Can a foreign company sign the Exploration and Production Concession Contract (EPCC) and conduct petroleum operations under the EPCC through a branch registered in Mozambique?

Is pre-qualification required for the applicants that currently performs petroleum operations in Mozambique, can the pre-qualification requirement be waved?

Can a current EPCC holder company apply to participate as a bidder in the 6th Licensing Round?

Please clarify if application fee of 2,000,000 MT must be paid for filling Application for Pre-qualification, for filling bidding Application or in both cases?

Is licensing of geological data mandatory? If yes, is there any deadline to license data?

There are discrepancies between the English version of the pre-qualification guideline and the Portuguese version. We request clarification from INP. Please advise which version shall prevail in case of discrepancies.

Requirement is that Application for Pre-qualification must be submitted by each Applicant individually. Does this mean that in case Concessionaire is a group of companies, each company, composing Concessionaire, shall submit individual application for pre-qualification and separately go through the pre-qualification process?

Please confirm that all the documents must be supported by translation in English if issued in other languages. Would it be possible to provide documents/copies of documents translated in Portuguese?

Does translation of documents into English require certification (e.g. signature of translator, signature of authorised representative of the Applicant, etc)?

“The National Petroleum Institute may eliminate any Pre-qualification Application that is lacking information, that is incomplete …” will INP allow the applicants the opportunity to amend or submit any missing information within a certain deadline?

Please clarify timing (better specific date) for National Petroleum Institute to take decision upon Pre-qualification Application.

Please clarify if legal documents issued in other jurisdictions shall be apostilled?

Please confirm that “a document from a governmental or official entity showing that the Applicant is not being liquidated and is not in insolvency proceedings, including a corporate organization chart showing the chain of ownership from the parent to the Applicant company including the affiliates” is required only in case “an extract of the commercial registry relating to the Applicant, showing its full name, main business address, and capital stock” is not available.

Please clarify if “general counsel” can be a legal counsel of Applicant’s shareholder or affiliate that provides legal services to the Applicant?

For “Legal Representative” would it be sufficient to provide a copy of power of attorney? Does copy need to be notarised and apostilled?

Since Application of Pre-qualification is submitted at the beginning of year 2022 and audited financial statement for 2021 is not ready yet we assume that audited consolidated financial statements and estimate of the total capital expenditure in activities falling within the definition of Petroleum operations shall be provided for years 2017-2019. Please confirm.

Would it be sufficient to submit copies of financial statements and auditor’s reports certified by authorised representative of the Applicant?

For the purpose of pre-qualification would it be possible to skip indicating areas of preference since process of evaluation may not be completed?

Please confirm that Applicant’s Skills and Experience in Petroleum Operations, Information on the Financial can be provided (where appropriate) in respect to Applicant’s group (controlled affiliated companies)? We understand this is possible on the basis of provision of section 2 of Introduction of Pre-Qualification guidelines

Please confirm that Applicant’s HSE certification and experience as operator in environmentally sensitive areas and other HSE documents can be provided in respect to Applicant’s group (controlled affiliated companies)? We understand this is possible on the basis of provision of Section 2 of Introduction of Pre-Qualification guidelines.

Is there is any charge for a virtual data room appointment?