On September 18, 2017, the National Hydrocarbons Commission ("CNH") published, the call for bidding procedure CNH-A5-NOBILIS-MAXIMINO-C4-2017, which purpose is the selection of partner so the State Owned Productive Company, PEMEX Exploration and Production, may jointly exploit with a partner, the block described below.
Bidding Block:
| Name | Location | Prospective Resources (Million barrels) | Property of Resources |
| Nobilis-Maximino | Mexican Gulf | 627.0 | Light oil |
Location:
Bidding guidelines for the above referred bidding procedures, as well as their model contracts, are already published in CNH official website.
Calendar:
| Final bidding calendar. | December 20, 2017 |
| Period to request access to virtual data room. | September 18, 2017 - November 03, 2017 |
| Access to virtual data room. | September 18, 2017 – January 30, 2018 |
| First clarification stage. | September 18, 2017 - October 23, 2017 |
| Second clarification stage. | September 18, 2017 – October 23, 2017 |
| Third clarification stage. | September 18, 2017 – December 14, 2017 |
| Inscription payment and prequalification appointment. | September 18, 2017 – November 03, 2017 |
| Reception of prequalification documents. | November 06, 2017 – November 10, 2017 |
| Review of prequalification documents. | November 13, 2017 – December 15, 2017 |
| Prequalified companies' publication. | December 20, 2017 |
| Period to request CNH authorization to conform bidders. | January 11, 2018 – January 12, 2018 |
| Filing of proposals. | January 31, 2018 |
Bidding Guidelines Specifications / Model Contract:
- To participate, an information license use will be required for an amount equal or greater to
- $3,700,000.00 (three million seven hundred thousand pesos).
- Experience as operator in at least 1 project for ultra-deep waters with depths of at least 1,500 meters during the last 10 years must be proved.
- Production in deep waters or ultra-deep waters with an annual average greater or equal to 50,000 barrels of crude equivalent oil between 2012 – 2016 must also be proven.
- Experience in industrial safety matters and environmental protection during the past 5 years must be proven, as well as experience in the implementation and operation of management systems, industrial safety and environmental protection in exploration and extraction projects. Sufficient capital: (i) countable capital of at least USD 5,000 billion; (ii) assets with a value of at least USD 25 million and a credit investment degree.
- Capital investments in exploration and/or extraction projects of at least USD 2,000 billion.
- For Non-Operators. Countable capital of at least USD 250 million.
Model contract to be implemented is license contract
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