On May 16, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Brazilian National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels’s (ANP) approved geo-economic studies relating to four pre-salt blocks: (i) Rodocrosita; (ii) Cerussita; (iii) Aragonita; and (iv) Malaquita (Santos basin). These studies were carried out over a total area of around 13,000 km,² and indicate that the region is suitable to isupport the development of projects.