Shell takes center stage: Mexico's deepwater Round 2.4 closes strong
Report summary
Table of contents
- Twenty-three deepwater wells committed across the awarded areas
- Bidding concentrated in Salinas Sureste and Perdido
- Fiscal term adjustments prove successful
- Perdido did not disappoint
- Salinas Sureste: 9 of 10 blocks awarded
- Cordillerasreceived less attention
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Majors and NOCsstood front and centerthis round
- Majors: Shell leads the way with aggressive bids
- NOCs: Asian NOCs swoop in while Pemex reloads exploration portfolio
- Independents: Repsol moves in on the Cordilleras
- Mexico performs well in the face of mounting global exploration opportunities
- Round Two finishes on a high note as presidential election approaches
Tables and charts
This report includes 13 images and tables including:
- Perdido awarded blocks
- Cordilleras and Salinas Sureste awarded blocks
- Shell the most active bidder by far
- Bids for Perdido blocks (Sabinas-Rio Grande basin)
- Bids for Cordilleras blocks (Tampico-Misantla)
- Bids for Salinas Sureste
- Shell went strong in the Perdido area
- Full-cycle IRR of a 200 mmbbl oil field in Perdido
- Salinas Sureste received bids on all but one block
- Full-cycle IRR of a 200 mmbbl oil field in Salinas Sureste area
- Cordilleras Mexicanas (Tampico-Misantla) bids by block
- Shell leaps to the forefront of Mexico acreage holders (excluding Pemex)
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