreed due to, and for the purposes of, such
extension. At the end of such extension, the referred paragraphs 8.4 and 8.6 shall be
applied, mutatis mutandis, for the purposes of any new extension.
Rescission
8.9 At any time during the Production Phase, the Concessionaire may terminate this
Agreement with respect to any Field (or all Fields) upon written notice to the ANP.
The Concessionaire shall not interrupt or suspend the Production contemplated in
such Production Program at the Field(s) or Development Area(s) for a period of at
least one hundred and eighty (180) days from the date of the notice.
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Relinquishment of the Fields
8.10 Once the Production Phase is finished, as contemplated in paragraph 8.1, the Field
shall be relinquished to the ANP. The ANP may, if it deems convenient, adopt the
applicable measures to proceed with its operation, including the arrangements for
the bid of the area during the last 6 (six) months of Production or upon receipt of
the notice described in paragraph 8.5. In this case, the Concessionaire shall use all
its best efforts and adopt all suitable measures in order to, during the last 6 (six)
months of Production, or from the notice described in paragraph 8.9, properly
transfer the Operations to the new Operator, in order not to impair the
administration and Production of the Field. Under no circumstance, however, shall
the Concessionaire be bound to comply with the provisions of paragraphs 3.5 and
3.6.
8.11 At least one hundred and eighty (180) days before the end of Production, the
Concessionaire must submit an Installations Deactivation Program to the ANP,
describing in details the proposal of plugging and abandoning the wells, the
deactivation and removal of plant, equipment, other assets and all other relevant
considerations. The Installations Deactivation Program must strictly comply with
applicable Laws of Brazil and must be in accordance with the Best Practices of the
Oil Industry and be consistent with the provisions in Clause Twenty-One of this
Agreement and the provisions related to the reversion of property according to
Clause Eighteen.
8.12 The ANP shall have 30 (thirty) days from the receipt of the Installations
Deactivation Program, to approve it or request the Concessionaire to modify it as
the ANP may deem appropriate. If the ANP request modifications, the
Concessionaire shall have 60 (sixty) days from the date of receipt of the
notification, to discuss them or to present them to the ANP, then repeating the
procedure described in this paragraph. The ANP may request the Concessionaire
not to plug and abandon wells and/or not deactivate or remove certain facilities and
equipment, making the ANP responsible for such wells, facilities and equipments
after the Concessionaire’s withdrawal.
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8.13 The implementation of the Installations Deactivation Program approved pursuant
to paragraph 8.12 shall not commence before one hundred and eighty (180) days
from the date of its submission, unless otherwise expressly authorized by the ANP.
8.14 The termination of this Agreement with respect to a specific Development Area or
Field shall only occur after the fulfillment of the Installations Deactivation Program
approved by the ANP, with the immediate relinquishment of the corresponding
area, according to the provisions of paragraphs 3.5 and 3.6 and the Concessionaire
shall not be entitled to any compensation for the investments carried out.
CLAUSE NINE: DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Contents
9.1 Within 180 (one hundred and eighty) days from the date of delivery of the
Declaration of Commerciality pursuant to paragraph 7.1 and except as provided for
in paragraph 12.1, in the case of paragraphs 7.3, 7.4 or 7.5, the Concessionaire shall
deliver the relevant Development Plan to the ANP, prepared in compliance with the
rationalization of the production and the control of the reserve’s decline in
accordance with applicable Brazilian legislation and the Best Practices of the Oil
Industry. The Development Plan must contemplate the performance of the
minimum established percentage of the Local Content pursuant to paragraphs
1.2.10 and 20.2 b).
9.1.1 During the creation of the Development Plan, the ANP may, at its sole
discretion, be represented in the Technical Meeting for the creation of the Plan.
Development Area
9.2 The Development Area will be circumscribed by a sole line drawn according to the
applicable Brazilian legislation, in order to include not only a surrounding zone of
technical security of a maximum 1 (one) kilometer, but also the whole Pool or
Pools to be produced, determined based on the data and information obtained
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during the execution of Exploration and Evaluation activities, and in accordance
with the Best Practices of the Oil Industry.
9.3 If, over the course of the Development, it is proved that the Pool or Pools contained
in the Development Area defined pursuant to paragraph 9.2 are extended through
this area, the Concessionaire may request its amendment to the ANP, in order to
incorporate in such area other portions of the original Concession Area, provided
that such portions have not yet been relinquished in compliance with the applicable
provisions of this Agreement related to the relinquishment of the portions of the
Concession Area.
9.4 Once the Development is concluded, the Concessionaire shall retain from the
Development Area only the area of the Field which results from the Development,
immediately relinquishing all the other parts to the ANP, in accordance with
paragraphs 3.5 and 3.6.
9.5 The Area of each Field referred to in paragraph 9.4 shall be circumscribed by a sole
closed polygon, drawn in accordance with the applicable Brazilian legislation.
Approval and Performance of the Development Plan
9.6 The ANP shall have up to 180 (one hundred and eighty) days from the receipt of the
Development Plan to approve it or request the Concessionaire to make any
amendments the ANP deems appropriate. In the event the ANP does not respond
within such period, the Development Plan will be considered approved. If the ANP
requests modifications, the Concessionaire shall have 60 (sixty) days from the date
of receipt of the notification, to discuss them with the ANP and submit them to the
ANP, repeating the procedures outlined in this paragraph 9.6
9.7 The Concessionaire shall conduct all Operations with respect to the Development
Area concerned in accordance with such Development Plan.
Revisions and Amendments
9.8 In the event of a change in the technical or economical conditions used in the
preparation of the Development Plan, the Concessionaire may submit revisions or
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amendments to the ANP, accompanied by supporting reasons, and in accordance
with the applicable Brazilian legislation and with the Best Practices of the Oil
Industry. If, at any time, the Development Plan ceases to comply with the
applicable Brazilian legislation or with the Best Practices of the Oil Industry, the
Concessionaire shall be bound to amend it so that it so complies. Amendments shall
be subject to the ANP’s review and approval applying, mutatis mutandis, the
provisions in paragraph 9.6. If the ANP considers that a Development Plan has
ceased to comply with the applicable Brazilian legislation and the Best Practices of
the Oil Industry, it may require the Concessionaire to make appropriate
amendments.
Constructions, Facilities and Equipment
9.9 All construction, installation and the supply of equipment for extraction, treatment,
lifting, storage, metering and Transfer of the Production, under the terms of this
Agreement, shall be at the sole responsibility of the Concessionaire. Regarding the
Treatment or Processing of Natural Gas, Storage and Transportation of Natural
Gas, the Articles 53, 54, 56 and 59 of the Petroleum Law shall be applied. The
resolution of such matters by the Concessionaire, including the investment of
necessary resources, will be required in order to establish the commerciality and to
develop a Discovery.
CLAUSE TEN: PRODUCTION START-UP DATE AND ANNUAL
PRODUCTION PROGRAMS
Production Start-Up Date
10.1 The Concessionaire shall keep the ANP informed about the anticipations regarding
the Production Start-Up Date of each Field, and is bound to confirm it to the ANP,
in writing, no later than 24 (twenty-four) hours from its occurrence.
Annual Production Programs
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10.2 No later than October 31 of each calendar year, the Concessionaire shall deliver
the Annual Production Program for each Field to the ANP, in accordance with the
Development Plan for the Field, the applicable Brazilian legislation and the Best
Practices of the Oil Industry. The Annual Production Program shall also have the
appropriate explanations whenever the total annual Production indicated therein
undergo a variation equal to, or greater than, 10% (ten percent), when compared to
the relevant total annual Production expected in the Development Plan in force and
applicable to the Field.
10.3 The Concessionaire shall deliver the Annual Production Program to the ANP
related to the calendar year in which the Production has commenced at least 60
(sixty) days prior to the expected Production Start-Up Date.
10.4 In the event that the ANP has approved the Production proceed without being
interrupted, the Annual Production Program must be delivered up to five days
after the end of this Test.
10.5 Once the Annual Production Program is delivered, and notwithstanding the
provisions of paragraph 8.9, the Concessionaire shall be obliged to comply with it
and any amendments to it shall be subject to paragraphs 10.6 and 10.8, as well as
the provisions of paragraph 10.9.
Modifications by the ANP
10.6 The ANP shall have 30 (thirty) days from the receipt of the Production Program to
request that the Concessionaire make any amendments the ANP deems advisable,
whenever the Production Program does not comply with the provisions of
paragraph 10.2. In the event the ANP requests such amendments, the
Concessionaire shall have 30 (thirty) days, from the date of receipt of the
notification to discuss them with the ANP and submit the Production Program
with the agreed modifications to the ANP. In accordance with paragraph 8.9, the
Concessionaire shall be obliged to comply with the Production Program submitted
to the ANP, with such modifications it determines, according to the provisions
herein, applying to such amendments the procedure contemplated in this
paragraph 10.6, as well as in paragraph 10.9.
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10.7 If, at the beginning of the period to which the Production Program refers, the
Parties are in dispute due to the application of paragraph 10.6, the lower
Production level between the one proposed by the Concessionaire and the ANP
shall be used, in any month and until this dispute is resolved.
Revision
10.8 At any time, the parties may agree upon the revision of the Production Program in
progress, provided that such revision meets the standards set forth in paragraph
10.2. When a proposed revision is at the ANP’s initiative, duly justified and in
accordance with the Best Practices of the Oil Industry, the Concessionaire shall
have 30 (thirty) days, from the date of receipt of the notification to discuss it with
the ANP and to present a revised Production Program. All revisions shall apply,
mutatis mutandis, to the provisions outlined in paragraph 10.6.
Authorized Variation
10.9 The volume effectively produced in each Field, each month, cannot vary more than
15% (fifteen percent) in relation to the Production level expected for that month in
the Production Program in progress, except when this variation is for technical
reasons, acts of God or force majeure, according the justification presented to the
ANP until the fifteenth day of the following month
Temporary Stoppage of Production
10.10 In accordance with the Best Practices of the Oil Industry, the Concessionaire may
request the approval of the ANP by means of a prior and expressed request for the
interruption of Production in a Field, for a maximum period of one year, except in
the cases of emergency or force majeure, when the interruption shall be
immediately notified.
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10.11 The ANP shall evaluate the request within a period of sixty (60) days, or shall
request further clarification to the Concessionaire, in which case the period for
analysis shall be extended by the same period.
CLAUSE ELEVEN: MEASUREMENT, DELIVERY AND DISPOSITION
OF PRODUCTION
Measurement
11.1 As from the Production Start-Up Date of each Field, the volume and quality of the
Oil and Natural Gas produced will be determined periodically and regularly at the
Production Metering Point, at the responsibility and cost of the Concessionaire,
with the use of the metering methods, equipment and instruments contemplated in
the respective Development Plan and conforming to applicable Brazilian
legislation.
Transference of Ownership
11.2 The Concessionaire shall receive and assume, at the Production Metering Point, the
ownership of the volumes of Oil and Natural Gas measured in accordance with
this Clause Eleven, according to the provisions of paragraphs 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4. The
quantification of such volumes shall be subject, at any time, to the corrections in
accordance with paragraph 11.1.
Monthly Bulletins
11.3 Until the 15th (fifteenth) day of each month, and as from the month following that
in which the Production Start-Up Date occurs in each Field, the Concessionaire
shall deliver to the ANP a monthly Production bulletin for that Field conforming
to the applicable Brazilian legislation.
Free Disposal
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11.4 Subject to the condition in paragraph 11.5, the Concessionaire will be assured of
the free disposition of the volumes of Oil and Natural Gas received by it in
accordance with paragraph 11.2.
Supply to the National Market
11.5 If, in the event of a national emergency declared by the President of the Republic
and/or by the National Congress that may jeopardize the supply of oil and gas in
the national territory, it is necessary to limit exports of Oil or Natural Gas, the
ANP may, upon 30 (thirty) days prior written notice, determine that the
Concessionaire meets the needs of the local market or of the Nation’s strategic Oil
and Gas reserves, with Oil and Natural Gas that it has produced and received
pursuant to this Agreement. The Concessionaire’s participation referred herein
shall be made, each month, in proportion to its participation in the national
Production of Oil and Natural Gas in the preceding month.
