See below the blocks and the companies who were awarded exploration rights.

BLOCK: ALTO DE CABO FRIO CENTRAL

WINNER: Consortium formed by Petróleo Brasileiro SA (>> Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras) (50 percent) and BP Plc (>> BP) (50 percent)

SIGNING BONUS: 500 million reais ($153.11 million)

BLOCK: ALTO DE CABO FRIO WEST

WINNER: Consortium led by Royal Dutch Shell Plc (55 percent), including CNOOC (20 percent) and Qatar Petroleum International Ltd-QPI (25 percent)

SIGNING BONUS: 350 million reais ($107.18 million)

BLOCK: PEROBA

WINNER: Consortium led by Petróleo Brasileiro SA (>> Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras) (40 percent), including BP Plc (>> BP) (40 percent) and China National Oil & Gas Exploration and Development Corp (20 percent)

SIGNING BONUS: 2 billion reais ($612.44 million)

BLOCK: CARCARÁ NORTH

WINNER: A consortium of Exxon Mobil Corp (>> Exxon Mobil Corporation) (40 percent), Statoil ASA (>> Statoil) (40 percent) and Petroleos de Portugal SA [PETP.UL] (20 percent)

SIGNING BONUS: 3 billion reais ($918.67 million)

BLOCK: ENTORNO DE SAPINHOÁ

WINNER: A consortium led by Petroleo Brasileiro SA (>> Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras) (45 percent), including Repsol Sinopec (25 percent) and Royal Dutch Shell Plc (30 percent)

SIGNING BONUS: 200 million reais ($61.24 million)

BLOCK: GATO DO MATO SOUTH

WINNER: A consortia led by Royal Dutch Shell Plc (80 percent) and French oil major Total SA (>> Total) (20 percent)

SIGNING BONUS: 100 million reais ($30.62 million)

BLOCK: PAU BRASIL

WINNER: No bidders

BLOCK: TARTARUGA VERDE SOUTHWEST

WINNER: No bidders

(Reporting by Simon Webb and Alexandra Alper; Writing by Marcelo Teixeira; Editing by Susan Thomas)