Copyright © 2015 Deloitte LLP Channel for Licensing Round News from Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Indonesia’s Directorate General of Oil and Gas (MIGAS) launched the official First Indonesia Petroleum Bidding Round 2014 on 23 May 2014. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_270514.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_270514.asp Sat, 01 May 2027 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Bid submissions for Round 1 of the 2014 acreage release closed in October 2014. As of early February 2015, three of the release areas have been awarded and a further five are under consideration. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_150216.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_150216.asp Sun, 01 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) announced an International Bid Round for Exploration and Production Service Agreements on 18 January 2015. Three blocks are being offered, located in South Sinai, Egypt. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_150216.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_150216.asp Sun, 01 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Greek Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change closed the Call for Tenders for the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons for three onshore blocks, western Greece, on 6 February 2015. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GR_150216.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GR_150216.asp Sun, 01 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ganoub El Wadi Petroleum Holding Company (Ganope) launched an International Bid Round, on 30 December 2014, for 10 exploration blocks in the South Gulf of Suez, West Nile and East Nile in Egypt. A total of 53,903 square kilometres have been offered consisting of five onshore and five offshore blocks. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_150201.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_150201.asp Sun, 01 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board (CNLOPB) has announced the results of sales NL13-01, NL13-02 and NL14-01. The sales offered a total of six parcels, in which three received acceptable bids. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_150120.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_150120.asp Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Perupetro, the Hydrocarbons Regulatory Company of Peru, announced the results of the International Bidding Round for Blocks III and IV, located in the Talara Basin in northwest Peru, on 12 December 2014. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PE_150120.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PE_150120.asp Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Perupetro, the Hydrocarbons Regulatory Company of Peru, announced the launch of the Peru 2015 International Bidding Round on the 15 December 2014. The Round will offer seven blocks for production and exploration licence contracts. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PE_150121.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PE_150121.asp Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Croatian Government has announced the award of 10 of the 29 blocks offered in the First International Offshore Croatian Licensing Round, following the round closure in November 2014. All of the blocks offered were located in the Adriatic Sea. Successful companies include existing players Eni and INA, as well as new entrants to Croatia; Marathon Oil, OMV and Mediterranean Oil and Gas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rockhopper Exploration. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_HR_150109.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_HR_150109.asp Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered three new blocks for exploration and production in December 2014. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_150120.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_150120.asp Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, on 20 January 2015, announced the 23rd Norwegian Licensing Round on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. 57 blocks/part blocks are being announced in this round, of which three are in the Norwegian Sea and 54 in the Barents Sea. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NO_150122.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NO_150122.asp Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) announced the opening of the Liberia Basin Competitive Bid Round 2014 on 5 August 2014. NOCAL offered four blocks: LB-06, LB-07, LB-16, and LB-17 with a total area of over 12,600 square kilometres. The work commitments outlined were not negotiable and additional credit was given for including local content. The round closed on 14 November 2014 at 1500 GMT. Following the closure of the round, winners were announced on 24 November 2014. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_LR_150115.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_LR_150115.asp Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Mexican National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) announced, in December 2014, the opening of the first phase of the Round One call for bids as well as the bidding conditions. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_MX_150120.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_MX_150120.asp Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) announced, on 20 January 2015, that offers will be issued to 43 companies for 54 new production licences on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The offers have been issued following the evaluation of applications from 47 companies in the Awards in Pre-defined Areas (APA) 2014. This is a reduction to the number of offers in the APA 2013, when 48 companies were sent offers for 65 new production licences. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NO_150121.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NO_150121.asp Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bulgarian Council of Ministries opened a tender for oil and natural gas exploration in two areas, 1-14 Silistar block (6,893 square kilometres) and 1-22 Teres block (4,032 square kilometres), which area situated in Bulgaria’s continental shelf and exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BG_150120.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BG_150120.asp Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals Division, within the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment, has released the results of the 2014 Block Offer. A total of 15 exploration permits were awarded of which 9 are offshore. The permits have a commencement date of 1 April 2015 and varying exploration terms of 10, 12 and 15 years. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NZ_141212.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NZ_141212.asp Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals Division, within the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment, has made available the proposed areas of the 2015 Block Offer. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NZ_141213.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NZ_141213.asp Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 9 December 2014, the Department of Industry within the Australian Government released 28 proposed areas for the 2015 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release (Acreage Release), spanning across 7 basins. Release areas will be finalised when the Minister for Industry, Hon Ian Macfarlane, announces the commencement of the 2015 Acreage Release during the APPEA conference on 18 May 2015. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_141211.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_141211.asp Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered twenty three new blocks for exploration and production in November 2014. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_141212.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_141212.asp Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The National Joint-Stock Company Nadra Ukrayny on the basis of decisions taken by the Board announced in November 2014 further three tenders for three different onshore hydrocarbon areas with the aim to attract investors to conduct prospecting, exploration, mining and other activities at special subsoil permits which belong to subsidiaries of Nadra Ukrayny. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_UA_141209.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_UA_141209.asp Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Alaska has announced the results of the 2014 Lease Sale in the National Petroleum Reserve that took place on 19 November 2014 in Anchorage. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_141211.