Consumption in the Operations
11.6 The Concessionaire may use Oil and Natural Gas produced in the Concession Area
as fuel in the performance of the Operations, as long as it is in reasonable
quantities and consistent with the Best Practices of the Oil Industry. The
Concessionaire shall inform the ANP of these quantities and its use through
detailed and specific notifications, as required, from and after the Production
Start-Up Date of each Field, including such information in the monthly
Production bulletins contemplated in paragraph 11.3, being it also understood that
all these quantities shall be computed for the purposes of payment of Government
and Third-Party Participation Fees, as contemplated in Clause Twenty-Three.
Trial Production
11.7 The results, data and interpretation of any formation or production tests made by
the Concessionaire during the execution of Operations under this Agreement,
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including the produced volumes of Oil, Natural Gas and Water, shall be notified
to the ANP immediately after their conclusion, or, in the case of trials of long
duration, in accordance with the period set forth in the approved Evaluation Plans.
The Oil and Natural Gas volumes obtained during such trials shall belong to the
Concessionaire and be considered for the purposes of payment of Government
and Third-Party Participation Fees, as contemplated in Clause Twenty-Three.
Associated Natural Gas
11.8 The volumes of Associated Natural Gas produced under this Agreement may be
used by the Concessionaire in accordance with the terms of 11.6, however for
flaring such use will be subject to both the prior written approval of the ANP,
pursuant to the Best Practices of the Oil Industry and the applicable Brazilian
legislation, and the Article 47, paragraph 3, of the Petroleum Law.
Losses
11.9 Any loss of Oil or Natural Gas that occurs under the responsibility of the
Concessionaire will be included in the Total Production Volume to be calculated
for purposes of payment of Government and Third Party participation fees,
provided for in Clause Twenty-Three, pursuant to Article 47, paragraph 3 of the
Petroleum Law, without prejudice to the application of the provisions of Clauses
Twenty-Nine and Thirty.
CLAUSE TWELVE: UNIFICATION OF OPERATIONS
Agreement for the Unification of Production
12.1 If the Concessionaire discovers that a Pool extend outside the Concession Area, the
Concessionaire shall officially inform this fact to the ANP up to 10(ten) days from
the time the Concessionaire becomes aware of such extension, according to the
provision 34.4 of this Agreement.
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12.2 If the adjacent areas to which the Pool is extended are under concession, the ANP
shall notify the interested parties so that an Agreement for the Individualization of
production can be executed.
12.3 Prior to the approval of the Agreement for the Individualization of Production,
Evaluation Operations must be carried out, in order to evaluate the unification of
the operations, in accordance with a common Development or Evaluation Plan.
12.4 For the presentation and approval of the Development or Evaluation Plan(s) as per
paragraph 12.3 the Clause Six and the Clause Nine shall be applied, as applicable.
12.5 The Concessionaires involved in the Agreement for the Individualization of
Production shall notify the ANP of the negotiations schedule. The ANP may
request to attend the negotiations in relation to the execution of the Agreement for
Individualization of Production. In that case the Concessionaires shall bear the
costs of all travel, meals and accommodation for the ANP representatives, if the
negotiations do not take place in the City of Rio de Janeiro.
12.6 After the completion of the Evaluation Operations, the ANP will establish the
terms of the Agreement for the Individualization of Production, regarding the
obligations related to the Concession Agreements and the Government
Participations and those of third parties, within a period of 60 days after the
delivery of the Final Report of Evaluation of Discovery of Oil and/or Natural Gas.
12.7 The ANP shall use, for determining the contractual terms mentioned in paragraph
12.6, the available technical information on the Pool, taking into account the
contractual terms in accordance with the extension of the Discovery and the
forecast for the Oil and Gas volumes in each Block, as per the principle of
proportionality and according to the Best Practices of the Oil Industry.
Adjacent Areas without Concession
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12.8 If the adjacent area is not under concession, and if the ANP at its sole discretion
considers that the Evaluation of the Pool has been done in order to allow the ANP
to make a decision regarding the Individualization of Production, the ANP must
negotiate the Agreement provided in paragraph 12.1, for the sole purpose of
determining and establishing the contractual terms to the Agreement for the
Individualization of Production.
12.9 The ANP may, at any time, bid the relevant Block(s) to the adjacent(s) area(s), so
that the prospective Concessionaire of such area(s) shall take over the obligations
under this Clause Twelve and shall comply with the Agreement for
Individualization of Production signed by the ANP, in case that it was executed.
Rights and Obligations of the Interested Concessionaires
12.10 If the periods of the Exploration and Production Phases for the areas to which the
Pool extends or the negotiations for the unification of the Operations that are
ongoing by the end of the Exploration Phase are different, the ANP may, at its
sole discretion, exclusively to allow the signing of the Agreement for
Individualization of Production, extend the Exploration or Production Phase,
exclusively in the area to be unified.
12.11 The ANP may act as a mediator in the negotiations of the Agreement for the
Individualization of Production, in order to seek the conciliation of the
Concessionaires’ interests, including establishing terms for the execution of this
Agreement.
Agreement Approval and Continuation of the Activities
12.12 When the Concessionaires engage into Agreement for the Individualization of
Operations, the ANP shall have 60 (sixty) days from the receipt of the Agreement
duly signed by all interested Concessionaires, to request any reasonable
amendments. In the event the ANP requests amendments, the Concessionaire and
the other interested parties shall have 60 (sixty) days from the date of the request
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to discuss them and submit them, repeating the procedures contemplated in this
paragraph 12.12.
12.13 Before the completion of the Exploration Phase, the Concessionaires may, under
the terms of Clause Seven, issue the Declaration of Commerciality for the unified
area.
12.14 If the continuation of Operations in the unified area provides a better
understanding of the extension of the Pools, the ANP may, at its own initiative or
by justified request from the Concessionaires, decide a revision of the contractual
terms, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 12.7.
12.15 Any amendment in the Agreement mentioned in the paragraph 12.8 that imply in
the amendment of the obligations of the Parties shall depend on the previous
approval by the ANP.
Continuation of the Production Activities
12.16 While the Agreement for the Individualization of Production contemplated herein
pursuant to Clause Twelve is not approved by the ANP, the Development and
Production of the relevant Pool will be suspended, unless one of the areas
involved has already been through the Production Phase or otherwise authorized
by the ANP, at its sole discretion. Such suspension may be not applied in case of
Areas of mature basin, always at the ANP´s own discretion,
Termination
12.17 If no agreement is reached by the parties, in a maximum period set by the ANP, it
shall be responsible for deciding, based on an arbitration award, how the rights
and obligations of each Concessionaire shall be equitably distributed, based on the
general principles of the applicable Law.
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12.18 The refusal by any of the parties to sign the Agreement for the Individualization
of Production shall imply the termination of the Agreement. After the termination,
the ANP may act in accordance with the paragraph 12.8.
CHAPTER IV - PERFORMANCE OF OPERATIONS
CLAUSE THIRTEEN: PERFORMANCE BY THE CONCESSIONAIRE
Exclusive Rights and Responsibility of the Concessionaire
13.1 During the effective period of this Agreement and according to its terms and
conditions, the Concessionaire shall have, except as contemplated in paragraph
2.6, the exclusive right to perform the Operations in the Concession Area, for this
purpose being obliged to, at its own account and risk, make all investments and
bear all necessary expenses, to supply all necessary equipment, machines,
personnel, service and proper technology and to assume and respond for losses
and damages caused, directly or indirectly, by the Operations and their
performance, regardless of pre-existing fault, before the ANP, the Federal
Government and third-parties, according to paragraphs 2.2, 2.3 and other
applicable provisions of this Agreement.
13.2 The Concessionaire hereby designates the Operator to carry out and execute all
Operations and activities under this Agreement on behalf of the Concessionaire
and to submit all plans, programs, proposals and other communications to the
ANP, and to receive all responses, requests, solicitations, proposals and other
communications from the ANP, on behalf of the Concessionaire. The Operator
shall be responsible for the full and timely performance of all obligations of the
Concessionaire under this Agreement with respect to any aspect of the Operations
for which it is the Operator, except the obligations set forth in Clauses TwentyEight.
13.3 The initial Operator, specified in the ANNEX VIII, has executed this Agreement
on the Effective Initial Date. A new Operator may be designated as provided
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herein, if it was established in the Agreement of Joint Operations entered into the
members of the consortium.
13.4 The Operator shall, at all times, hold at least a 30% (thirty percent) of the
participation interest in each Exploration Area or Field for which it is acting as
Operator, constituting a breach of this Agreement when the Operator hold a lower
participation, except in case of the Agreement for the Individualization of
Production, if necessary, in which event the Operator may hold a participation of
less than 30% (thirty percent).
13.5 The Concessionaire may appoint, among its participants, an Operator other than
the original Operator to act as Operator, provided that such participant
demonstrates adequate experience, technical qualifications related to the
concession, required in the Final Tender Protocol and financial capacity, as well
as the person must hold the minimum percentage interest established in paragraph
13.4 and have such appointment approved by the ANP.
13.6 The Operator may resign as Operator at any time upon notice to the other Parties at
least ninety (90) days prior to the effective date of such resignation.
13.7 The Operator may be deposed by the ANP if the Operator fails to comply with any
provision of this Agreement and if the Operator fails to cure such breach within
ninety (90) days of receipt of a notice from the ANP detailing the alleged breach.
13.8 In the event of the resignation or deposal of an Operator, the Concessionaire shall
appoint a new Operator that meets the requirements of this paragraph, and shall
submit it to the ANP´s approval.
13.9 Only after the appointment of the Operator by the Concessionaire and approval by
the ANP, shall the Operator succeed to all duties, rights and authority prescribed
in this Agreement, and the former Operator shall transfer to the new Operator the
custody of all property used in the Operations, accounting books, records and
other documents maintained by the Operator pertaining to those parts of the
Concession Area and to those Operations concerned.
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13.10 After the transfer of the property and data which is referred to in paragraph 13.9,
in the event of resignation or deposal, the former Operator shall be released and
discharged from all obligations and responsibilities as Operator after the date of
the transfer. However, the former Operator shall remain responsible for any acts,
occurrences or circumstances that take place at such date, including in the
environmental field.
13.11 The Concessionaires acknowledge that the ANP may, as a condition to approve
the appointment of a new Operator, require, among other things, that the new
Operator and the original Operator agree to take all the necessary measures for the
complete transfer of all information and all the other aspects related to this
Agreement, and that an audit or inventory can be held until the transfer to the new
Operator. The Concessionaire shall pay the costs of such audit or inventory.
Diligence in the Conduction of the Operations
13.12 The Concessionaire shall plan, prepare, perform and control the Operations in a
diligent, efficient and appropriate manner, in accordance with the applicable
Brazilian legislation and the Best Practices of the Oil Industry, always in
accordance with all provisions of this Agreement, and not performing any act
which would or could constitute a violation of the economic order. According to
such principle, and without limiting its application, the Concessionaire shall be
obliged to adopt, in all Operations, the necessary actions for the conservation of
the oil resources and other natural resources, for the safety of people and property,
and the protection of the environment, in accordance with Clause Twenty-One,
and to comply with the relevant technical, scientific and safety rules and
procedures, including as for the recovery of fluids, aiming at the rationalization of
the Production and the control of the reserve’s decline.
13.13 The Concessionaire undertakes to use most advanced technical experience and
technology, whenever they are appropriate and economically justified, for the
performance of the Operations, including those which could enhance the
economic income and the Production of the Pools.
