Round 2. Deep Waters
Fourth invitation to Bid. Bidding Process CNH-R02-L04/2017
Hydrocarbon Exploration and Extraction License Contracts
White Paper
The National Hydrocarbons Commission has provided all citizens with access to the White Paper of the Fourth Bidding Process of Round Two, which can be found under the second tab of this section. Likewise, the subsequent tabs feature supporting documents on the most relevant actions, organized according to the different stages established in the Administrative Regulations for Exploration and Exploration Bidding Processes, issued by this Commission.
2. Contract Area Selection
Official Notice whereby the Ministry of Energy requests technical assistance from the National Hydrocarbons Comission for the selection of hydrocarbon exploration and extraction contract areas in accordance with the Hydrocarbons Law, article 29, section I, and the Ministry of Energy's Internal Regulations, article 19, section X. (Spanish Version Only)
Supporting Decision Document for contract area selection, issued by the National Hydrocarbons Commission, under article 29, section I of the Hydrocarbons Law (Spanish Version Only).
Governing Body Session Act whereby an opinion on contract area selection is issued, under article 22, sections I and III of the Coordinated Energy Regulatory Body Act, and article 29, sections 1 and 31 of the Hydrocarbons Law (Spanish Version Only)
Official Notice from the National Hydrocarbons Commission to the Ministry of Energy, whereby technical assisstance on the contract areas is provided under article 31, section 1 of the Hydrocarbons Law (Spanish Version Only).
3. Contractual Model Selection per each Contract Area
Official Notice whereby the Ministry of Energy sets the contractual model for each contract area and requests the opinion of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit under article 29, section III of the Hydrocarbons Law and article 36 of the Regulations thereof (Spanish Version Only).
Act whereby the Governing Body issued an opinion on the Contractual Model, under the Coordinated Regulatory Bodies Law, article 22, sections I and II and the Hydrocarbon Law, article 29, section III.
Official Notice whereby the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit issues an opinon under article 29, section III of the Hydrocarbons Law and article 36, section I of the Regulations thereof (Spanish Version Only).
Official Notice whereby the National Hydrocarbons Commission issues an opinon under article 29, section III of the Hydrocarbons Law and article 36, section I of the Regulations thereof (Spanish Version Only).
4. Awarding Variable Selection for Contract Areas
Official Notice whereby the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit announces the awarding mechanism for contract areas that will be subject to a bidding process, under article 6, section II of the Regulations of Hydrocarbon Revenue Law (Spanish Version Only)
5. Preparation of Prequalification Criteria and required information for the Invitation to Bid and the Bidding Guidelines
Official Notice whereby the Ministry of Energy sends information for the preparation of Bidding Guidelines under the Hydrocarbons Law, article 23, which foresaw the awarding of Hydrocarbon Exploration and Extraction Contracts by CNH through a Bidding Process. This Ministry is in charge of sending all necessary information to CNH in order to issue the corresponding Invitation to Bid, as mentioned in the Regulation of the Hydrocarbons Law, articles 35 and 36 (Spanish Version Only)
Exihibit One of the Official Notice whereby the Ministry of Energy identifies the areas that will be subject to a Bidding Process (Spanish Version Only).
Exhibit Two of the Official Notice whereby the Ministry of Energy sets the technical terms and conditions of the individual contract by means of a consortium, since the National Hydrocarbons Commision and the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit issued positive opinions on the type of contract. The Minimum Work Program for each extraction area is attached to said contract models (Spanish Version Only).
Exhibit Three of the Official Notice whereby the Ministry of Energy sets the technical guidelines of the Bidding Process. It is important to mention that the Ministry of Finance and Public credit issued an opinion on the prequalification criteria contained in the reference guidelines (Spanish Version Only).
Exhibit Four of the Official Notice whereby the Ministry of Energy sets the economic conditions pertaining to the fiscal terms of the contract, as well as those that have been set by the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, and that must be observed in the Bidding Process (Spanish Version Only).
Exhibit Five of the Official Notice whereby the Ministry of Energy sends the opinion of the Federal Competition Commission on the prequalification criteria and the awarding mechanisms (Spanish Version Only).
Exhibit Six of the Official Notice whereby the Ministry of Energy submits the opinion by the Ministry of Economy on the minimum local content percentage established for each exploration and extraction contract (Spanish Version Only).