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_141211.asp Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk National Joint-Stock company Nadra Ukrayny held 20th Open Comeptition to attract investors to finance search, exploration and other activities in the licence areas of the company and its subsidiaries. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_UA_141201.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_UA_141201.asp Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), has announced the preliminary results of the Beaufort Sea Areawide (BS 20114W), North Slope Areawide (NS 2014W) and North Slope Foothills Areawide (FH 2014) Lease sales which took place on the 17 November 2014. The North Slope Basin, which encompasses the entire sale area, is one on the highest oil and gas producing areas in North America. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_141210.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_141210.asp Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 22 November 2014, the State Service of Geology and Mineral Resources of Ukraine announced the fourth auction for the sale of special subsoil permits which includes three hydrocarbon blocks. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_UA_141208.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_UA_141208.asp Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 22 November 2014, the State Service of Geology and Mineral Resources of Ukraine announced the fourth auction for the sale of special subsoil permits which includes three hydrocarbon blocks. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_UA_141119.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_UA_141119.asp Sat, 01 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 11 October 2014, the State Service of Geology and Mineral Resources of Ukraine announced the second auction for the sale of special subsoil permits which includes five hydrocarbon blocks. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_UA_141118.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_UA_141118.asp Sat, 01 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The official Australia Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release for 2013 commenced in May 2013. A total of 31 blocks were released as part of the federal offering, spanning 6 basins, with the majority located offshore Western Australia in Commonwealth waters. In addition, four areas from the 2012 Acreage Release were re-released for bidding. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_141114.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_141114.asp Sat, 01 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GB_141119.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GB_141119.asp Sat, 01 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the Proposed Notice of Sale for the Western Planning Area Oil and Gas Lease Sale 235. The sale is scheduled to take place in March 2015 in New Orleans, LA and will be the seventh sale under the 2012-2017 Five-Year Program. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_141113.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_141113.asp Sat, 01 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Thailand Ministry of Energy launched the 21st Petroleum Bidding Round on 21 October 2014. 29 blocks comprising of 23 onshore and 6 offshore blocks have been offered in the round. Of the 23 onshore blocks 17 are located in the Northeast Region and the remaining 6 blocks are located in the North and Central regions. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TH_141105.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TH_141105.asp Sat, 01 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 5 November 2014, the Greek Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change announced a Call for Tenders for the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons in the Official Journal of the European Union. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GR_141111.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GR_141111.asp Sat, 01 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), has announced the offering of state lands for competitive oil and gas leasing in the Beaufort Sea Areawide (BS 20114W), North Slope Areawide (NS 2014W) and North Slope Foothills Areawide (FH 2014) Lease sales. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_141014.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_141014.asp Wed, 01 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Alaska has announced that the 2014 Lease Sale in the National Petroleum Reserve is to take place on 19 November 2014 in Anchorage. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_141013.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_141013.asp Wed, 01 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Following the closing of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) December 2013 bid round in July, to date, EGPC has announced the award of four blocks from the 15 on offer. The awarded acreage covers an area of 4,556 square kilometres and all of the blocks have gone to existing players in Egypt. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_141014.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_141014.asp Wed, 01 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Following the closure of the December 2013 Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) International Bid Round, to date, EGAS has awarded six of the eight blocks offered, covering an area of 16,582 square kilometres. The round closed in July 2014 and all of the blocks awarded have gone to existing players in Egypt. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_141015.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_141015.asp Wed, 01 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Queensland Government, through the Department of Natural Resources and Mines announced a third round of competitive bidding on 3 October 2014. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_141009.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_141009.asp Wed, 01 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 11 June 2014, the General Directorate of Petroleum Affairs (GDPA) in Turkey introduced a new licence application procedure. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TR_141024.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TR_141024.asp Wed, 01 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 30 September 2014, the Ministry of Energy and Mines, National Agency for Hydrocarbon Resources Valorisation (ALNAFT) announced the awards of the ALNAFT Fourth International Bid Round 2014. The round was launched on 22 January 2014. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_DZ_141007.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_DZ_141007.asp Wed, 01 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Mozambique’s Instituo Nacional de Petroleo (INP) has reported that it will formally announce the launch of its 5th Mozambique Licensing Round at the Hilton Hotel, London on 23 October 2014. The round is scheduled to close on 20 January 2015. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_MZ_141010.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_MZ_141010.asp Wed, 01 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Western Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum announced a second onshore block offer for 2014 at the Petroleum and Geothermal Open Day on 11 September 2014. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_140911.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_140911.asp Mon, 01 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the results for the Western Planning Area Oil and Gas Lease Sale 238 which took place on 20 August 2014. The sale represented the sixth offshore sale in the BOEM’s new Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_140912.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_140912.asp Mon, 01 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Jordanian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) announced the launch of The International 2014 Bid Round on 20 August 2014. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_JO_140910.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_JO_140910.asp Mon, 01 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_MY_140926.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_MY_140926.asp Mon, 01 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk China National Offshore Oil Corporation ("CNOOC") offered foreign operators a chance to partner it in thirty-three blocks offshore China, covering a total area of 126,108 square kilometers. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CN_140912.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CN_140912.asp Mon, 01 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 27th of August, ANH – Colombia’s National Oil Agency released the final results for the second round of offers in the 2014 Licensing Round. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CO_140911.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CO_140911.asp Mon, 01 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The National Joint-Stock Company Nadra Ukrayny announced the 20th open competition for 12 onshore hydrocarbon areas on 9 September 2014, with the aim to attract investors to conduct prospecting, exploration, mining and other activities at special subsoil permits which belong to subsidiaries of Nadra Ukrayny. includes six hydrocarbon blocks http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_UA_140925.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_UA_140925.asp Mon, 01 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered two new blocks for exploration and production in July 2014. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_140910.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_140910.asp Mon, 01 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered twenty one new blocks for exploration and production in August 2014. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_140911.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_140911.asp Mon, 01 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board (CNLOPB) has announced the sale of six parcels, separated into Areas NL13-01, NL13-02, and NL14-01. This announcement has been made with the conclusion of the Eastern Newfoundland Strategic Environmental Assessment. The closing date will be 12 December 2014 at 11:30am NST. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_140912.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_140912.asp Mon, 01 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Staatsolie, the National Oil Company (NOC) of Suriname, announced the blocks due to be released for direct negotiations to the industry on 15 July 2014. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_SR_140816.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_SR_140816.asp Fri, 01 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 14 August 2014, The Ministry of Energy and Water announced that the deadline for submission of bids has been extended for the fifth time from a period of up to six months from the date of approval of the decrees relating to the demarcation of the blocks and the approving the model exploration and production agreement passed by the cabinet of ministers. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_LB_140818.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_LB_140818.asp Fri, 01 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos - (ANH) released the preliminary list of eligible bids in the 2014 Licensing Round known as Ronda 2014. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CO_140818.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CO_140818.asp Fri, 01 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) announced on 5 August 2014 the opening of the Liberia Basin Competitive Bid Round 2014. NOCAL are offering four blocks: LB-06, LB-07, LB-16, and LB-17 with a total area of over 12,600 square kilometres. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_LR_140819.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_LR_140819.asp Fri, 01 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs of Trinidad & Tobago (MEEA) has announced the names of the companies that were successful in the bid round which closed in June 2013. The sale offered six blocks in the Trinidad and Tobago Deep Atlantic Area. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TT_140818.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TT_140818.asp Fri, 01 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk According to the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change in Greece, the 2nd International Licencing Round will be launched upon publication of the Notice of the Call for Tenders in the Official Journal of the European Union. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GR_140819.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GR_140819.asp Fri, 01 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Oil and Gas (MOG) of the Sultanate of Oman launched the Oman Bid Round 2014 on 3 August 2014. The bid round includes two offshore blocks and three onshore blocks covering a total of 76,416 square kilometres. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_OM_140818.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_OM_140818.asp Fri, 01 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Perupetro, the Hydrocarbons Regulatory Company of Peru, announced the 2014 International Bidding Round terms and schedule for the exploitation license of Blocks III and IV, located in Talara Basin in northwest Peru. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PE_140818.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PE_140818.asp Fri, 01 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Republic of Croatia launched the First International Onshore Bid round on 18 July 2014. This follows the country’s recently announced First International Offshore Licensing Round in April 2014. The onshore bid round includes six blocks covering a total of 14,585 square kilometres and is due to close on 18 February 2015 at 14:00 local time. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_HR_140728.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_HR_140728.asp Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the Proposed Notice of Sale for the Western Planning Area Oil and Gas Lease Sale 238. The sale represents the sixth offshore sale in the BOEM’s new Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017. The sale will off all available unleased areas in the Western Planning Area and will be held on the 20 August 2014 in New Orleans. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_140721.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_140721.asp Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered seventeen new blocks for exploration and production in June 2014. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_140728.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_140728.asp Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 17 June 2014 the State Service of Geology and Mineral Resources of Ukraine announced via its website an auction for sale of special subsoil permits which includes six hydrocarbon blocks http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_UA_140716.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_UA_140716.asp Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Indonesia’s Directorate General of Oil and Gas (MIGAS) launched the official First Indonesia Unconventional Shale Bidding Round 2014 on 24 June 2014. For this bid round, a total of 8 blocks are being offered with 3 blocks under Regular Tender and 5 blocks under Direct Proposal Tender. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_140703.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_140703.asp Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board (CNLOPB) has announced the sale of one parcel, covering roughly 269,192 acres (1089.4 square km), which will close 120 days after the close of the Eastern Newfoundland Strategic Environmental Assessment 2013. This closing date with be posted by the Petroleum Board when available. The minimum acceptable bid for the parcel is CAD10 million. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_140714.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_140714.asp Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GB_140728.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GB_140728.asp Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In August 2013, the Ministry of Economy of Montenegro launched its first bid round for a production concession contract. A total of 3,191 square kilometres of underexplored offshore area is on offer, comprising of 13 blocks in the Adriatic Sea. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ME_140708.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ME_140708.asp Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 18 June 2014, Minister Fergus O’Down announced the 2015 Atlantic Margin Oil and Gas Exploration Licensing Round. This Licensing Round includes all of Ireland’s major Atlantic basins and aims to build on the success of the 2011 Atlantic Margin Licensing Round, where 13 licensing options were awarded to 12 companies, seven of which were new entrants into Ireland. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IE_140716.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IE_140716.asp Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 24 April 2014, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) published the terms of the new licences to be awarded in the 7th Licensing Round. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_DK_140613.