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Licenses, Authorizations and Permits
13.14 It will be the Concessionaire’s responsibility to obtain, at its own account and
risk, all licenses, authorizations, permits and rights required by law, the competent
authorities or by reason of third-party rights, whether referred to or not in this
Agreement, and which are necessary for the performance of the Operations,
including, inter alia, the free entry, egress, import, export, customs clearance,
movement, construction, installation, possession, use or consumption whether in
respect to the Country or the Concession Area, of any persons, services,
procedures, technologies, equipment, machines, materials and goods in general, as
well as for the use of natural resources, installation or operation of communication
and data transmission media, and the transportation by land, river, lake, sea or air.
13.15 In the case that the licenses, authorizations, permits and rights referred to in
paragraph 13.14 depend on the agreement of third parties, such as land owners,
urban, country or native communities, local governments or other entities or
persons with legal rights, the negotiation and execution of such agreement will be
the sole responsibility of the Concessionaire, and the ANP may provide the
assistance described in paragraph 14.6.
13.16 The Concessionaire shall be liable for the violation of rights over the use of
materials and performance procedures protected by trademark, intellectual
property or other rights, bearing the payment of any burdens, fees,
indemnifications or other expenses resulting from the referred violation, including
judicial ones.
Free Access to the Concession Area
13.17 While this Agreement is in full force and effect, and according to the
provisions of paragraphs 13.4 and 13.15, the Concessionaire shall have free access
to the Concession Area and the installations located therein.
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Drilling and Abandonment of Wells
13.18 The Concessionaire shall provide the ANP with prior written notice concerning
the commencement of drilling of any well in the Concession Area, in this event,
submitting a work program to the ANP, with detailed information about the
expected drilling Operations, as well as about the equipment and materials to be
used.
13.19 The Concessionaire may interrupt the drilling of a well and abandon it before
reaching the expected geological goal, in accordance with the applicable Brazilian
laws and the Best Practices of the Oil Industry. If the well represents part of the
Minimum Exploration Program and it does not reach the expected goal, the well
shall not taken into account in the compliance with the Minimum Exploration
Program unless the ANP, at its sole discretion, determines otherwise.
Additional Work Programs
13.20 At any time, the Concessionaire may propose the performance of additional work
in the Concession Area, in addition to those included in any plans or programs
have already approved under the terms of this Agreement. The relevant program,
specifying the proposed additional works and the necessary investments shall be
submitted to the ANP, consistent with paragraphs 6.3, 6.8, 9.6, 9.8, 10.6, 10.8,
16.3 and 16.4.
Data Survey outside the Concession Area
13.21 Upon written request from the Concessionaire, accompanied by the detailed
technical explanation, the ANP may authorize the Concessionaire to acquire
geological, geochemistry, geophysical data and other surveys of the same nature
outside the Concession Area.
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13.22 The data acquired outside the Concession Area and the survey that shall be
carried out, in accordance with the provision of paragraph 13.21, shall be
considered of public domain immediately after the acquisition.
13.23 The data acquired and/or the survey carried out by the Concessionaires
contemplated in the paragraph 13.21 must comply with the established criteria by
the regulatory rules published by the ANP, related to term, form and quality and
they shall be stored at the Exploration and Production Database.
CLAUSE FOURTEEN: OPERATION CONTROL AND ASSISTANCE BY
THE ANP
Operation Follow-up and Inspection by the ANP
14.1 The ANP, directly or upon agreements with entities in the States or the Federal
District, will follow-up and supervise the Operations performed in the Concession
Area in order to ensure that the Concessionaire is fully and rigorously complying
with its obligations under the terms of this Agreement and the applicable Brazilian
legislation.
14.2 The action or omission in the follow-up or supervision mentioned in paragraph
14.1 shall not exclude or reduce the responsibilities of the Concessionaire
regarding the performance of its obligations assumed herein.
Access and Control
14.3 At any time, the ANP shall have free access to the Concession Area and the
Operations in process, as well as to the equipment and installations referred to in
paragraph 18.5, and all available technical records and data, in order to follow-up
and supervise as referred to in paragraph 14.1, as well as to inspect the
installations and equipment, including, but not limited to, those cases expressly
referred to in other paragraphs of this Agreement. The ANP shall provide the
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Concessionaire with notice of such inspections with reasonable advance and shall
make sure that such inspections shall not interfere in the regular performance of
the Operations.
14.4 For purposes of the follow-up and supervision referred to in paragraph 14.1, the
Concessionaire shall provide transportation, food, accommodation and other
services at the relevant locations to the ANP’s representatives under the same
conditions it provides to its own personnel.
14.5 In addition, whenever provided for in the applicable Brazilian legislation, the
Concessionaire shall provide the relevant information and allow the free access of
the authorities which are liable for any of its activities.
Assistance to the Concessionaire
14.6 The ANP may, whenever required to, and always within strict legal limits of its
competence and attributions, provide assistance to the Concessionaire in obtaining
the licenses, authorizations, permits and rights referred to in paragraph 13.14. In
addition, the ANP shall, if requested, instruct the process aiming at the declaration
of public interest, dealt with in paragraph 18.4.
Exoneration of Liability of the ANP
14.7 Under no circumstances the ANP shall assume any responsibility for the
performance or not of any activity to which its assistance has been required
pursuant to paragraph 14.6. Such responsibility shall remain entirely with the
Concessionaire, at its own account and risk.
CLAUSE FIFTEEN: SECURITIES FOR THE MINIMUM EXPLORATORY
PROGRAM
Securities
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15.1 The Concessionaire shall, at its own cost and risk, provide the ANP one or more
securities for the Minimum Exploratory Program, in the form of irrevocable
letters of credit, guarantee insurance or Oil pledge Agreement in the manner and
conditions established in the Final Tender Protocol for the Block(s) which are the
object of this Concession Agreement, , in the value mentioned in the ANNEX II
with respect to the Minimum Exploratory Program(s) for the First Exploration
Term of Blocks within the Concession Area.
Estimation of Activities
15.2 At least 90 (ninety) days prior to the beginning of the Second Exploration Term,
the Concessionaire shall notify the ANP of the estimated fair market cost of the
drilling of the exploratory well of the Minimum Exploratory Program for the
Second Exploration Term, providing the basis for such estimate. The ANP will
have 30 (thirty) days to reasonably respond to the Concessionaire’s cost estimate
or allocations and to submit a different estimate or allocation to the
Concessionaire. Prior to the beginning of the Second Exploration Term, the
Concessionaire shall, at its own cost and risk, provide the ANP one or more
securities for the Minimum Exploratory Program, in the form of irrevocable
letters of credit, guarantee insurance, mortgage agreement and Oil Pledge
Agreement in the manner and conditions established in the Final Tender Protocol
for the Block(s) which are the object of this Concession Agreement.
Changes to the Amounts
15.3 During the First Period of Exploration, the value of the financial guarantee to the
Minimum Exploratory Program for such Period shall decrease upon the
Concessionaire´s request performed, at least, each 3 (three) months. This decrease
shall be based on the allocable amount to the activities actually performed by the
Concessionaire up to the date of the request (or a pro rata share of such amount,
based on the participation of the Concessionaire that provided the financial
guarantee in a Consortium, if more than one financial guarantee is provided by the
Concessionaires), upon certification by the ANP that such activity has been
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properly performed. The total allocable amount to each Work Unit is indicated in
ANNEX II - Work and Investment Program with respect to the First Exploration
Term and shall be determined as provided in paragraph 15.2 with respect to the
Second Exploration Term. Decrease related to the allocable amounts to drilling
costs will be only performed when a well actually reaches the prescribed
minimum target horizon and is complete. Decrease for allocable amounts to
seismic survey, geochemistry or potential methods costs, when applicable, will be
made progressively as data is acquired, processed and delivered to the ANP in
accordance with the applicable Brazilian legislation.
15.4 The decrease contemplated in paragraph 15.13 shall be performed in proportion to
the total obligation of the Minimum Exploratory Program with a minimum of
twenty percent (20%) in relation to the obligation in the Work Units.
15.5 Any letter of credit shall be repaid after a certification is supplied by the ANP
stating that the entire Minimum Exploratory Program required for the Exploration
Period has been carried out. If there is no conflict in relation to the completion of
the work, or the fulfillment set forth in paragraph 5.14 and other outstanding
obligation related to the Contract Phase, the ANP shall issue these certifications
within a period of thirty (30) days after the presentation of the documentation
certifying such completion by the Concessionaire.
15.6 To comply with the gradual decrease of values according to the paragraph 15.3, the
maximum value of Work Units to be calculated by Block shall be the Work and
Investment Program presented in ANNEX II – Work and Investment Program.
Adjustment of the Securities
15.7 If there is a variation of the estimated costs to fulfill the Minimum Exploratory
Program, the ANP may request, in no less than one (1) year, that the
Concessionaire adjusts the amounts of the presented guarantee. In that case, the
Concessionaire must present, up to 60 (sixty ) days after the notice provided by
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the ANP, new financial guarantee(s), sufficient to the coverage of the adjusted
amount, according to the Clause 15.
Execution of the Securities
15.8 If the Concessionaire fails to comply with the Minimum Exploratory Program as
specified in Clause Five, the ANP shall entitle to execute such financial
guarantees as a compensation for such failure, without prejudice to other
obligations and duties that the Concessionaire must comply with or to the ANP’s
right to pursue all other available remedies.
Sanctions
15.9 The execution of the referred guarantee in this Clause Fifteen, in the terms defined
herein, shall be carried out without prejudice to the application of the provisions
of Clauses Twenty-Nine and Thirty.
CLAUSE SIXTEEN: ANNUAL PROGRAMS AND BUDGETS
Submitting to the ANP
16.1 Before October 31(thirty-first) of each year, the Concessionaire shall present the
Annual Work Program and its relevant Annual Budget to the ANP, pursuant to the
applicable Brazilian legislation, in compliance with the requirements of paragraph
34.1. The Annual Work Programs and their relevant Annual Budgets shall be in
strict conformity with the Work and Investment Plans and Programs required and
approved under the terms of this Agreement.
16.2 The first Annual Work Program and its relevant Annual Budget, shall cover the
rest of the current year and will be submitted by the Concessionaire within 60
(sixty) days from the Effective Date of this Agreement. In the event that the end
of the year is in less than 90 (ninety) days, the first Annual Work Program and its
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relevant Annual Budget shall also separately contemplate the immediate
following year.
Revisions and Amendments
16.3 The Concessionaire may, upon prior reasonable notice to the ANP, amend the
Annual Work Program and its relevant Annual Budget in progress, in order to
adapt them to a possible entry of a subsequent phase or the inclusion of
amendments or the Operations contemplated in the respective plans, programs and
amendments adopted pursuant to this Agreement.
16.4 The presentation of the Annual Work Programs and their relevant Annual Budgets,
as well as their revisions and amendments, in accordance with Clause Sixteen,
shall not impair, invalidate or decrease the obligations assumed by the
Concessionaire pursuant to this Agreement.
CLAUSE SEVENTEEN: DATA AND INFORMATION
Provided by the Concessionaire to the ANP
17.1 According to the paragraph 34.1, the Concessionaire shall maintain the ANP
constantly informed about the progress and results of the Operations, in
accordance with the Best Practices of the Oil Industry and in compliance with the
applicable Brazilian legislation including frequency, deadlines and format. Based
on such principles and without limiting its application, the Concessionaire shall
deliver to the ANP, not only the other documents required in other Clauses of this
Agreement, but also copies of maps, sections and profiles, acquired data,
geological, geochemical and geophysical surveys and information, including
interpretations, well records and trials, as well as reports or any other documents
defined in specific regulations, which might contain the necessary information for
the characterization of the work process, obtained as a result of the Operations and
this Agreement.
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17.2 Under the terms of Article 22 of the Petroleum Law, the geological, geophysical
and geochemical data and information are an integral part of the national oil
resources and shall be delivered to the ANP, to be filed at the BPED, in the terms
and conditions established in the regulatory rules issued by the ANP (rules,
standards, resolutions, administrative rules and regulations), which shall ensure
the compliance with the confidentiality terms defined by the applicable
legislation.
17.3 The quality of the copies and other reproduction of data and information according
to the paragraphs 17.1 and 17.2 shall have total fidelity and have an equivalent
standard to their originals, including with regard to color, size, legibility, clarity
and consistency with any other relevant characteristics.
