Chevron, INPEX Corporation and Petróleos Mexicanos signed the contract for the Deep-water exploration and extraction of hydrocarbons in the corresponding licensing modality for block 3 North of the Plegado Perdido Belt in the Gulf of Mexico.
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This block was awarded to the consortium formed by these three corporations, through the competitive process that is a part of the fourth bidding for Round 1, which was convened by the National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH).
The proposal which won the consortium the award, included an additional royalty of 7 percent and an investment factor that only covers the exploration studies to define posible commercial accumulations of hydrocarbons.
He assured that Pemex is a reliable and highly competitive partner. In each association, he said, he will take advantage of the technical advantages of the alliance to strengthen the company’s operation and capabilities that will allow it to increase its production platform in a profitable, safe and sustainable manner.
During his intervention, Clay Neff, Chevron’s incoming president for Latin America and Africa, stated that the signature of this contract is an important milestone in the collaboration that Pemex and Chevron have kept up over many years, and it is also evidence that Mexico’s future is also the future for Chevron.
On his part, Shuhei Miyamoto, the INPEX VP for the Americas and Africa, stated that his company has had a presence in Mexico for almost 15 years, wherefore this contract will be the key to strengthen the bond between Mexico and Japan, benefitting both countries.
Block 3 North is located off the coast of the state of Tamaulipas, approximately 100 kilometers from the shoreline, in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, with a waterway of 500 to 1,800 meters, to the southwest of the Trion block.
Spanning an area of 1,687 km2, it has the potential of containing hydrocarbons in formations that may be equivalent to the Trion deposits.
The potential anticipated by Pemex in this block complements its exploratory portfolio, providing options for the achievement of the goals for incorporating reserves.
This is a project that has considered an investment of approximately 100 million pesos during the initial exploration period (the first four years), to define its oil potential. ■