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_DK_140613.asp Sun, 01 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered eighteen new blocks for exploration and production in May 2014. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_140619.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_140619.asp Sun, 01 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Northern Territory Government, through the Department of Mines and Energy, announced the release of Rounds 1 and 2 of the 2014 Onshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release on 16 June and 24 July 2014 respectively. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_140608.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_140608.asp Sun, 01 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Republic of Gabon’s Ministry of Petroleum announced successful bids for 13 offshore blocks, on 29 October 2013. The blocks, originally offered during the cancelled 10th Licensing Round in 2010, invited bids from selected companies; 11 of which were successful. Applications were received for 18 of the original 43 blocks made available; 13 bids were successful. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GQ_140623.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GQ_140623.asp Sun, 01 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry for National Development and the Hungarian Mining Office has launched a bid round for six hydrocarbon prospecting, exploration and production concessions. Five of the hydrocarbon concessions are located in eastern Hungary and one in the western part of the country. The tender was announced on 17 June 2014 on the Hungarian Mining Office website. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_HU_140619.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_HU_140619.asp Sun, 01 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) has issued the Call for Bids NS14-1 covering four offshore parcels. The four parcels offered are located in water depths ranging from 100 to approximately 4100 meters along the northeastern section of the Scotian Slope. All bids must be received by 30 October 2014 at 4pm. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_140512.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_140512.asp Thu, 01 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ANDR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), has announced the preliminary results of the Cook Inlet Areawide 2014 Lease Sale that was held on 7 May 2014. The sale covered approximately four million acres divided into 815 tracts. All leases will carry an initial primary term of 10 years, with rental rate per acres to rise in the 8th-10th years, unless there is sustained production. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_140512.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_140512.asp Thu, 01 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ANDR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), has announced the preliminary results of the Alaska Peninsula Areawide 2014 Lease Sale that was held on 5 May 2014. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_140513.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_140513.asp Thu, 01 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 20th February 2014, the Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos (ANH) officially launched the 2014 Colombia Licensing Round, with road shows in Calgary, Houston, London and Jakarta scheduled through 27 of February to April the 3rd. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CO_140512.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CO_140512.asp Thu, 01 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Two new blocks are offered in Russia in March 2014 The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered two new blocks for exploration and production in April 2014. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_140512.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_140512.asp Thu, 01 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The official Australia Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release for 2013 commenced in May 2013. A total of 31 blocks were released as part of the federal offering, spanning six basins, with the majority located offshore Western Australia in Commonwealth waters. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_140512.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_140512.asp Thu, 01 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals Division, within the Ministry of Economic Development of the New Zealand Government, announced the Invitation for Bids for its 2014 Block Offer on 2 April 2014. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NZ_140402.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NZ_140402.asp Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Energy and Water announced that the deadline for submission of bids has been extended for the fourth time from 10 April 2014 to 14 August 2014. It has been reported that the deadline alteration is due to "the issuance of the Decrees related to the Delineation of the Offshore Blocks and the model Exploration and Production Agreement by the Lebanese Cabinet". http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_LB_140414.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_LB_140414.asp Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The South Australian Government, through the Department of Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy, announced the addition of two onshore areas, CO2013-C and CO2013-D, for competitive bidding under the South Australian 2013 Acreage Release in March 2014. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_140423.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_140423.asp Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Nominations for the 2014 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release closed on 31 July 2013.Thirty areas have been proposed for inclusion in the 2014 Acreage Release and are now open for industry comment. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_140415.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_140415.asp Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the results of the Central Planning Area Oil and Gas Lease Sale 231 which took place on 19 March 2014. The sale attracted USD850,809,921 in high bids submitted by 50 companies. A total of 380 bids were placed on a total of 326 blocks which cover an area of roughly 1,695,243 acres (6,860.41 square kilometres). http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_140414.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_140414.asp Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In May 2013, the Western Australian Government, through the Department of Mines and Petroleum released the acreage for its 2013 State Acreage Release. A total of six blocks have been offered comprising of two offshore blocks in the Northern Carnarvon Basin, and four onshore blocks spanning the Northern/Southern Carnarvon Basins, the Officer Basin and the Perth Basin. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_140414.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_140414.asp Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Queensland Government, through the Department Natural Resources and Mines, announced the release of six onshore areas for competitive tender for Authorities to Prospect (ATP), on 8 April 2014. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_140416.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_140416.asp Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), has announced a Lease Sale in the Cook Inlet, scheduled for 8 May 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_140416.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_140416.asp Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PS_140403.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PS_140403.asp Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 3 April 2014, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) announced the Awards in Predefined Areas 2014 (APA2014). The blocks available for application are located in the North, Norwegian and Barents Seas. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NO_140414.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NO_140414.asp Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Two new blocks are offered in Russia in March 2014 The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered two new blocks for exploration and production in March 2014. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_140403.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_140403.asp Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Department of Energy (DOE), on behalf of the Philippines Government has announced that the Fifth Philippine Energy Contracting Round (PECR 5) will be launched on 9 May 2014. