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24.12. OpportunitiesThe 1 st Bidding Round for the Transportation of Natural Gas.The Gas Act introduced a new regime for the concession of the natural gas transportationactivity, which must be preceded by a bidding process. The authorization regime must be usedonly in specific and exceptional circumstances.Thus, on September 13, 2013, the Ministry of Mines and Energy published Ordinance 317 in thefederal gazette. This ordinance provides for the construction of a gas pipeline from Itaboraí toGuaipimirim, both in the State of Rio de Janeiro. On December 13, Ordinance 450 waspublished, establishing the guidelines for the bidding of this pipeline.The bidding process for the concession of the activity of natural gas transportation will becoordinated by ANP’s Bidding Promotion Superintendency (Superintendência de Promoção deLicitações - SPL), while ANP′s Natural Gas Movement and Commercialization Superintendency(Superintendência de Comercialização e Movimentação de Gás Natural - SCM) will coordinatethe public call to hire the capacity.The Ministry of Mines and Energy released, on January 13, 2014, the preliminary version ofthe Ten-Year Plan for the Expansion of the Gas Pipeline Transportation Network (local acronymPEMAT), 2013-2022 cycle, for public consultation. The PEMAT is a result of studies carried outby the Energy Research Company (Empresa de Pesquisa Energética - EPE), based on theexpected demand for natural gas, on the forecasts for production and supply and on the existinginfrastructure conditions to meet the future demand in a 10-year period. The PEMAT alsopresents proposals for designs, compression systems, and the location of city gates, as well asan estimate of the investments in the pipelines.127

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