Exhibit Seven of the Official Notice whereby the Ministry Energy submits the Five Year Plan (Spanish Version Only).
6. Publication of the Invitation to Bid and the Bidding Guidelines
Governing Body Session Act, whereby an agreement was reached on issuing the Publication of the Invitation to Bid, under the Energy Regulatory Bodies Law, article 22, sections I, III and VIII of the oordinated Energy Regulatory Bodies Law (Spanish Version Only).
Publication in the Official Gazette of the Federation of the Invitation to Bid number CNH-R02-C04/2015 for International Bidding Process CNH-R02-L04/2015. (Spanish Version Only)
Bidding Guidelines issued by the Governing Body of the National Hydrocarbons Commission, under the Coordinated Energy Regulatory Bodies Law, article 22, section I and III, and the Hydrocarbons Law, article 31, section III (Spanish Version Only).
Official Notice whereby the Bidding Committee is appointed as approved by the Governing Body on the motion of the President Commissioner, under article 8 of the Administrative Provisions on Bidding Processes of hydrocarbon exploration and extraction contracts (Spanish Version Only).
Session Act whereby Governing Body passed the final draft of the Bidding Guidelines under the Coordinated Energy Regulatory Bodies Law, article 22, section I and II, and the Internal Regulations of the National Hydrocarbons Commission, article 31, section I, paragraph d (Spanish Version Only).
7. Access to Data Room Information
List of companies that had access to the Data Room in accordance with article 12, section III of the Administrative Provisions on Bidding Processes of Hydrocarbon Exploration and Extraction Contracts (Spanish Version Only)
8. Clarification Stage
Acts whereby the Bidding Committee answers questions asked per each stage,in accordance with the Administrative Provisions on Hydrocarbon Exploration and Extraction Bidding Processes, article 16 and the Regulations of the Hydrocarbons Law, article 42.
1. Access to Data Room and Registration.
2. Prequalification and bidder conformation.
3. Bid submission and opening, awarding, ruling and contract.
Clarification Acts
9. Prequalification
Prequalification Report by the Bidding Commitee, in accordance with article 7, sections I, II, III, IV, VI and XI and article 8, section II of the Administrative Provisions on Bidding Processes of Hydrocarbon Exploration and Extraction Contracts, as well as with the Bidding Guidelines issued by the National Hydrocarbons Commission (Spanish Version Only)
Act whereby the Governing Body approves the prequalification of the participating companies in accordance with the Coordinated Energy Regulatory Bodies Law, article 22, sections I, III and XXVII (Spanish Version Only).
10. Alteration to Joint Bidder Structure
Governing Body Session Act whereby the alterations to the structure of bidders are approved in accordance with the Coordinated Energy Regulatory Bodies Law, article 22 sections I, III and XXVII and the Bidding Guidelines (Spanish Version Only).
11. Bid Submission and Opening
Certificate of Bid Submission and Opening in accordance with article 21 of the Administrative Provisions on Bidding Processes of Hydrocarbon Exploration and Extraction Contracts (Spanish Version Only).
Press Release whereby the National Hydrocabons Commission, the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit publicize the results of the Bidding Process (Spanish Version Only)
12. Awarding and Ruling
Report on the Bid Submission and Opening Session in accordance with article 22 of the Administrative Provisions on Bidding Processes of Hydrocarbon Exploration and Extraction Contracts (Spanish Version Only).
Governing Body Session Act whereby the ruling on the bidding process was issued, in accordance with the Coordinated Energy Regulatory Bodies Law, article 2, sections I, 3, 5 and 22, sections I, III, and XXVII; the Internal Regulations of the National Hydrocarbons Commission, article 10, section I, 11 and 13, section, subsections e and f; the Administrative Provisions on Bidding Processes of Hydrocarbon Exploration and Extraction Contracts and Bidding Guidelines, articles 11 and 12, sections VII, sections VII and VIII, and articles 21 and 22 (Spanish Version Only).
13. Contract Execution
Governing Body Session Act whereby contract execution is instructed in accordance with the Coordinated Energy Regulatory Bodies Law, article 22, section I, III and XXVII, as well as the Internal Regulations of the National Hydrocarbons Commission, article 13, section I, paragraph f, article 14, section XVI, and article 20 and fourth and fifth transitory articles (Spanish Version Only).