Processing or Analysis Overseas
17.4 In compliance with the provisions of Clause Thirty-Three, the Concessionaire may
send overseas, upon the prior and express authorization of the ANP, for the
exclusive purpose of analysis or data processing, and then returning them to the
country, rock samples and fluids, or other geological, geophysical and
geochemical data, and it is obliged to keep a copy of the equivalent information or
data or equivalent sample in the national territory, under the applicable legislation,
and to provide the results of the processing or analysis carried out to the ANP,
immediately after receiving them, in order to register at BDEP.
17.5 The request for shipment of data overseas to be delivered to the ANP, must include
detail information related to the data, the processing to be submitted, including the
estimated date of its return to the country.
CLAUSE EIGHTEEN: ASSETS
Goods, Equipment, Facilities and Materials
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18.1 The Concessionaire shall directly supply, buy, rent, lease or, by any means, obtain,
at its own account and risk, all goods, real estate or not, including, but not limited
to the facilities, constructions, equipment, machines, materials and supplies,
which might be necessary for the Operations and their performance, being
authorized to do it in Brazil or abroad, consistent with the provisions of the
applicable Brazilian legislation and those defined in paragraph 19.6 in this Clause
Eighteen and in this Agreement.
Licenses, Authorizations and Permits
18.2 Pursuant to paragraphs 13.14 and 13.15, all necessary licenses, authorizations and
permits required for the acquisition and use of the goods referred to in paragraph
18.1, shall be obtained at exclusive responsibility of the Concessionaire.
Expropriations and Easements
18.3 In accordance with paragraph 18.2 and without limiting its application, it is
expressly understood that the Concessionaire shall be responsible, at its own
account and risk, for promoting the expropriation and creating the easement of the
real estate properties necessary for the fulfillment of this Agreement, as well as
for performing the payment of all and any resulting indemnification, cost or
expense.
18.4 Upon written request by the Concessionaire, including the necessary justification,
the ANP will instruct the process in order to declare public use for purposes of
expropriation and creation of public easement with respect to the real estate
properties referred to in paragraph 18.3.
Facilities and Equipment outside the Concession Area
18.5 Provided that within the limits of its attributions, the ANP may, upon the receipt of
a written request from the Concessionaire, pursuant to paragraph 18.4, authorize,
previously and in written form, the positioning or construction of the facilities or
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equipment outside the Concession Area, in order to complement or optimize the
logistics related to the Operations.
18.6 The request pursuant to paragraph 18.5 must include the relevant technical and
economic justification, as well as the project of positioning or construction, as
applicable.
18.7 The provisions of Clauses Eighteen and Twenty-One shall also be applied to
equipment and installations, pursuant to paragraph 18.5
Relinquishment of the Areas and Reversion of the Assets
18.8 When performing all and any relinquishment of the Blocks within the Concession
Area, the Concessionaire shall rigorously comply, not only with the provisions of
paragraphs 3.5, 18.11 to 18.19 and Clause Twenty-One, but also with all other
legal provisions and instructions of the ANP, in accordance with the Best
Practices of the Oil Industry, regarding the relinquishment and abandonment of
areas and removal and reversion of assets.
18.9 In accordance with the applicable Brazilian legislation, the relinquishment
mentioned herein shall not exempt the Concessionaire from the fulfillment of all
outstanding obligations, nor for any liabilities, irregularities or infractions
occurring at a later date.
18.10 In the event of a pre-existing well or production infrastructure in the Concession
Area that the Concessionaire may, at any time during the life of this Agreement,
use or dispose of for any purpose, the Concessionaire shall assume the
responsibilities of the obligations and has no right to waiver or any kind of
indemnification in relation to the ANP or Union, pursuant to Clause Eighteen and
Twenty-One.
18.11 The Planning and performance of any Inactivation and Abandonment Operations,
including areas, wells, structures, fields, transfer lines, parts or units of surface or
sub-surface facilities, offshore or onshore, shall be made in accordance with the
applicable Brazilian legislation and the Best Practices of the Oil Industry and also
according to Clause Twenty-One.
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18.12 When it refers to a field, the inactivation planning and abandonment and the
organization to provide the necessary funds shall be contemplated in the
respective Development Plan, pursuant to paragraph 9.1 and periodically
reviewed, during the Production Phase. Such revisions will be subject to
paragraph 9.8.
18.13 The costs of the Inactivation and abandonment Operations in a field shall be
established, in order to cover the activities of definitive well abandonment, the
inactivation and removal of lines and facilities and the recovery of areas, pursuant
to the applicable Brazilian legislation.
Inactivation and Abandonment Guarantees
18.14 Upon request by the ANP, the Concessionaire shall deliver an inactivation and
abandonment guarantee, by means of insurance, letter of credit, provisional
guarantee fund, or other form of acceptable guarantee to the ANP, in conformance
with the applicable Brazilian legislation;
18.15 The value of the inactivation and abandonment guarantee for a Field will be
revised if there are approved revisions to the Development Plan of this Field that
will alter the cost of inactivation and abandonment operations.
18.16 If the inactivation and abandonment guarantee is constituted by a provisional
guarantee fund, the calculated balance after the completion of all the necessary
operations to inactivate and abandon the Field will revert exclusively to the
Concessionaire.
18.17 The presentation of the inactivation and abandonment guarantee does not
discharge the Concessionaire’s obligation to complete, at its own cost and risk, all
of the Operations necessary to inactivate and abandon the Field.
Assets to be Reverted
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18.18 As a result of and by applying Article 28, paragraphs 1 and 2, and Article 43, item
VI of the Petroleum Law, all and any assets, real estate or not, main or ancillary,
existing in the Concession Area, whose acquisition costs are deductible in
accordance with the applicable rules for calculating the Special Participation and
which, at the sole discretion of the ANP, are necessary to allow the continuance of
the Operations or are object of the public interest, shall revert to the possession
and ownership of the Federal Government, and to the administration of the ANP,
by the time of the exclusion of the Block(s) from the Concession Area or by the
termination of this Agreement, if the Concession Area comprises of only one
Block. However, if the Concessionaire is sharing assets for the Operations of two
or more Fields in the same Concession Area, it shall have the right to retain such
assets until all such Operations are completed. To fulfill the obligations
established in this and in paragraph 18.9, the Concessionaire is obliged to observe
the applicable Brazilian legislation, as well as adopting and executing, at its own
account and risk, all legal, operational and administrative actions which may be
necessary, also according to paragraphs 3.5, 18.8 and 18.11 and Clause TwentyOne.
Removal of Non-reverted Assets
18.19 The assets which shall not be reverted, under the paragraph 18.18, including the
unserviceable ones, shall be removed and disposed of by the Concessionaire, at its
own cost and risk, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and the applicable
Brazilian legislation.
CLAUSE NINETEEN: PERSONNEL, SERVICES AND SUBCONTRACTS
Personnel
19.1 The Concessionaire, directly or by any other means, shall recruit and hire, at its
own cost and risk, being, for all purposes, the only and exclusive employer
responsible for arranging all the work force necessary for the performance of the
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Operations, being allowed to do it in Brazil or abroad, and according to its
exclusive selection criteria, respecting, however, the provisions of the Brazilian
legislation in effect, including with regard to maximum and minimum percentages
of Brazilian and foreign workforce used. In any event, the Concessionaire shall be
exclusively and entirely responsible, in Brazil and abroad, for all arrangements
regarding the entry, exit and permanence of its foreign personnel in the Country.
19.2 Regarding the hiring, maintenance and dismissal of personnel, labor accidents and
industrial safety, the Concessionaire shall comply with the provisions of the
Brazilian employment and social security laws, being exclusively and fully
responsible for the withholding and payment of social security and labor
contributions, as well as other relevant charges and fees by any means due
pursuant to the law.
19.3 The Concessionaire shall assure proper feeding and housing conditions to its
personnel when in service, specifically with respect to quantity, quality, hygienic
conditions, safety and health assistance in the Concession Area, pursuant to the
applicable Brazilian legislation.
19.4 The Concessionaire shall provide, without any charge to the ANP, the removal and
replacement of any of its technicians or staff member who, at any time, is required
by the ANP due to misconduct, technical deficiency or for poor health conditions.
Services
19.5 The Concessionaire shall directly perform, hire, or otherwise obtain, at its own cost
and risk, all services necessary for the performance of this Agreement, being
allowed to do it in Brazil or abroad, always pursuant to the applicable Brazilian
legislation or the provisions of this agreement.
19.6 The Concessionaire will ensure that all of its subcontracted and goods and services
suppliers are in compliance with the provisions of the applicable Brazilian
legislation and of this Agreement, particularly, but not limited to, those referring
to personnel, consumer and environmental protection. The Concessionaire shall
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be wholly and directly responsible for damages or losses to the ANP or the State
that might result, directly or indirectly, from the activities of its subcontracts.
19.7 In the event the Concessionaire hire with its Affiliates for the supply of goods and
services, the prices, periods, quality and other agreed terms must be consistent
with those available in the market, according to the paragraph 20.1.
19.8 The Concessionaire shall maintain the inventory and the register of all services
referred to in paragraph 19.1 and 19.5 updated, in accordance with applicable
Brazilian legislation, provided that possible balance of stock not used in other
Concession Areas, authorized by the ANP, must be considered as a deduction
from the Operations cost.
CLAUSE TWENTY: LOCAL CONTENT
Commitment of the Concessionaire to the Local Content
20.1 The Concessionaire, in fulfilling this Contract’s objective to guarantee Brazilian
Suppliers equal opportunity in relation to other companies invited to submit
proposals for the supplying of goods or services, undertakes to:
(a) Include Brazilian Suppliers in the companies invited to submit proposals;
(b) Grant access to a Portuguese or English version of the same technical
specifications for all companies invited to submit proposals, being disposed to
accept equivalent specifications where in accordance with the Best Practices of
the Oil Industry, in such a way that does not restrict, inhibit or impair the
participation of Brazilian Suppliers. All of the non-technical documents and
correspondence shall be sent to Brazilian Suppliers in Portuguese.
(c) Ensure that all the invited companies shall have equal and adequate time
consistent with the requirements of the Concessionaire, both in the preparation of
proposals and in the delivery of goods and services, in accordance with the Best
Practices of the Oil Industry, so as not to exclude potential Brazilian Suppliers.
(d) Require no technical qualifications or certifications of Brazilian Suppliers
besides those required from foreign suppliers.
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(e) The acquisition of goods and services supplied by Affiliates is equally
subject to the other items in this clause, except in case of services that, in
accordance with the Best Practices of the Oil Industry, are usually carried out by
Affiliates.
(f) Keep track of the Brazilian Suppliers which are able to offer supplying
services and seek, whenever applicable, updated information on the universe of
suppliers at the trade associations and entities with renowned knowledge on the
subject.
20.2 In addition to the requirements of paragraph 20.1, the Concessionaires shall:
(a) For each Block within the Concession Area, during the Exploration Phase,
purchase an amount of goods and services from Brazilian Suppliers so that the
Local Investment Percentage is _____ (____________ percent) onshore. To the
fulfillment of the global percentage of the contracted Local Content in the
Exploration Phase, it becomes mandatory the performance of Local Content
Percentage of the Items and Sub-items specified in the spreadsheet of the
ANNEX X, subject to penalty according to paragraph 20.7.
(b) For each Block within the Concession Area, during the Development
Phase, purchase an amount of goods and services from Brazilian Suppliers so
that the Local Investment Percentage is _____ (____________ percent) onshore.
To the fulfillment of the global percentage of the contracted Local Content in the
Exploration Phase, it becomes mandatory the performance of Local Content
Percentage of the Items and Sub-items specified in the spreadsheet of the
ANNEX X, subject to penalty according to paragraph 20.7.
(c) For the purpose of calculating the percentage defined in paragraphs 20.2(a)
and 20.2(b), use the defined criteria in the Regulatory Rules established by the
ANP.
