Category Archives: licensing-rounds

Mexican ‘Ronda 1’ UPDATE

Posted on 2 February 2016 by José Sánchez

Mexico continues at full throttle and launches the 4th stage of its Round One, known officially as ‘CNH-R01-L04/2015’. This time the available blocks (10) are located in deep waters, 6 blocks are in the ‘Cuenca Salina’ (Salt Basin) in the southern Mexican … Continue reading →

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Iran – lifting of sanctions brings new exploration opportunities

Posted on 20 January 2016 by Chris Morgan

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

Posted on 3 November 2015 by Chris Morgan

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

Posted on 31 October 2015 by Amrit Brar

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

Posted on 16 July 2015 by Gareth Williams

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

Posted on 22 October 2014 by Chris Morgan

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

Posted on 23 July 2014 by Chris Morgan

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

Posted on 1 March 2014 by Chris Morgan

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

Posted on 24 January 2014 by Sean O'Donnell

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

Posted on 14 January 2014 by Sean O'Donnell

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

Posted on 7 February 2013 by Ben Sayers

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

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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Ukraine opens deep water bid round

Posted on 14 June 2012 by Andrew Hayman

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

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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