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PH_140414.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PH_140414.asp Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Republic of Croatia launched the First International Offshore Bid round on 2 April 2014. The round will offer 29 blocks located in the eastern Adriatic Sea covering a total of 36,822 square kilometres. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_HR_140414.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_HR_140414.asp Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The PEPC 2012 licensing round attracted 98 bids for 50 out of the 58 blocks on offer. Single bids were placed for 20 blocks while 30 blocks received multiple bids. Bids will be evaluated and blocks will be awarded in due course. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PK_140414.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PK_140414.asp Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_MM_140402.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_MM_140402.asp Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), Alaska Peninsula Areawide 2014 lease sale, scheduled for 7 May 2014. Bids must be submitted by 5 May 2014. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_140415.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_140415.asp Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered nine new blocks for exploration and production in February 2014. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_140321.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_140321.asp Sat, 01 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs of Trinidad & Tobago (MEEA) has announced the names of the companies that were successful in the bid round which closed in June 2013. This lease sale marks the first dedicated onshore bid round in fifteen years. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TT_140321.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TT_140321.asp Sat, 01 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 6 January 2014, the Ministry of Mines (MOM) on behalf of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan launched the Amu Darya Tender for exploration, development and production of hydrocarbons in the Amu Darya basin of Northern Afghanistan. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AF_140321.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AF_140321.asp Sat, 01 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 20th February 2014, the Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos (ANH) officially launched the 2014 Colombia Licensing Round, with road shows in Calgary, Houston, London and Jakarta scheduled through 27 of February to April the 3rd. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CO_140321.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CO_140321.asp Sat, 01 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BD_140321.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BD_140321.asp Sat, 01 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NG_140219.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NG_140219.asp Sat, 01 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 22 January 2014 the National Agency for the Valorisation of Hydrocarbon Resources (ALNAFT) launched the Fourth International Bid Round for 31 perimeters/licences, which include a total of 92 blocks. A total of 463,144 square kilometres have been offered, where all acreage is onshore. The blocks on offer cover the Tindouf, Illizi-Ghadames, Atlas and the Reggane/Gourara Basins. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_DZ_140204.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_DZ_140204.asp Sat, 01 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Cameroon’s National Hydrocarbons Corporation, Société National des Hydrocarbures (SNH), has announced a licensing round for a total of four blocks, effective from 14 January 2014. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CM_140219.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CM_140219.asp Sat, 01 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered nine new blocks for exploration and production in January 2014. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_140219.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_140219.asp Sat, 01 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Nominations for the 2014 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release closed on 31 July 2013.Thirty areas have been proposed for inclusion in the 2014 Acreage Release and are now open for industry comment. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_140106.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_140106.asp Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 6 January 2014, the Ministry of Mines (MOM) on behalf of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan launched the Amu Darya Tender for exploration, development and production of hydrocarbons in the Amu Darya basin of Northern Afghanistan. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AF_140106.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AF_140106.asp Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 30 December 2013 the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) launched an international bid round for seven exploration blocks in the Mediterranean and Nile Delta basins of Egypt. A total of 25,052 square kilometres have been offered, comprising of two onshore and five offshore blocks. February 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_140106.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_140106.asp Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered thirteen new blocks for exploration and production in December 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_140106.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_140106.asp Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 30 December 2014 the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) announced an international bid round for 15 exploration blocks in the Gulf of Suez and Western Desert. A total of 31,107 square kilometres was offered, comprising of five offshore blocks and 10 onshore blocks.  This bid round has been launched simultaneously with the December 2013 EGAS (Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company) bid round, which is offering seven blocks; where two are onshore and five are offshore. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_140107.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_140107.asp Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Republic of Gabon’s Ministry of Petroleum announced successful bids for 13 offshore blocks, on 29 October 2013. The blocks, originally offered during the cancelled 10th Licensing Round in 2010, invited bids from selected companies; 11 of which were successful. Applications were received for 18 of the original 43 blocks made available; 13 bids were successful. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GA_140106.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GA_140106.asp Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Petroleum Resources Development, on behalf of the Sri Lankan Government launched the Second Licensing Round and invited bids for 13 exploration blocks off the north and west coasts of Sri Lanka, in March 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_LK_140106.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_LK_140106.asp Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Executive Summary The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas presented 46 blocks to be offered under the tenth round of New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP X) on 12 January 2014. Under NELP X, 17 onshore, 15 shallow water and 14 deep-water water blocks covering an area of about 166,053 sqkms in 13 sedimentary basins will be offered for competitive bidding. The number of blocks on offer could increase as more blocks receive exploration clearances. The fiscal regime to be offered under NELP X is being considered by the petroleum ministry and a decision will be made before the round is launched. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IN_140106.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IN_140106.asp Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GB_140129.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GB_140129.asp Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BD_140106.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BD_140106.asp Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Angola’s state-owned firm Sonangol E.P is launching a bid round for 10 onshore blocks, with a total area of 10,014.6 square kilometres, situated in the Lower Congo and Kwanza Basins. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AO_140106.