Project

EXPLORATION AND EXTRACTION OF HYDROCARBONS IN ONSHORE AREAS CORRESPONDING TO ROUND 2, TENDER 3, AREA 13 (SOUTHEAST), in the state of veracruz.

Sector: Hydrocarbons


Last Revision

July 01, 2024
Short Name of the Project:
0192 Round 2, Tender 3: Area 13, Southeast
Type of Investment:
Greenfield
Subsector:
Upstream
Asset (s):
 Oil Field 234 Km2-Light oil 
Contract Currency:
US Dollars
Estimated Investment MXN:

999,430,293

Estimated Investment USD:

58,446,216

Exchange rate (USD/MXN) used by the Ministry of Finance for the economic plan 2024: $ 17.1
Contract Scope:
  Exploration,  Extraction

DESCRIPTION

License contract CNH-R02-L03-CS-05/2017 for onshore exploration of hydrocarbons, covering 234 km2 in the oil province of Southeast for light oil extraction.

Main Features:
- Geological Province: “Cinturón Plegado de Chiapas, Salina del Itsmo Veracruz”
- Age (s) of play: Medium cretaceous
- Lithology (s): limestone and fractured dolomites
- Type of Hydrocarbons: Light oil
- Prospective Resources: P90: 23.8 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe), P50: 111.1 mmboe and P10: 494.4 mmboe.

LEGAL AND FINANCIAL STRUCTURE

Type of Project
  Public / Private
Type of Contract
  License
Term
30 years
Selection Process
International Open Tender
Financing Sources
Private
100 %
MXN
999,430,293
USD
58,446,216
Payment Source
Project revenues
Revenues will come from the commercialization of hydrocarbons.

STATUS

Stage
  Execution
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
Term of the Contract December 08, 2047
Contractor
Operadora Bloque 13  
Major Contractor’s Shareholders
Carso Oil and Gas, Grupo Carso

GEOLOCATION

State(s)
Veracruz   

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

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.
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Source
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.

REMARKS

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).

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.

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