(d) For the purpose of calculating the percentage defined in the paragraphs
20.2(a) and 20.2(b), the goods and services that present Local Content inferior to
10% shall be considered as integrally imported goods and services, i.e., 0% (zero
percent) of Local Content. As an exception to this rule, only the sub-item “bits”
shall be considered.
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(e) If the Concessionaire receives a proposal of excessively high prices for the
acquisition of local goods and services (specific items and sub-items) when
compared to international market conditions, the ANP may, with prior request
from the Concessionaire, on an exceptional basis, previously and expressly
authorize the procurement of the goods and services abroad, and exceptionally
exempt it from the obligation of performing the respective percentage of Local
Content.
(f) In case of receiving a term proposal for the delivery of goods and the
performance of local services (specific items and sub-items) which is higher
than the international market conditions, so that it may compromise the proposed
activities schedule, the ANP may, as prior request of the Concessionaire, on an
exceptional basis, previously and expressly authorize the procurement of the
goods and services abroad, and exceptionally exempt it from the obligation of
performing the respective percentage of Local Content.
(g) In case of electing to use a new technology, during the Exploration and
Development Plan, which is not available in the moment of the bidding and it is
not mentioned in the spreadsheet in ANNEX X, ANP may, upon previous
request of the Concessionaire, on an exceptional basis, previously and expressly
authorize the replacement of the old technology and exempt the Concessionaire
from the obligation of performing the percentage of Local Content, referring to
the activities that are being replaced by this new technology (specific items and
sub-items), in case it is not being provided by the local suppliers.
(h) During the Exploration and Development Phase, by justifiable reasons,
make any necessary adjustments related to the performance of the Local Content
of specific items of the spreadsheet, ANNEX X, the Concessionaire may request
possible amendments to the ANP, taking into account the Local Content
Percentage that appears in the other items of the spreadsheet, ANNEX X.
(i) In the Exploration Phase, if performing Local Investments that result in a
Local Content Percentage superior to that offered in the bidding to the ANP, the
same may, on request and on an exceptional basis, previously and expressly
authorize the transfer of this difference, the bigger, of the Local Content to the
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Development Stage, according to the minimum percentage of the Local Content
of each item of the spreadsheet of ANNEX X.
(j) To the actions contemplated in the items (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) of this
paragraph 20.2, remain obliged to comply with the global percentage of the
Local Content offered in the bidding to the Exploration Phase and the
Development Stage.
(k) For the determination of Local Investment Percentage in the Exploration
Phase and in the Production Development Stage, have the values corresponding
to the acquisitions of goods and services that were performed in the various
years, updated for the last year, by using the General Price Index - Índice Geral
de Preços de Mercado (IGP-M) of the “Fundação Getúlio Vargas”.
(l) Be liable for all information related to the Local Content and set forth in its
Purchase of Goods and Services Agreement that the suppliers certify their
products and record all the necessary information to calculate the Local Content.
This certification shall appear in paragraphs 20.3 and 20.6.
20.3 The Concessionaire’s commitment related to the local acquisition of goods and
services shall be corroborated to the ANP by means of the presentation of
certification of the Local Content.
20.4 The Concessionaire must request to the suppliers of goods and services the
appropriate certifications of their goods. In addition, the suppliers may, at its own
initiative, previously provide for the certification of their goods.
20.5 The activities of certification shall be performed by entities duly qualified and
accredited by the ANP, based on criteria previously defined by the Agency.
20.6 The ANP shall set up a certification system of the Local Content and shall perform
a periodical audit in the authorized entities.
20.7 At the conclusion of the Exploration Phase of any Block(s) within a Concession
Area or by the end of any Production Development Stage of any field within the
Concession Area, if the acquisitions of goods and services from Brazilian
Suppliers during such Phase or Stage fail to achieve the relevant percentages
established in paragraphs 20.2(a) and 20.2(b), calculated pursuant to the
regulatory rules enacted by the ANP, the Concessionaire shall pay a fine to the
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ANP within 15 (fifteen) days from the notice. This fine shall be applied as
follows: if the Non-realized Local Content Percentage (NR %) is inferior to 65%
of the offered value, the fine (M %) shall be 60% on the value of Non-realized
Local Content. If the Non-realized Local Content Percentage (NR%) is equal to or
superior to 65% of the offered value, the fine shall be cumulative, beginning with
60% up to 100% of the offered value of the Local Content, in case the Nonrealized Local Content is 100%. The proposed penalty method is summarized as
follows:
If
0 < NR(%) < 65%
If
NR(%) ≥ 65%
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M(%) = 60(%)
M(%) = 1,143 NR(%) - 14,285
The same method shall be applied when someone fails to comply with the
minimum percentage of the Local Content proposed to specified items of the
spreadsheet of the ANNEX X, even if the contracted global percentage of the
Local Content is accomplished.
20.8 The Concessionaire shall ensure the preference to hiring Brazilian Suppliers
whenever their proposals present price, delivery time and quality conditions equal
to the other suppliers invited to present the proposals.
CLAUSE TWENTY-ONE: THE ENVIRONMENT
Environmental Control
21.1 The Concessionaire shall adopt, at its own cost and risk, all the necessary measures
for the conservation of reservoirs and other natural resources and for the
protection of the air, soil and water in the surface or in the subsurface, subject to
the Brazilian legislation and rules about the environment and, in their absence or
lack, adopting the Best Practices of the Oil Industry in this regard. Within this
principle, and without limiting its application, the Concessionaire is obliged to, as
a general rule, and not only in respect to the performance of the Operations, but
also the relinquishment and abandonment of areas and removal and reversion of
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assets, to preserve the environment and protect the balance of the ecosystem in the
Concession Area, to avoid the occurrence of damages and losses to the fauna,
flora and the natural resources, to consider the safety of persons and animals, to
respect the historic and cultural heritage, and to repair or indemnify the damages
resulting from the its activities and to perform the environmental recovery acts
determined by the competent agencies.
21.2 The Concessionaire shall also act so that the Operations do not cause any damages
or losses which might affect other economic or cultural activities in the
Concession Area, such as agriculture, cattle breeding, forest industry, gathering,
mining, archeological, biological and oceanographic research, as well as tourism,
or which disturb the well-being of native communities and rural and urban
settlements.
21.3 The Concessionaire shall send, whenever requested by the ANP, copies of studies
carried out aiming at obtaining environmental licenses.
21.4 The Concessionaire shall immediately inform the ANP and the competent State
and Municipal authorities about the occurrence of any Oil or Natural Gas spill or
loss, as well as the actions taken to remedy the problem.
Liability for Damages and Losses
21.5 Without prejudice and according to the provisions of paragraph 21.1, the
Concessionaire shall assume full and objective responsibility, for all damages and
losses to the environment and third parties which might result, directly or
indirectly, from the Operations and their performance, as well as from their
relinquishment and the removal and reversion of assets pursuant to paragraphs
18.8 to 18.19, being obliged to repair them and to indemnify the Federal
Government and the ANP, pursuant to paragraphs 2.2 and 2.3, for all and any
action, appeal, lawsuits or court injunctions, arbitration, auditing, inspection,
investigation or disputes of any kind whatsoever, as well as any indemnifications,
compensations, punishments, fines or penalties of any nature whatsoever, related
to or resulting from such damages or losses.
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CLAUSE TWENTY-TWO: INSURANCE
Insurance
22.1 The Concessionaire shall provide and maintain in effect, during the whole term of
this Agreement, and without causing any limitation of the Concessionaire’s
liability, insurance coverage executed with a qualified company, for all cases
requested by the applicable legislation, as well as to comply with the
determination by any competent authority or the ANP regarding assets and
personnel relating to the Operations and its performance, protection of the
environment, relinquishment, inactivation and abandonment of areas, removal and
reversion of assets.
22.2 The Concessionaire shall obtain from the insurance companies the inclusion, in all
of its policies, of a clause by which they expressly waive any rights, implicit or
explicit, of subrogation in eventual rights against the ANP or the Federal
Government. In addition, the Concessionaire shall include the ANP as a
beneficiary, being, however, expressly understood that the receipt by the ANP of
any indemnification as a result of the coverage foreseen herein shall not prejudice,
in any way, the ANP’s right to full recovery of losses and damages which exceed
the value of the received indemnification.
22.3 When requested, the Concessionaire shall deliver copies of the policies and
agreements to the ANP regarding the insurances referred to in paragraph 22.1, as
well as all and any of their amendments, endorsements or extensions, and of all
and any related occurrences, claims or notices of damage.
22.4 The Self-Insurance or insurance through Affiliates, provided that rendered by
authorized companies to the exercise of this activity by Superintendência de
Seguros Privados (SUSEP), shall only be admitted when previously approved in
writing by the ANP, at its sole discretion. However, the Concessionaire shall be
allowed to use, for the purposes of this Clause Twenty-Two, its policies and
global insurance programs, with previous written approval from the ANP.
CHAPTER V – GOVERNMENTAL PARTICIPATION AND INVESTMENTS IN
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CLAUSE TWENTY-THREE: PARTICIPATIONS
Third-Party and Governmental Participations
23.1 The Concessionaire shall pay to the Federal Government and to Third-Parties,
pursuant to the applicable Brazilian legislation, the following participations: (i)
Royalties, (ii) Special Participation, (iii) Payment for the Occupation and
Withholding of Areas, and (iv) Landowner Use, as indicated in Annex V Governmental and Third Party Participation.
CLAUSE TWENTY-FOUR: INVESTMENT IN R&D
Qualified Expenses in R&D
24.1 In the event that the Special Participation is due to a Field in any given calendar
quarter, the Concessionaire shall be obliged to pay Qualified Expenses on
Research and Development an amount equal to 1% (one percent) of the
Production Gross Revenue for such Field.
24.2 Such Qualified Expenses on Research and Development shall be paid no later than
June 30 of the year following the calendar year in which the quarter or quarters
concerned fall. No later than September 30 of such following year, the
Concessionaire shall deliver a full report regarding the Qualified Expenses on
Research and Development made to the ANP, including a description of the
technical aspects and supporting documentation, in accordance with the applicable
Brazilian legislation.
24.3 Qualified Expenses on Research and Development that are paid by the
Concessionaire after the Effective Date either when it has no obligation to pay
such Expenses as provided in paragraph 24.1 or in excess of such obligation may
be transferred as a credit against such obligation in respect of a future term;
provided that such transferences may not be used to satisfy more than 25%
(twenty-five percent) of the total obligation (i.e., 0.25% of the Production Gross
Revenue) for any given Field for any given quarter. At the ANP´s discretion, the
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background of the qualified personnel may be considered as a Qualified Expense
for purposes of this Agreement.
24.4 Up to 50% (fifty percent) of the Qualified Expenses on Research and Development
may be paid through development activities in the Concessionaire’s own facilities
or its Affiliates’, located in Brazil, or contracted with national companies,
regardless of whether those activities are involved or related to the Operations of
this Agreement. The remainder must be used for contracting these activities with
universities or research institutions and to develop national technology that has
been accredited for this purpose by the ANP, regardless of whether such activities
are involved or related to the Operations of this Agreement.
24.5 When the expenses are made on the Concessionaire’s own or Affiliates’ facilities,
as specified in paragraph 24.4, only those expenses related to the acquisition of
equipment, instruments, materials used in experiments and construction of
prototypes or pilot facilities shall be considered, as well as the gross salary of
personnel that take part in the activities outlined in this paragraph, but specifically
excluding proration of costs in administration, infrastructure, and costs related to
routine tests, technical assistance and services and solutions of operational
problems, services and taxes of licenses and patents or any other not directly
linked to those activities.
24.6 For purposes of granting the accreditation referred to in paragraph 24.4, the ANP
will take into account the areas of interest and relevant subjects for the sectors of
Oil and its products, Natural Gas, the environment and energy.
CLAUSE TWENTY-FIVE: TAXES
Tax Regime
25.1 The Concessionaire shall be subject to the tax regime at the Federal, State and
Municipal levels, being obliged to comply with their dispositions, terms and
conditions defined by the applicable Brazilian legislation.