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AO_140106.asp Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Perupetro, the Hydrocarbons Regulatory Company of Peru, announced the suspension of the International Bidding Round 2013 for offshore areas. The suspension is sue to "essential modifications to the bidding terms requested by the interested companies, taking into consideration the high level of technical complexity of the blocks under bidding", amoungst other reasons. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PE_131215.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PE_131215.asp Sun, 01 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the Proposed Notice of Sale for the Eastern Planning Area Oil and Gas Lease Sale 225. The sale represents the first lease sale in the Eastern Planning Area of the 2012-2017 Outer Continental Shelf leasing program as well as the first in this region of the Gulf of Mexico since 2008. The sale will take place on 19 March 2014 in New Orleans, LA. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_131211.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_131211.asp Sun, 01 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The awards for the 12th Brazilian Licensing Round were announced by the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency (Agência Nacional do Petróleo - ANP) on 28 November 2013. During the round 240 onshore blocks were put up for auction and 72 blocks, located across 5 sedimentary basins, were conceded. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BR_131215.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BR_131215.asp Sun, 01 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Indonesia’s Directorate General of Oil and Gas (MIGAS) launched the official First Indonesia Unconventional Oil and Gas Bidding Round 2013 on 11 December 2013. For this bid round, 2 shale blocks are being offered under the Direct Proposal Tender. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_131211.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_131211.asp Sun, 01 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GB_131211.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GB_131211.asp Sun, 01 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_131211.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_131211.asp Sun, 01 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the Proposed Notice of Sale for the Western Planning Area Oil and Gas Lease Sale 231. The sale is scheduled to take place on 19 March 2014 in New Orleans, LA. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_131212.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_131212.asp Sun, 01 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered eleven new blocks for exploration and production in November 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_131211.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_131211.asp Sun, 01 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Hydrocarbon Bidding Committee - COLH (Comité de Licitación Hidrocarburífera) – and The Ecuadorian Hydrocarbons Secretary – SHE (Secretaría de Hidrocarburos del Ecuador) - published on November 28th the results of the Ronda Suroriente Ecuador. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EC_131211.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EC_131211.asp Sun, 01 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Brazilian 11th Licensing Round was promoted by the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency (Agência Nacional do Petróleo – ANP) on 28 November 2013. During this round, 240 onshore blocks were put up for auction and 72 blocks distributed across 5 sedimentary basins were conceded. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BR_131211.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BR_131211.asp Sun, 01 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 5 December 2013, the New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals Division, within the Ministry of Economic Development of the New Zealand Government, officially announced the results of the New Zealand 2013 Block Offer. A total of 10 blocks were awarded, of which half are offshore. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NZ_131211.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NZ_131211.asp Sun, 01 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered fifteen new blocks for exploration and production in October 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_131119.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_131119.asp Fri, 01 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TT_131118.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TT_131118.asp Fri, 01 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_MY_131121.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_MY_131121.asp Fri, 01 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_MM_131121.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_MM_131121.asp Fri, 01 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_131118.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_131118.asp Fri, 01 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BD_131115.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BD_131115.asp Fri, 01 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) has the Call for Bids NS13-1 covering 6 offshore parcels. The six parcels offered are located in water depths of less than 200 meters and are spread across the north-central and eastern Scotian Shelf. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_131116.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_131116.asp Fri, 01 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BR_131114.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BR_131114.asp Fri, 01 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), has announced the offering of state lands for competitive oil and gas leasing in the Beaufort Sea Areawide (BS 2013W), North Slope Areawide (NS 2013W) and North Slope Foothills Areawide (FH 2013) Lease sales. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_131016.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_131016.asp Tue, 01 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals Division, within the Ministry of Economic Development of the New Zealand Government, has announced the proposed acreage for its 2014 competitive Block Offer. The Block Offer is subject to approval from local authorities which have been granted a consultation period ending on 14 November 2013. No land that is listed under Schedule 4 of the crown minerals act 1991 such as World Heritage Areas and marine reserves have been encroached upon by the Block Offer. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NZ_131015.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NZ_131015.asp Tue, 01 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 8 October 2013, China National Offshore Oil Corporation ("CNOOC") offered foreign operators a chance to partner it in 25 blocks offshore China, covering a total area of 102,577 square kilometers. Among these 25 blocks, 2 are located in Bohai Bay; 3 lie within both the East China Sea and South Yellow Sea; 10 in the East of South China Sea and 7 in the West of South China Sea. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CN_131011.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CN_131011.asp Tue, 01 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In October 2013, the South Australian Government, through the Department of Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy, announced the release of two onshore areas for competitive bidding under its Petroleum Acreage Release. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_131015.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_131015.asp Tue, 01 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Contracts for the blocks awarded during the Afghan Tajik 2012 tender were signed on 8 October 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AF_131016.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AF_131016.asp Tue, 01 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered seven exploration and production blocks for bid in September 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_131017.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_131017.asp Tue, 01 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the results of the Western Planning Area Oil and Gas Lease Sale 233 which took place on 28 August 2013. The sale offered 3,953 tracts covering over 21 million acres (84,984 square kilometres) located 9 to 250 miles (14.48 - 402.34 kilometres) offshore and in water depths ranging from 5 to 3,346 metres. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_130923.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_130923.asp Sun, 01 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 7 August 2013, the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency (Agência Nacional do Petróleo - ANP) officially announced, after authorisation from the Energy Policy Council’s (Conselho de Política Energética – CNPE), the launch of the 12th Brazilian Licensing Round. