{
  "language": "en",
  "interfaceLanguage": "en",
  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/anp-configures-11-equatorial-margin-exploration-sectors-501-blocks",
  "slug": "anp-configures-11-equatorial-margin-exploration-sectors-501-blocks",
  "category": "oil-gas",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-02",
  "sourceName": "Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis (ANP)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/canais_atendimento/imprensa/noticias-comunicados/anp-aprova-delimitacao-de-11-novos-setores-exploratorios-nas-bacias-da-margem-equatorial",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "Brazil",
    "Oil and Gas",
    "Exploration",
    "October 2026"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "ANP maps 11 Equatorial Margin sectors and 501 new blocks",
    "summary": "Brazil’s regulator approved a technical reconfiguration of offshore exploration areas covering about 380,000 square kilometres.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "heading": "New areas configured",
        "paragraphs": [
          "On 2 October, ANP approved 11 exploratory sectors and configured 501 blocks across five basins: Barreirinhas, Ceará, Foz do Amazonas, Potiguar and Pará-Maranhão. The areas lie in waters deeper than 3,000 metres."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis (ANP)",
            "url": "https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/canais_atendimento/imprensa/noticias-comunicados/anp-aprova-delimitacao-de-11-novos-setores-exploratorios-nas-bacias-da-margem-equatorial"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "No automatic auction",
        "paragraphs": [
          "The agency classified the blocks as a new exploratory frontier, but said the decision does not automatically place them in its Permanent Offer system. Any future offer needs separate review and applicable regulatory steps; existing contracts are unaffected because the new areas are uncontracted."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis (ANP)",
            "url": "https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/canais_atendimento/imprensa/noticias-comunicados/anp-aprova-delimitacao-de-11-novos-setores-exploratorios-nas-bacias-da-margem-equatorial"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "companies": []
}