Giorgio Vicini, general manager of Eni Rovuma Basin, operator of the Coral Sul FNLG project, confirmed in an interview to “Notícias” that his company is interested in the sixth tender launched by the National Petroleum Institute (INP), having been qualified in the first phase.
He explained that the company is now making technical evaluations to decide the areas for which it should bid.
“We are interested in the sixth tender organized by INP. Eni qualified as an operator in the first phase of the tender and now we are doing technical evaluations to choose the areas for which we will bid,” Giorgio Vicini assured, without, however, advancing the number of such areas.
Launched in November 2021, the Sixth Tender for the Concession of Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production Areas, had, according to INP data 13 companies competing, 12 of which were pre-qualified, six of which are operators and the remaining are non-operators.
From the list of companies provided by the INP, the following are listed as operators From the list of companies provided by the National Petroleum Institute (INP), the following are listed as operators: China National Offshore Oil Corporation Hong Kong Holding Limited “CNOOC”; SINOPEC International Energy Investment Limited; ENI, Mozambico SPA; ExxonMobil Mozambique (Offshore) Limited; Petro-China International Iraq FZE; and Total Energies Ep New Venture.
As non-operating companies are listed RN Angoche PTE; Joint Stock Company Novatek; Qatar Petroleum Mozambique Limited; Sasol Africa (PTY), LTD; ONGC Videsh Limited; Discovery Exploration Limited.
According to the approved schedule, the disclosure of the results will be on November 30th of this year.