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BR_130916.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BR_130916.asp Sun, 01 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Brazilian National Petroleum Agency (Agência Nacional do Petróleo - ANP) released the final version of the Tender Protocol and the Contract on 3 Septmeber 2013. Despite some schedule modifications regarding the seminars and the deadline to provide the documentation, the round is still expected to take place on 21st October 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BR_130918.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BR_130918.asp Sun, 01 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In August 2013, the Petroleum Resources Development Secretariat (PRDS), offered six ultra-deep water blocks around Sri Lanka’s coastline in a Joint Study Programme to encourage the assessment of the hydrocarbon potential of Sri Lanka.   http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_LK_130906.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_LK_130906.asp Sun, 01 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered nineteen new blocks for exploration and production in August 2013, including two blocks of Federal significance, the Amur-Limanskiy block and Vostochno-Pribrezhnyy blocks. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_130914.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_130914.asp Sun, 01 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered nineteen new blocks for exploration and production in August 2013, including two blocks of Federal significance, the Amur-Limanskiy block and Vostochno-Pribrezhnyy blocks. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_130802.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_130802.asp Thu, 01 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (PetroBangla), on behalf of the Government of Bangladesh, re- invited bids for six shallow offshore blocks in the Bay of Bengal on 28 May 2013. The blocks were originally offered under the Bangladesh Offshore Licensing Round 2012 in December 2012 however, no bids were placed for these blocks. The terms and conditions for the shallow-water blocks being re-offered remained unchanged. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BD_130801.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BD_130801.asp Thu, 01 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In August 2013, the Ministry of Economy of Montenegro launched its first bid round for a production concession contract. A total of 3,191 square kilometres of underexplored offshore area is on offer, comprising of 13 blocks in the Adriatic Sea. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ME_130829.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ME_130829.asp Thu, 01 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered nineteen new blocks for exploration and production in August 2013, including two blocks of Federal significance, the Amur-Limanskiy block and Vostochno-Pribrezhnyy blocks. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_130803.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_130803.asp Thu, 01 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Hydrocarbon Bidding Committee (Comité de Licitación Hidrocarburífera - COLH) announced the second extension of the bidding deadline for the Ronda Suroriente Ecuador. The original deadline to submit offers was set up for 30 May 2013. In April the deadline was extended to 16 July 2013 however, COLH recently made a new announcement extending the deadline further to 28 November 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EC_130720.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EC_130720.asp Mon, 01 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The First Brazilian Pre-Salt Licensing Round was officially announced, after years of high expectation, by the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency (Agência Nacional do Petróleo - ANP). The Preliminary Tender Protocol and the Preliminary Contract were released on 9 July 2013. Submissions for the first round are expected to be due on 21 October 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BR_130719.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BR_130719.asp Mon, 01 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In June 2012 the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) launched an international bid round for exploration blocks in the Mediterranean Sea and Nile Delta basins of Egypt. A total of 57,300 sqkm was offered, comprising of 15 blocks; 13 offshore and 2 onshore. Initially the bidding process was to close on 14 November 2012, but this was extended until 13 February 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GT_130722.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GT_130722.asp Mon, 01 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 13 June 2013, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) announced that it had made offers for 24 new production licences as a result of the 22nd Licensing Round. A total of 4 of the newly awarded licences are located in the Norwegian Sea and 20 in the Barents Sea, of which 23 of the 24 licences lie north of the Arctic Circle. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NO_130616.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NO_130616.asp Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Indonesia’s Directorate General of Oil and Gas (MIGAS) launched the official First Indonesia Petroleum Bidding Round 2013 on 16 September 2013. For this bid round, a total of 18 blocks are being offered with 2 blocks under Regular Tender and 16 blocks under Direct Proposal Tender. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_130629.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_130629.asp Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered seven new blocks for exploration and production in June 2013. All seven blocks are located within the Vulga-Ural region of Russia. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_130630.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_130630.asp Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk After postponing the bidding round expected to include Peru’s Amazon areas due to prior consultation with indigenous communities requirements, Perupetro, the Hydrocarbons Regulatory Company of Peru, announced the 2013 Bidding Round terms and schedule on 31 May 2013.  http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PE_130607.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PE_130607.asp Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (PetroBangla), on behalf of the Government of Bangladesh, on behalf of the Government of Bangladesh, re- invited bids for six shallow offshore blocks in the Bay of Bengal. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BD_130607.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BD_130607.asp Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board (CNLOPB) has announced the sale of nine parcels, covering roughly 5.36 million acres (1,456.87 square kilometres), which will close 120 days after the close of the Eastern Newfoundland Strategic Environmental Assessment 2013. This closing date will be posted by the Petroleum Board when available. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_130614.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_130614.asp Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In May 2013, during the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) conference, the Australian Federal Minister for Resources and Energy, Gary Gray, announced the official Australia Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release for 2013. A total of 31 blocks have been released as part of the federal offering, spanning 6 basins, with the majority located offshore Western Australia in Commonwealth waters. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_130617.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_130617.asp Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered six new blocks for exploration and production in April 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_130525.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_130525.asp Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC), has announced that the Fourth Tanzania deep offshore and North Lake Tanganyika licensing round will be launched on 25 October 2013 during the 2nd Tanzania Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. This round has been delayed since September 2012. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TZ_130518.