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Certificates and Proof of Compliance
25.2 When requested by the ANP, the Concessionaire shall disclose to the ANP the
originals or provide the certified copies of all certificates, registries,
authorizations, proofs of regular enrollment in the taxpayers’ list, tax regularity,
good standing with social taxes created by law, enrollment with professional
entities or associations, and any other similar documentation or certificates.
CLAUSE TWENTY-SIX: CURRENCY AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Currency
26.1 For all purposes and effects of this Agreement, the currency shall be the Real.
Foreign Exchange
26.2 The entry and remittances of foreign exchange shall comply with the Brazilian
laws, including with the rules issued by the Country’s monetary authorities.
CLAUSE TWENTY-SEVEN: ACCOUNTING AND AUDIT
Accounting
27.1 The Concessionaire shall keep all documents, books, papers, registers and other
elements, as well as all the necessary corroborative documentation to the
calculation of the Local Content and give support to its accounting, provide all
relevant charges and submit the financial statements in accordance with the
applicable Brazilian legislation and in accordance with the fundamental principles
of accounting and this Agreement.
27.2 The accounts and financial statements pursuant to paragraph 27.1. shall indicate,
on a segregated basis, the expenses for Exploration, Development and Production,
in the determined format to the Quarterly Expenses Report, discriminating, for
each of these activities, the expenses related to the respective work plans and
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programs contemplated in this Agreement, as well as the acquisitions from
Brazilian Suppliers dealt with in Clause Twenty.
27.3 Without prejudice to the obligations included in the relevant legislation, the
Concessionaire is obliged to fulfill and deliver to the ANP, on a quarterly basis,
the Standard Statement for the Record of Expenses incurred in the Operations of
Exploration and Production - E&P (see the template in ANNEX XI), according to
the date of delivery of the Quarterly Expenses Report.
Audit
27.4 In addition to the provisions of paragraphs 14.1 and 14.3, the ANP may, whenever
it deems necessary, perform an accounting and financial audit of the Agreement
and the Assessment Records of the Governmental Participations pursuant to
Article 43, item VII, of the Petroleum Law, auditing directly or upon association,
pursuant to article 8 of the Petroleum Law. For this purpose, the ANP shall notify
the Concessionaire at least 30 (thirty) days in advance. The audit shall not
prejudice the efficient performance of the Operations in progress.
27.5 In order to perform the audit provided herein, the ANP shall have full access to the
documents, books, papers, registers and other elements referred to in paragraph
27.1, including agreements and contracts signed by the Concessionaire and related
to the acquisition of goods and services for the Operations, related to the last 5
(five) complete calendar years.
27.6 For the purpose of auditing the Local Content, the Concessionaire is responsible
for the validity of the information delivered by the supplier. Such information
must be in accordance with the regulatory rules enacted by the ANP. The
Concessionaire must keep certifications and declarations issued by its Suppliers,
during 5 (five) calendar years. The Concessionaire shall be responsible for any
information issued by third parties. The ANP may demand any documentation
which might be necessary to clear up any doubts on the suppliers.
27.7 The act or omission of the audit referred to in paragraph 27.4, shall in no way
eliminate or reduce the Concessionaire’s responsibility for the compliance with
the obligations assumed herein.
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CHAPTER VI – GENERAL PROVISIONS
CLAUSE TWENTY-EIGHT: ASSIGNMENT
Assignment
28.1 With the prior agreement of the ANP, in accordance with Article 29 of the
Petroleum Law, the Blocks within the Concession Area may be assigned,
according to the provisions of this Clause Twenty-Eight, which defines the
conditions to be observed by the assignor and its assignees.
28.2 All and any transfer of ownership under this contract, even in the event of merger,
spin-off, and incorporation of a company belonging to the Concessionaire shall be
considered an Assignment.
28.3 Under the terms of this Clause Twenty-Eight, the Assignment may result in a
change to the composition of the Concessionaire or in the division of area of one
or more blocks.
28.4 The Assignment to companies that not meet the economical, legal and technical
requirements, by itself and/or its affiliates, required the companies qualified to be
concessionaires shall not be granted, pursuant to Article of the Petroleum Law.
28.5 In relation to the Assignment that implies in a change of Operator, the ANP shall
require the same requirements related to the legal, financial and technical
qualifications established in Section 3 of the Final Tender Protocol (Article 25 of
the Law n° 9.478/97), as a condition for its agreement.
Undivided Participation in the Rights and Obligations
28.6 The Assignment of one or more Blocks of the Concession area, hereby allowed in
full or in part, shall always be of an undivided participation of any of the
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Concessionaire’s members in rights and obligations for one or more Blocks of the
Concession Area, strictly respecting the principle of joint liability required by law.
Partial Assignment of Areas in the Exploration Phase
28.7 If the Assignment implies the division of the area of a Block, the area to be
assigned and the remaining area must be circumscribed by a sole polygonal line
drawn in accordance with a network compatible with a geological map sheet in
the scale 1:10,000, according to the International Map of the World 1:1 Million –
IMW. This network shall comply with the of dimensions of 2’30” (two minutes
and thirty seconds) of latitude and 3’45” (three minutes and forty-five seconds) of
longitude and the ANP may, for technical reasons justified by the Concessionaire,
accept different networks.
28.8 In the event of the application of the provision of paragraph 28.7, the ANP shall
define an additional Minimum Exploratory Program for the areas to be divided.
The sum of the resulting Programs shall always be greater than the original
Minimum Exploratory Program, and each of the divided areas must have a
Minimum Exploration Program associated to it.
28.9 In the event of the application of the provisions of paragraph 28.7, the resulting
areas shall become totally independent for all resulting effects, including the
calculation of Governmental Participations and those of Third Parties.
Assignment of Areas in the Production Phase
28.10 The Assignment of part of an area of a Field shall not be permitted, except to
make an Agreement for the Unification of Production viable, at the sole discretion
of the ANP. The Assignment of a Field under the Agreement shall be for the total
area, defined in accordance with the terms of paragraph 9.4
Participation of the Concessionaire
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28.11Without prejudice to paragraph 13.4, each Concessionaire’s member must at all
times hold no less than 5% (five percent) of the participation in each Field or
Block and it shall be a breach of this Agreement for any member to hold a lesser
percentage, except that in the event of the Unification of Production, when such
minimum percentage may be of less than 5% (five percent) in each Field.
Required Documentation
28.12 The assignor shall request the prior and express authorization of the ANP for the
Assignment, attaching to the request:
(a) Documents which corroborate the compliance, by each of the assignees, with
the technical, legal and economical requirements established by the ANP, in order
to meet the provisions of Articles 5, 25 and 29 of the Petroleum Law;
(b) Exclusive statement, executed by the assignees to rigorously respect and
comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as well as be responsible
for all obligations and liabilities resulting from it, including those incurred after
the date of the Assignment;
(c) The Consortium Agreement executed between the assignor and the
assignees, or between all assignees (in the case of the total Assignment). This
Consortium Agreement shall mandatorily contain the appointment of the Operator
and the joint liability of its members before the ANP and the State or, if a
Consortium Agreement already exists as a result of a prior Assignment, the
agreement for amendment to such Consortium Agreement, in order to include the
new assignees;
(d) At its sole discretion, the ANP may require as a condition for the
Assignment, the execution and delivery of a performance guarantee of the
appropriate Affiliate, pursuant to ANNEX IV – Guarantee of Performance, which
shall be kept in force throughout the term of this Agreement or until the Effective
Date of an Assignment of all interests acquired hereby, if this occurs first, and
must not be replaced in the case of any amendments to the composition of referred
assignee’s control, except if the ANP expressly agrees with such replacement;
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(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 28.12(d), (i) the Concessionaire
whose obligations are secured in accordance with ANNEX IV – Guarantee of
Performance may execute an Assignment to any Affiliate of the guarantor, upon
confirmation by such guarantor in form and substance satisfactory to the ANP
that the guarantee remains in effect as to the obligations of the assignee, and (ii)
any Concessionaire
may execute an Assignment to any Affiliate of such
Concessionaire, upon execution by the Concessionaire of a guarantee in
accordance with the template of ANNEX IV – Guarantee of Performance hereto
with respect to the obligations of such Affiliate;
(f) For purposes of Clause Twenty-Eight, if any Concessionaire's obligations are
secured in accordance with ANNEX IV – Guarantee of Performance, any alteration
to the entity that, if consummated, would result in the guarantor ceasing to be an
Affiliate of such Concessionaire, such alteration shall be considered an
Assignment, subject to the ANP's consent pursuant to Clause Twenty-Eight;
(g) In the event of an Assignment of an entire right, when there is an
inactivation and abandonment guarantee and constituted of fund has been required
pursuant to paragraph 18.7, the ANP may require that the fund be transferred to
the new Concessionaire;
(h) In the event of an Assignment where paragraph 28.12 (g) is not applicable,
the ANP may require, as a condition for the approval of the Assignment, the
presentation of guarantees that, at the ANP’s sole discretion, are in conformance
with paragraph 18.13;
(i) For Assignments that imply a division of areas, the Concessionaire shall
submit all Plans, Programs and Reports arising from this Agreement, related to
each separated area and with retroactive effect to the Effective Date.
28.13 The documents referred to in paragraph 28.12 (a) shall not be necessary when the
assignee is already qualified as Concessionaire of the same modality as required
for this agreement, provided that such documentation is updated or when it is an
Affiliate of the assignor.
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28.14 Any Assignment that does not comply with this Clause Twenty-Eight shall vest
no rights.
Approval of the Assignment
28.15 The ANP has ninety (90) days from the date of receipt of the request and
documents referred to in paragraph 28.12(a), to approve or not the Assignment
pursuant to the terms of Article 29 of the Petroleum Law or to request additional
documents, which the ANP deems necessary, considering the provisions of this
Agreement and the applicable Brazilian legislation. In case the ANP requests
amendments or additional documents, such requirements shall comply with and
the Assignment request re-submitted within a maximum of 30 (thirty) days from
the said request, repeating the procedure contemplated in this paragraph 28.15.
Within 30 (thirty) days from the approval of the Assignment, the Concessionaire
shall deliver copies of the duly executed the Consortium Agreement or the
Amendment to the Consortium Agreement to the ANP, all duly signed, as well as
a copy of the publication of the Consortium registration certificate with the
competent Board of Trade.
Effective Date of the Assignment
28.16 Any Assignment executed pursuant to this Clause Twenty-Eight shall become
effective on the date of its formal approval by the Board of Directors of the ANP
and shall become effective from the date of the register of the assignment request
before the ANP, provided that the submitted documentation is complete. In the
event that the documentation is pending, the Assignment shall only be effective
from the date of the register of the last required documents.
Amendment to the Concession Agreement
28.17 In the event that the assignment does not result in the inclusion of a new company
and/or exclusion of a company member of the current composition of the
Concessionaire within 30 (thirty) days from the approval of the Assignment, the
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Parties must execute the respective amendment in order to constitute the new
composition of the Concessionaire and the appointment of the Operator.
New Concession Agreement
28.18 Except for the cases provided in paragraph 28.17, if the Assignment implies
modification in the composition of the Concessionaire or the Operator, in such a
way that this composition or the Operator are not identical for all the Blocks
within the Concession Area or when the Assignment results in the division of
areas, the Parties must execute a new Concession Agreement with the ANP within
thirty (30) days from the date of approval of the Assignment, maintaining the
same terms, obligations, Programs, and Terms of this Agreement, except for the
provisions of paragraph 28.8 and formalizing, in this new Concession Agreement,
the situation of the Blocks object of the Concession, the composition of the
Concessionaire, and the appointment of the Operator.
Merger, Spin-Off and Takeover
28.19 In the event of merger, spin-off and take-over of a company member of the
Concessionaire, the assignor shall require authorization from the ANP for the
assignee to become the holder by submitting the documents listed in paragraph
28.12, in addition to the relevant acts of incorporation.
