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Madagascar Bid Round Rumour

Posted on 7 November 2012 by Ben Sayers

With a bid round rumoured to be held in Madagascar in 2013, Lynx have begun work on upgrading their ever-popular Madagascar GIS Adviser. The upgrade will add in new interpretations based on seismic and well data; and will also update … Continue reading →

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Egypt – EGAS Bid Round Details

Posted on 4 July 2012 by Ben Sayers

The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum have announced a new EGAS bid round with 15 blocks on offer totalling over 55,000 sq km. Of the blocks 2 are located onshore and 13 are offshore. It is believed that within the next 8 years the Egyptian … Continue reading →

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Egypt – EGPC 2011 Bid Round

Posted on 26 September 2011 by Chris Morgan

The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) has recently launched a new 2011 Bid Round, with a closing date scheduled for January 30th, 2012.  The offered blocks are located in the Western Desert, Eastern Desert, Gulf of Suez and Sinai Peninsula.  … Continue reading →

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Iraq – 4th Licensing Round

Posted on 31 May 2011 by Chris Morgan

According to the press agencies, the 4th Licensing Round is now set for 25-26 January 2012 (as opposed to November 2011). Lynx has compiled shape-files of the blocks which can be downloaded below. Some 12 blocks are to be offered, … Continue reading →

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Mexico Licensing Round

Posted on 17 May 2011 by Chris Morgan

Mexico’s state-run oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) launched a 1st international bid round on November 24th 2010, releasing three contract areas enclosing 6 mature fields. Data rooms for the Magallanes, Santuario and Carrizo blocks are already running. A shapefile of … Continue reading →

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Lynx Presenting at the ESRI PUG Houston

Posted on 13 April 2011 by Ben Sayers

If you’re attending the ESRI PUG in Houston make sure you make a note to stop by Ballroom C at 15:30 on 19th April to listen to Lynx’s experiences in ‘Managing a Country’s Archive‘. The presentation, given by Ben Sayers, … Continue reading →

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Indonesia to launch Second 2010 Licensing Round

Posted on 2 December 2010 by Chris Morgan

Indonesia is due to launch its second bid round for 2010 on 10th December. Submissions are due on 9th Februrary 2011 for direct proposal blocks, and 25th April 2011 for the regular tender blocks. See the MIGAS website for more … Continue reading →

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Lynx – Come and see us at PETEX 2010

Posted on 18 November 2010 by Andrew Hayman

The Petex 2010 exhibition and conference takes place at Earl’s Court in London from 23 to 25 November 2010 (www.petex.info). Come and see Lynx on stand A9, near the front entrance. Lynx staff are on-hand to discuss service capabilities (data … Continue reading →

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Egypt GPC International Bid Round 2010

Posted on 2 November 2010 by Chris Morgan

EGYPT – The General Petroleum Company (GPC) has announced its International Bid Round for 2010, including 13 onshore and offshore blocks in the Gulf of Suez region. See the map and shapefile below for block locations. For more details see … Continue reading →

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Egypt Ganope Bid Round 2010

Posted on 20 October 2010 by Chris Morgan

EGYPT – the Ministry of Petroleum Ganoub El Wadi Petroleum Holding Company (Ganope) has just announced the International 2010 Bid Round 1, including 7 blocks in the Eastern Desert And South Of Western Desert – see the map below. Closing date … Continue reading →

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India NELP-IX Bid Round Update

Posted on 15 October 2010 by Ben Sayers

A pre-launch roadshow was held in London last week, attended by the Petroleum Minisister Murli Deora.  Today it has been announced that the government will offer 34 blocks, with a final submission date of 18th March 2011. Unlike during the NELP-VIII bid … Continue reading →

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Tanzania – 4th Offshore Licensing Round Announced

Posted on 4 October 2010 by Chris Morgan

The Tanzanian Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) will launch the 4th deep offshore bidding round in April 2011 at the AAPG in Houston. 13 deep water blocks will be included in the round. For details of the bid round please see … Continue reading →

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Algeria – ALNAFT Announce 3rd Bid Round

Posted on 8 September 2010 by Chris Morgan

ALNAFT has announced the dates of its 3rd Round in Algeria – see http://www.mem-algeria.org/english/index.php?page=hydrocarbons. 10 oil and gas areas are included. Lynx will be offering existing non-exclusive data, together with services for processing the new data to be released by … Continue reading →

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Gabon 10th Licensing Round

Posted on 16 March 2010 by Chris Morgan

Gabon has announced the 10th licensing round to take place in 2010. The new Oil Minister, Mr. Julien Nkoghe Bekale, will formally announce the opening at a conference in Libreville on 27 October 2010. This will be followed by road … Continue reading →

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UK 26th Seaward Licensing Round

Posted on 25 February 2010 by Chris Morgan

DECC has announced the 26th Seaward Licensing Round, offering acreage in the following areas: West of Shetland; Northern North Sea; Central North Sea; Southern North Sea; Morecambe Bay and Irish Sea; West of Hebrides; South West Approaches; English Channel. Lynx … Continue reading →

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