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EXPLORATION AND EXTRACTION OF HYDROCARBONS IN ONSHORE AREAS CORRESPONDING TO ROUND 2, TENDER 3, AREA 9 (SOUTHEAST BASINS), in the state of tabasco.

Sector: Hydrocarbons


Last Revision

October 01, 2024
Round:
Round 2, Tender 3, “Onshore”
Short Name of the Project:
0188 Round 2, Tender 3: Area 9, Southeast
Type of Investment:
Brownfield
Subsector:
Upstream
Asset (s):
 Oil Field 95 Km2-Humid gas, -Oil 
Contract Currency:
US Dollars
Estimated Investment MXN:

6,127,438,594

Estimated Investment USD:

331,212,897

Exchange rate (USD/MXN) used by the Ministry of Finance for the economic plan 2025: $ 18.5
Contract Scope:
  Exploration,  Extraction
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DESCRIPTION
License contract for onshore exploration of hydrocarbons, covering 95 km2 in the oil province of Southeast for oil and wet gas extraction.

Main Features:
- Geological Province: Macuspana
- Age (s) of play: Jurassic Kimmeridgian
- Lithology (ies): Carbonated oolytic benches
- Type of Hydrocarbons: Wet gas
- Prospective Resources: P90: 10.8 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe), P50: 44.8 mmboe and P10: 176.1 mmboe

LEGAL AND FINANCIAL STRUCTURE
Type of Project
  Public / Private
Type of Contract
  License
Term
30 years
Selection Process
International Open Tender
Details
Financing Sources
Private
100 %
MXN
6,127,438,594
USD
331,212,897
Payment Source
Project revenues
Revenues will come from the commercialization of hydrocarbons.

STATUS
Stage
  Operation
Substage
  > 5 years of operation
RELEVANT DATES
Request for proposals/Announcement November 15, 2016
Proposals Reception July 12, 2017
Ruling July 14, 2017
Contract Signing December 08, 2017
Execution/Construction Starting Date December 08, 2017
Operation Starting Date December 08, 2017
Term of the Contract December 08, 2047
Contractor
Vista Energy Holding II  
Major Contractor’s Shareholders
Vista Oil & Gas, Alejandro Cherñacov

GEOLOCATION
State(s)
Tabasco   
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Entity in charge of controlling the possession of communal land, as well as providing documentary legal security derived from the application of the Agrarian Law, and is the operator of the Geospatial Information System (SIG).

SPONSOR
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Entity
Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos
Department
Dirección General de Contratación para la Exploración y Extracción
E-mail
contacto@cnh.gob.mx
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SUSTAINABLE INFORMATION
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Sustainability Datasheet

PROJECT’S SUSTAINABILITY SUMMARY

The Project is considered to have a high social, economic and technical impact and its main purpose is to expand the productive capacity of the Hydrocarbon Sector, thus contributing to one of the sectors of greatest interest in Mexico.

* This summary was prepared based on the methodological framework defined by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in the document entitled: “Attributes and Framework for Sustainable Infrastructure”, which is You can check Here.

Additionally, a brief explanation of the methodology and a summary of the questions applied can be consulted in this Document.

DOCUMENTS USED:

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Source
National Hydrocarbons Information Center
Description
It is in charge of promoting and sharing the knowledge of the subsoil to foment the activities of exploration and extraction of hydrocarbons.
Hydrocarbons map
 Investments
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Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos
Description
Regulatory entity with technical autonomy, responsible for the organization of tenders, and execution of contracts related to the exploration and extraction of hydrocarbons.
Project Website
 Data sheet
 Results
 Signed contract
 1st Amending agreement
 2nd Amending agreement
 3rd Amending agreement
 4th Amending agreement
 5th Amending agreement
 Additional information

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REMARKS
On Dec. 5, 2023, the CNH issued resolution CNH.E.26.09/2023, which determines the conclusion of the early termination procedure due to the reduction and return of part of the contractual area, regarding Contract CNH-R02-L03-CS-01/2017.

The license agreement for the extraction of hydrocarbons stipulates that the contractor will provide and be responsible for all technical and financial resources required for the execution of the operations and will have the right of ownership over the hydrocarbons extracted in the contractual area. The Contractor will pay a royalty, based on audited Hydrocarbons.

The State is a partner of the contractor. The contributions for the State are:
1. The contractual fee for the exploration phase
2. Consideration based on gross income before deducting costs
3. Adjustment mechanism based on production volume and prices

It is important to clarify that all the exploration risk is assumed by the operator, that is, if the assigned operator does not find economically viable hydrocarbons to be extracted, the Mexican State has no payment obligation.

There are two possible extensions in the contract term subject to the area being in regular commercial production, the first extension of 10 years and a second extension for an additional period of 5 years.

The estimated investment amount refers to approved investments, which are those that operators estimate they will carry out in the various plans, as applicable (exploration, evaluation, and/or development).
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