Necessity of Prior and Explicit Approval
28.20 The Assignment of the Agreement, by any means, without the prior and explicit
approval of the ANP, shall constitute a breach subject to sanctions in accordance
with what is set out in Clause Twenty-Nine.
CLAUSE TWENTY-NINE: BREACH AND PENALTIES
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Administrative, Civil and Penal Sanctions
29.1 In the event that any Concessionaire breaches any obligations under this
Agreement, or under ANP Directive No. 234/2003, the ANP may, by the terms of
paragraph 30.5 and based on Article 8, item VII, of the Petroleum Law, apply
administrative sanctions and fines, all in accordance with the applicable Brazilian
legislation and specifically with the aforementioned ANP Directive, where they
are defined, including among other things, in cases of warnings and fines, the
procedure for its application through infraction notice, the period for correcting
the faults and paying the fines, interest on arrears and other consequences of their
non-payment and petitions for appeal and reconsideration assuring the adversary
system and the full defense.
CLAUSE THIRTY: BREACH, RESCISSION AND TERMINATION OF
THE AGREEMENT
Rescission
30.1 This Agreement shall be terminated if the Concessionaire fails to comply with the
fixed Term by the ANP for the performance of any pending contractual
obligation, which may not be less than ninety (90) days, except in cases of
extreme urgency and with the exception of the provisions of paragraph 30.5.
30.2 The rescission shall have effect only in relation to the defaulting, and its
participation in the rights and obligations of this Agreement may be transferred to
other members of the Concessionaire, in accordance with the terms of Clause
Twenty-Eight.
30.3 The Termination of this agreement shall also occur in the event that the
Concessionaire or any of its members are declared bankrupt, insolvent or require
legal recovery. In these cases, the Concessionaire or its members, shall have 90
(ninety) days as of the date of such an event, to transfer its undivided participation
in the rights and obligations of this Agreement, pursuant to Clause Twenty-Eight.
If the Concessionaire or its members does not execute the Assignment within the
referred term, the ANP may terminate the Agreement related to the
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Concessionaire or the individual members of the Concessionaire concerned,
without prejudice, in this case, to the rights of the other members.
Consequences of the Rescission
30.4 Once this Agreement is rescinded by the ANP, pursuant to paragraph 30.1, the
Concessionaire shall be liable for losses and damages resulting from its default
and the rescission, bearing all applicable indemnifications and compensations, in
the form of the law and this Agreement, also respecting the provisions of
paragraphs 3.4 and 3.5 with regard to the return of the Concession Area.
Sanctions at ANP´s discretion
30.5 The ANP may choose to apply the sanctions indicated in Clause Twenty-Nine,
instead of the rescission, when failure by the Concessionaire to comply with this
Agreement is not serious, or reiterated, or a demonstration of malpractice,
imprudence or negligence, or if it is proven that there was diligent action to cure
the breach.
CLAUSE THIRTY-ONE: LEGAL REGIME
Applicable Law
31.1 This Agreement will be executed, governed and construed in accordance with the
Brazilian legislation, whose provisions shall be rigorously fulfilled by the
Concessionaire in the exercise of its rights and performance of its obligations.
Conciliation
31.2 The Parties shall use their best efforts to amicably resolve, between themselves, all
and any dispute or controversy arising from this Agreement or related hereto. The
Parties may also, as long as there is a unanimously signed written agreement,
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resort to an international expert in order to obtain a legally based opinion to
resolve the dispute or controversy.
31.3 Having executed an agreement for intervention by an international expert, under
the terms of paragraph 31.2, the appeal to arbitration, as provided in paragraph
31.5, shall only be performed after the expert has presented his/her legally based
opinion.
Suspension of the Activities
31.4 In the event of a dispute or controversy, the ANP shall decide whether to suspend
the activities involved in the dispute or controversy, until its solution, using as a
criterion for this decision the necessity to avoid personnel or property risk of any
nature, particularly in respect to the Operations.
“Ad hoc” Arbitration
31.5 If, at any time, any Party considers that there are no conditions for the amicable
resolution of a dispute or controversy as referred to in paragraph 31.2, it must
submit this dispute or controversy to “ad hoc” arbitration, using as a parameter the
rules established by the Regulations of the International Chamber of Commerce
Arbitration and in accordance with the following principles:
(a) The choice of arbitrators shall be in accordance with that established by the
Regulations of the International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration;
(b) There shall be three arbitrators. Each Party shall choose one arbitrator. The
two arbitrators chosen shall appoint the third arbitrator, who shall act as president;
(c) The City of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, shall be the location of the arbitration and
the place of the delivery of the award;
(d) The language to be used in the arbitration procedure shall be Portuguese.
The parties may, however, submit testimonies or documents in any other language
if the arbitrators so decide, without the need for official translation;
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(e) Regarding the merits, the arbitrators shall decide based on the substantive
Brazilian laws;
(f) The arbitration award shall be final and its content shall be binding on the
Parties.
(g) If it is necessary to use preparatory or incidental writ of prevention, , or other
precautionary measures, the interested Party may require them directly to the
Judiciary, based on the applicable Brazilian legislation.
Jurisdiction
31.6 For compliance with Law 9,307/96, in questions not related to available property
rights, the Parties agree that the Federal Courts Jurisdiction – Judicial Section of
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is the only jurisdiction to resolve any issues, expressly
forsake all others, independent on how special they are.
Performance of the Agreement
31.7 The Concessionaire is obliged to maintain, during all the performance of the
Agreement, in compliance with its obligation, all the qualification and habilitation
conditions required in the bidding.
Justifications
31.8 The ANP shall be committed, whenever it exercises its discretionary power,
justifiably to act, according to the applicable Brazilian legislation, as well as the
Best Practices of the Oil Industry.
Continuing Application
31.9 The provisions of this Clause Thirty-One shall remain in full force and effect and
shall survive the termination or rescission of this Agreement, for any reason
whatsoever.
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Total or Partial Exoneration
32.1 The Parties shall be released from responding to the compliance with the
obligations assumed in this Agreement in the case of an act of God or force
majeure, in the form of Article 393 of the Civil Code. The exoneration of the
debtor described herein shall exclusively apply to the obligations of the
Agreement which became impossible to comply with due to force majeure or act
of God, recognized by the ANP.
32.2 Under no circumstances shall the situation described in paragraph 32.1 exempt the
Concessionaire from paying the Governmental Participations.
Notice of Occurrence
32.3 In the event of circumstances that justify the invocation of the existence of an act
of God or force majeure, the affected Party shall immediately notify, in writing,
the other Party, specifying such circumstances, its causes and consequences. The
affected Party shall also immediately notify the end of the act of God or force
majeure.
32.4 After being notified by the Concessionaire of events that may be characterized as
act of God or force majeure, the ANP shall decide whether to recognize the cause
as exoneration from responsibility.
32.5 The decision of the ANP to recognize the event as an act of God or force majeure
shall also indicate the part of the agreement from which default the
Concessionaire shall be exempted.
Suspension of the Course of the Term of the Agreement
32.6 The ANP may, at the Concessionaire’s request, exceptionally suspend the course
of the contractual term, if proved, before the Agency, the delay of the resolution
related to the environmental licensing exclusively for the competent
environmental entity’s fault. The ANP shall determine the Term for which the
course of the contractual term shall be suspended.
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32.7 In the event that the environmental entity rejects, in final character, the proposed
licensing, due to an aggravation of the rules and criteria for the licensing, after the
agreement execution, and if the licensing is key to the success of the exploratory
activities, the Agreement shall be terminated and the Concessionaire shall not be
entitled to any indemnification against the ANP and the State.
Amendment to or Termination of the Agreement
32.8 Once the act of God or force majeure is overcome, the debtor shall comply with the
affected obligations, considering, for such compliance, that the term period of this
Agreement is extended, for the duration of the act of God or force majeure.
However, depending on the extension and seriousness of the effects of the act of
God or force majeure, the Parties may agree to amend this Agreement or
terminate it, resulting in the termination of the Concession Agreement and the full
relinquishment of the Concession Area.
Losses
32.9 The Concessionaire shall individually and exclusively assume all of its losses
resulting from the force majeure situation.
CLAUSE THIRTY-THREE: CONFIDENTIALITY
Obligation of the Concessionaire
33.1 All and any data and information produced, developed or acquired, by any means
whatsoever, as a result of the Operations and this Agreement, shall be considered
strictly confidential and, therefore, shall not be disclosed by the Concessionaire
without the prior written consent of the ANP, except in the following
circumstances:
(a) when the data and information are already in the public domain or became
available through an authorized third party;
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(b) when the disclosure is imposed by law or judicial determination, or made in
accordance with the fixed rules and limits by the stock exchange in which shares
of the Concessionaire or to its Affiliates are traded;
(c) to Affiliates, consultants or agents of the Concessionaire;
(d) to financial institutions used by the Concessionaire as well as their
consultants;
(e) to prospective assignees of good faith, as well as their consultants and
Affiliates;
(f) to the Concessionaires of the adjacent areas, as well as their consultants and
Affiliates, exclusively for the execution of the agreement subject of paragraphs
12.1 and 12.10.
33.2 In the cases listed in paragraphs 33.1(c), 33.1 (d), 33.1 (e) and 33.1 (f) the
disclosure of data and information shall always be made in accordance with a
prior written confidentiality agreement in which these third parties are expressly
obliged to comply with the provisions in this paragraph 33.1 and, in the event of
non-compliance, shall be expressly subject to the provisions of Clause TwentyNine, however not being entitled to the benefits of the exceptions anticipated in
items (a) to (f) of paragraph 33.1 for the disclosure of data and information
without the prior consent of the ANP.
33.3 In the events contemplated in paragraph 33.1, the Concessionaire shall send a
notification to the ANP, within thirty (30) days from the date of the disclosure,
with the data and/or information disclosed the reasons for the disclosure and a list
of the third parties who had access to the data and/or information.
33.4 In the cases listed in paragraphs 33.1 (e) and 33.1 (f), the Concessionaire shall
deliver, with the notification subject of paragraph 33.3, a copy of the
confidentiality agreement referred to in paragraph 33.2 to the ANP.
33.5 The provisions of paragraph 33.1 shall remain in force and will survive the
termination of this Contract for whatever reason.
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33.6 The ANP undertakes not to disclose any data and information obtained as a result
of the Operations and which regards the part(s) of the Concession Area retained
by the Concessionaire, except when such disclosure is necessary for the
compliance with legal provisions, which are applicable or with the purposes for
which it was created.
CLAUSE THIRTY-FOUR: NOTICES AND REPORTS
Plans, Programs and Reports
34.1 During the Exploration Phase, all Plans, Programs, Reports and other
communications required by this Agreement shall be addressed to the ANP and
shall contain discriminated information on the Operations related to each of the
Blocks under the denomination indicated in ANNEX I – Concession Area.
Validity
34.2 All notices described in this Agreement shall always be made in written form and
personally delivered or sent by registered mail or courier, with return receipt, and
shall be considered valid and effective on the date on which they were effectively
received.
Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation
34.3 The Concessionaire will send to the ANP copies of all and any amendments to its
Articles of Incorporation, Corporate By-laws or Articles of Association, election
documents of its administrators or proof of its active board.
Communications to the ANP
34.4 All actions and communications related to this agreement must be written in
Portuguese language and signed by a legal representative of the Concessionaire or
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by an attorney-in-fact with specific power, except in the cases of notification in
the commencement of drilling or notification of an accident.
Addresses
34.5 For the purposes of this Clause Thirty-Four, the addresses of the Parties’
representatives may be referred in the ANNEX IX:
34.6 Any of the Parties may modify its above mentioned address by a written notice to
the other party, made at least 30 (thirty) days before the change.
