Category Archives: licensing-rounds

Iran – lifting of sanctions brings new exploration opportunities

US and EU sanctions on Iran were lifted last weekend in accordance with the nuclear agreement announced in July 2015, paving the way for global energy companies to re-enter the country. While this will probably add to the downward pressure … Continue reading

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Congo-Brazzaville Licensing Round 2016

The Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) has launched a 2016 Licensing Round, for blocks in the Coastal and Cuvette Basins. The Licensing Round was officially launched on 28th October at the Africa Oil Week conference in Cape Town. Click on the … Continue reading

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Gabon offers five deepwater blocks in 11th licensing round

Gabon launched its 11th Licensing Round at the Africa Oil Week Conference in Cape Town this week. The 11th Licensing Round offers five deep-water blocks in the South Gabon Salt Basin. Recent discoveries and a stable political environment make Gabon … Continue reading

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Iran Petroleum Contract and New E&P Opportunities in Iran

Following the news of a positive conclusion to negotiations in Vienna between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries, international oil companies are once again expected to turn their attention towards E&P opportunites in Iran just as soon as sanctions … Continue reading

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Mexico Licensing Round

Mexico has begun the process of launching its first international bidding round – see http://www.cnh.gob.mx. This marks a historic opening of the petroleum exploration and production industry in Mexico to private investment since the country’s oil sector was nationalized in … Continue reading

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Croatia Onshore and Offshore Licensing Rounds 2014

The Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency has launched its first onshore and offshore licensing rounds. The 1st Onshore License Round comprises 6 exploration blocks of approximately 15000 sq km in the Slavonia region covering the counties of Virovitica-Podravina, Požega-Slavonia, Brod-Posavina, Osijek-Baranja and … Continue reading

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UK 28th Seaward Licensing Round

The 28th Seaward Licensing Round was launched by the UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) on 24th January 2014. Details of the regulatory issues, and offshore acreage available can be found here. These PDF maps from DECC … Continue reading

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Algeria – ALNAFT Announces 4th Bid Round

On the 22nd of January 2014, the Agence Nationale pour la Valorisation des Ressources en Hydrocarbures (ALNAFT) announced a new bid round with 31 blocks open for bidding. All of the blocks are onshore totalling over 462000 square kilometers. The schedule … Continue reading

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Egypt – EGAS & EGPC Announce Bid Round starting December 30th, 2013

Just before the end of the year, the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company and the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation announced a new bid round with 20 blocks open for bidding. EGAS released 2 onshore and 5 offshore blocks in the … Continue reading

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Egypt – GANOPE 2012 Bid Round

The Egyptian Ganoub El Wadi Petroleum Holding Company (GANOPE) have announced a new bid round, with 20 blocks on offer totalling over 125,000 sq km. Of the blocks 11 are located in the Western Desert, 2 in the Eastern Desert, 2 in the … Continue reading

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Madagascar Bid Round Rumour

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

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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Ukraine opens deep water bid round

Ukraine has launched a new Petroleum Exploration Bid Round for two extensive deepwater tracts. The 16,700 sq km Skifska block and the 13,600 sq km Foroska block are located off the Crimean peninsula. According to official news sources, bids should be … Continue reading

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Egypt – EGPC 2011 Bid Round

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 – Petroleum Systems: An ArcGIS-enabled Study and Interactive Toolkit – beta copy available

Lynx’s multi-client study, carried out in association with David Boote Consulting and Integrated Geochemical Interpretation, is taking shape and a beta copy will be available for viewing in September. We are on target for December release, for use by explorationists … Continue reading

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