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Egypt GPC International Bid Round 2010

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Indonesia – 2nd Petroleum Bidding Round 2009

The Directorate General of Oil and Gas (MIGAS) launched the Second Indonesia Petroleum Bidding Round of 2009 on 30 November 2009 for foreign and national companies to explore / exploit for Oil and Gas. 24 blocks were offered; 12 offered … Continue reading

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Egypt – 2009 – EGPC Bid Round and Ganope Bid Round

The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum (EGPC) invites Petroleum Exploration Companies for the International 2009 Bid Round No. 1 to explore / exploit for Oil and Gas in Egypt under the Production Sharing Agreement. The International 2009 Bid Round No. 1 … Continue reading

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Iraq 1st and 2nd Petroleum Licensing Rounds

The Iraqi Ministry of Oil launched its first Petroleum Licensing Round in June of 2008, tendering service contracts for eight areas: these include the gas fields Akkas and Mansuriya, and the oil giants Rumaila (North & South), West Qurna (Phase … Continue reading

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India – NELP VIII Bid Round 2009

India announced the launch of its NELP VIII Bid Round on 9 April 2009, detailing 70 blocks. A shapefile of these blocks is available for download below. Lynx and Rutherford Exploration are currently updating their successful multiclient study, which includes … Continue reading

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