CLAUSE THIRTY-FIVE: FINAL PROVISIONS
Renewal
35.1 The omission or allowances by any of the Parties regarding the rigorous
compliance requirements with respect to the provisions of this Agreement, as well
as the acceptance of a performance different from the one required by these
provisions, shall not imply in renewal or limit to the rights of such Party to, in
future occasions, impose the rigorous compliance with such provisions or request
its compliance in strict accordance with them. Therefore, it shall not be considered
that a Party has waived, surrendered or modified any of its rights under this
Agreement, unless such Party has expressly manifested such waiver, surrender or
modification, in a written document executed and signed by such Party, according
to the relevant legal provisions, if applicable.
Amendments
35.2 Any amendments or supplements to this Agreement shall be done in strict
compliance with the relevant legislation and shall only be valid if in written form
and executed by the Parties’ representatives.
Headings
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35.3 The headings of paragraphs, clauses and chapters used in this Agreement are only
for purposes of identification and reference, and shall be disregarded for purposes
of interpretation of the rights and obligations of the Parties.
Public Notice
35.4 The ANP shall publish the full text or summary of the terms of this Agreement in
the Federal Official Gazette for purposes of its validity erga omnes.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement in _____
counterparts of equal content and form and for one sole purpose, before the witnesses
indicated below.
Rio de Janeiro, _______________________, 2009.
AGÊNCIA NACIONAL DO PETRÓLEO, GÁS NATURAL E
BIOCOMBUSTÍVEIS - ANP
_________________________________________
General Director
Haroldo Borges Rodrigues Lima
__________________________________________
[CONCESSIONAIRE]
[Signature]
[Title]
WITNESSES:
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____________________________________ ____________________________________
Name:
Name:
Taxpayer’s List (CPF):
Taxpayer’s List (CPF):
ANNEX I – CONCESSION AREA
CARTOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS USED TO THE COORDINATES
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ANNEX II – OBJECT: WORK AND INVESTMENT PROGRAM
The information of the Final Tender Protocol and from the offer for the Minimum
Exploratory Program for the Blocks contemplated in the ANNEX VI shall be inserted
here. The activities below, to be performed by the Concessionaire, characterize the
object of this Agreement between the Parties mentioned in the Introduction.
Minimum Exploratory Program and Financial Guarantees
Block Area
First Exploration
Second
Amount of
Amount of the
Term (Work
Exploration Term
Financial
Guarantee (at full
(exploration well)
Guarantee of the
1
Km3
Units)
length)
2
First Term(R$)
Block___
1
Block___
1
Equivalence of Work Units (WUs)
Exploration
Minimum
2D
3D
2D Seismic
3D Seismic
Geochemistry
Potential
Gamma
Electromagnetic
Well³
Depth
Seismic
Seismic
reprocessing
reprocessing
(WU/sample)
Methods
Spectrometry
(UT/Km )
(WU/well)
(age) ³
(WU/km)
(WU/km²)
(WU/km)
(WU/km²)
(WU/Block)
(WU/Block)
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
Exploration Phase Duration
_________
First Term
(years)
____________
_________
Second
Term
____________
_____________
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1. The Non-exclusive surveys authorized by the ANP for 2D and 3D seismic in any
location, shall be determined for the purposes of compliance with the Minimum
Exploratory Program, applying the reduction factor shown in paragraph 5.18
2. The indicated amount represents the Financial Guarantee amounts for the Minimum
Exploratory Program of the First Exploration Term in each Block. The amount of
the guarantees for the Second Exploration Term shall be defined at a time close to
the beginning of that Term, based on prevailing costs at that time.
3. To qualify for compliance with the Minimum Exploratory Program, the wells must be
drilled at least to the minimum target specified in the lithostratigraphic units. The
required minimum depth aims at the investigation of such target in fullness,
according to the stratigraphic-structural features of each prospect in particular.
However, the ANP may, at its own discretion, accept other target with proven
prospects.
Reduction factor of the non-exclusive surveys for the purposes of compliance with the
Minimum Exploratory Program of the First Exploration Term
Time between the date of completion of the
Reduction Factor*
acquisition Operation and the date of request of the
deduction of the Minimum Exploratory Program
performed to the ANP
*
0-1 year
1.0
1 – 2 years
0.9
2 - 3 years
0.8
3 – 4 years
0.7
4 -5 years
0.6
5 – 6 years
0.5
6 – 7 years
0.4
7 -8 years
0.3
8 – 9 years
0.2
9 – 10 years
0.1
> 10 years
0
Note: The non-exclusive survey authorized by the ANP shall only be accepted, provided that the company of
the data acquisition met all the requirements of the delivery of data to the Banco de Dados de Exploração e
Produção (BDEP). To be calculated of the value to be considered for the compliance with the Minimum
Exploratory Program of the First Exploration Term, the value of UTs that correspond to the exploratory work
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carried out, shall be multiply by the table value, according to the lead time between the date of request of the
deduction of the Minimum Exploratory Program and the date of completion of the campaign of data
acquisition.
ANNEX III – SECURITIES RELATED TO THE MINIMUM EXPLORATORY
PROGRAM
The financial guarantee for the Minimum Exploratory Program in the form of
irrevocable letters of credit, insurance-guarantee, mortgage agreement and Oil Pledge
Agreement, in the form and conditions established in the Final Tender Protocol for the
Block(s) which is (are) the object of this Concession Agreement.
A copy of this(these) financial guarantee(s) submitted, related to the Minimum
Exploratory Program, is at the end of this Agreement.
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ANNEX IV – GUARANTEE OF PERFORMANCE
If the Concessionaire is not the qualified company, according to the Final Tender
Protocol, the Performance Guarantee Model shall be used in accordance with ANNEX
X – Model of Performance Guarantee of the Final Tender Protocol.
A copy of the document delivered, as applicable, is at the end of this Agreement.
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ANNEX V - GOVERNMENTAL AND THIRD PARTY PARTICIPATION
Under the terms of Clause Twenty-Three, the Concessionaire will pay the
following Governmental and Third Party Participation:
a) Royalties in the amount of 10% (ten percent) of Oil and Natural Gas produced in
each Field within the Concession Area from the respective Production Start-up Date;
and
rd
b) Special Participation in the amount defined in the Decree No.2,705, dated August 3 ,
1998;
c) Area Occupation or Retention Fees for the Concession Area: i) During the
Exploration Phase1 in the amount of R$_______ (_______Reais) for each square
kilometer or fraction thereof in the Concession Area, with increases as contemplated
in the Decree 2705 of August 3, 1998 in the event of extension; ii) during the
Development of Production Phase in the amount R$ _______ (___ Reais); and iii)
during the Production Phase in the amount of R$ _______ (___ Reais); and
d) Payment to the landowners of equivalent participation to 1% (one percent) of the Oil
and Natural Gas Production, in accordance with the applicable Brazilian legislation.
1
Occupation or Retention Fees for the Concession Area, in Reais for square kilometer in
07/31/2006. To be adjusted according to item 4 of the Table 2 of the Final Tender Protocol.
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ANNEX VI – IDENTIFICATION OF THE
CONCESSION AGREEMENT BLOCKS
According the articles 36 to 42 of the Petroleum Law, the Concessionaire
participated of the bidding to grant this Concession Area, being homologated as the
winner in the determined Block(s)______ each one being subject to a different
object of this Agreement (in terms of clause 2.1) hereinafter referred to as
____________ for the purposes of the Reports and Communications of this
Agreement.
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ANNEX VII – PAYMENT OF THE SIGNATURE BONUS
Signature Bonus to be paid by the Concessionaire
Block
Amount to be paid
______
______
Total to be
paid in the
Agreement
______
Bonus to be paid (full length)
______ Reais
______ Reais
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ANNEX VIII – APPOINTMENT OF OPERATOR
The initial Operator is ______. A new Operator may be assigned pursuant to paragraph
13.2.
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ANNEX IX – ADDRESSES
Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis - ANP
Avenida Rio Branco nº 65 – 18º andar – Centro – 20090-004 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ
[Concessionaire’s name]
Address._________________
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ANNEX X – COMMITMENT TO LOCAL CONTENT
A copy of the document(s) delivered by the winner company(ies) of the referred
block(s) in the Annex VI, related to the proposals of local acquisition of goods and
services, is at the end of this Agreement.
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ANNEX XI – TEMPLATE OF STANDARD SCHEDULE FOR THE RECORD
OF EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE OPERATIONS OF EXPLORATION AND
PRODUCTION – E&P
1.
1.1
1.1.1
1.1.2
1.1.3
1.1.4
Exploratory Expenses
Geology and Geophysics
Seismic Survey
Other Potential Methods
Processing of Data Acquisition
Interpretation of Data
1.2
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.2.3
1.2.4
1.2.5
1.2.6
1.2.7
1.2.8
1.2.9
1.2.10
1.2.11
Exploratory Drilling
Location Preparation
Mobilization of Drilling Rig
Chartering of Drilling Rig
Casing
Cementing
Piling
Formation Trials
Supporting Boats
Air Support
Operational Support
Other materials and services
1.3
Environment
1.3.1
Licenses and Studies
1.3.2
Inspection and Control
1.4
Administration
1.4.1
Administrative Support
2.
Development Expenses
2.1
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
Geology and Geophysics
Seismic Survey
Data Processing
Interpretation of Data
2.2
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3
2.2.4
2.2.5
2.2.6
Drilling
Location Preparation
Mobilization of Drilling Rig
Chartering of Drilling Rig
Casing
Cementing
Piling
2,2,7
Formation Trials
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2.2.8
2.2.9
2.2.10
2.2.11
Supporting Boat
Air Support
Operational Support
Other materials and services
2.3
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
2.3.4
Completion
Chartering of Drilling Rig
Wellhead Equipment
Production Column and Accessories
Other hired materials and services
2.4
2.4.1
2.4.2
Artificial Lift
Artificial Lift Equipments
Other materials and services
2.5
2.5.1
2.5.2
2.5.3
2.5.4
2.5.5
Production Assessment System
Production Line
Manifolds
Risers
Umbilical
Other hired materials and services
2.6
2.6.1
2.6.2
2.6.3
2.6.4
2.6.5
2.6.6
2.6.7
2.6.8
Production Unit (offshore or onshore))
Studies and Projects
Basic Structure
Generation Unit
Compression Unit
Storage Unit
Processing Equipment
Construction, Mounting and Trials
Other materials and services
2.7
2.7.1
2.7.2
2.7.3
2.7.4
Production Outflow System
Compression Unit
Oil Pipeline
Gas Pipeline
Other materials and services
2.8
Operational Safety and Environmental Protection
2.8.1 Contracted Services
2.8.2 Other Related Costs
2.9
2.9.1
2.9.2
2.9.3
2.9.4
Inactivation of Field
Cut-off and Abandonment of Well
Equipment Withdrawal
Recovery of Areas
Other Related Costs
2.10
Administration
2.10.1
Administrative Support
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3.
Production Expenses
3.1
Extraction Expenses
3.1.1
Maintenance of Production Unit
3.1.2
Chartering of the Production Unit
3.1.3
Maintenance of Wells
3.1.4
Assessment System
3.1.5
Draining System
3.1.6
Operational Safety
3.1.7
Environmental Protection
3.1.8
Operational Support
3.1.9
Depreciation
3.1.10 Amortization
3.1.11 Legal Provisions
3.2
Administration
3.2.1 Administrative Support
Technical Notes related to the Statement:
1)
2)
3)
The statement is quarterly performed;
The statements amount must be expressed in reais (historical cost);
The amounts disbursed in a foreign currency must be converted into the national
currency, in the date of the acquisition, by the Exchange rate published by the Central
Bank;
The statement shall evidence the quarterly expenses and project accumulated;
The amount related to Depreciation or Amortizations and Provisions must be
accompanied by explicative analytical statements;
The statement must be presented by each Exploratory Block or field in production or
development.
4)
5)
6)
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SECURITIES RELATED TO THE
MINIMUM EXPLORATORY PROGRAM
(ACCORDING TO ANNEX III)
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PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE PROVIDED
(ACCORDING TO ANNEX IV)
APPLICABLE
NON-APPLICABLE
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LOCAL CONTENT OFFERED BY THE
WINNING COMPANIES
(ACCORDING TO ANNEX X)
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