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TZ_130518.asp Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the Proposed Notice of Sale for the Western Planning Area Oil and Gas Lease Sale 233. The sale represents the third offshore sale in the BOEM’s new Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017. The sale will offer all available unleased areas in the Western Planning Area and will be held on the 28 August 2013 in New Orleans. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_130517.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_130517.asp Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), has released the preliminary results to the Cook Inlet Areawide Lease Sale which took place on the 8 May 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_130518.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_130518.asp Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered two new blocks for exploration and production in May 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_130529.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_130529.asp Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The 11th Brazilian Licensing Round was promoted by the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency (Agência Nacional do Petróleo - ANP) on 14 May 2013. During this round, 289 blocks were put up for auction, of which 142 blocks were awarded, distributed across 11 sedimentary basins both onshore (87 blocks) and offshore (55 blocks). http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BR_130520.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BR_130520.asp Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 24 May 2013, the Queensland Government, through the Department Natural Resources and Mines, announced the release of six onshore areas for competitive tender, without a cash bidding component, for authorities to prospect (ATP). http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_130524.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_130524.asp Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In May 2013, the Western Australian Government, through the Department of Mines and Petroleum released the acreage for its 2013 State Acreage Release. A total of six blocks have been offered comprising of two offshore blocks in the Northern Carnarvon Basin, and four onshore blocks spanning the Northern/Southern Carnarvon Basins, the Officer Basin and the Perth Basin. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_130520.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_130520.asp Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In May 2013, during the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) conference, the Australian Federal Minister for Resources and Energy, Gary Gray, announced the official Australia Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release for 2013. A total of 31 blocks have been released as part of the federal offering, spanning 6 basins, with the majority located offshore Western Australia in Commonwealth waters. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_130528.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_130528.asp Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Department of Primary Industries within the State Government of Victoria, officially announced the 2013 Petroleum Acreage Release: Gippsland and Murray Basin in May 2013. Applications close on 21 November 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_130527.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_130527.asp Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals Division, within the Ministry of Economic Development of the New Zealand Government, has announced the acreage for its 2013 competitive Block Offer. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NZ_130510.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NZ_130510.asp Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) has the Call for Bids NS13-1 covering 6 offshore parcels. The six parcels offered are located in water depths of less than 200 meters and are spread across the north-central and eastern Scotian Shelf. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_130518.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_130518.asp Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 2 May 2013, Lebanon’s newly formed Petroleum Administration and the Ministry of Energy and Water launched the first licensing round in Lebanon’s history. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_LB_130510.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_LB_130510.asp Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Myanmar Ministry of Energy (MOE),on behalf of the Myanmar Government, announced an invitation for sealed bids for the Myanmar Onshore Blocks Second Bidding Round - 2013 on 17 January 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_MM_130415.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_MM_130415.asp Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In June 2012 the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) launched an international bid round for exploration blocks in the Mediterranean Sea and Nile Delta basins of Egypt. A total of 57,300 sqkm was offered, comprising of 15 blocks; 13 offshore and 2 onshore. Initially the bidding process was to close on 14 November 2012, but this was extended until 13 February 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_130417.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_130417.asp Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 17 April 2013, the Natural Resources Authority (NRA), announced the launch of the International 2013 Bid Round offering one block, South Jordon Block, for Production Sharing Agreement. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_JO_130417.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_JO_130417.asp Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (PetroBangla), on behalf of the Government of Bangladesh, launched Bangladesh Offshore Licensing Round 2012 on 9 December 2012 and invited bids for 12 offshore blocks in the Bay of Bengal. Of the 12 blocks on offer, 9 blocks were shallow-water blocks and 3 blocks were deep-water blocks. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BD_130414.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BD_130414.asp Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Oil and Minerals in Yemen, in March 2013, has invited tenders from oil and gas exploration companies for opportunities in 20 offshore and onshore open blocks. Of the 20 blocks, 11 are offshore and nine are onshore, with a combined area of 222,812 square kilometres. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_YE_130401.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_YE_130401.asp Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The National Oil Company of Peru, Perupetro, announced the Bidding Round for nine offshore blocks for exploration and exploitation located in four different basins. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PE_130402.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PE_130402.asp Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The PEPC 2012 licensing round attracted 98 bids for 50 out of the 58 blocks on offer. Single bids were placed for 20 blocks while 30 blocks received multiple bids. Bids will be evaluated and blocks will be awarded in due course. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PK_130414.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PK_130414.asp Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Comité de Licitación Hidrocarburífera, COLH (Hydrocarbon Bidding Committee) announced extension of the bidding deadline for the Ronda Suroriente Ecuador. The announcement can be accessed on Ronda Suroriente website. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EC_130424.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EC_130424.asp Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the results of the Central Planning Area Oil and Gas Lease Sale 227 which took place on 20 March 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_130415.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_130415.asp Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered one new blocks for exploration and production in March 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_130405.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_130405.asp Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 7 March 2013, the Petroleum Resources Development, on behalf of the Sri Lankan government launched the Second Licensing Round and invited bids for 13 exploration blocks off the north and west coasts of Sri Lanka. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_LK_130315.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_LK_130315.asp Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs of Trinidad & Tobago (MEEA) has launched the Trinidad Onshore Bid Round 2013. The bid round covers onshore blocks in Trinidad and closes on the 14 June 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TT_130314.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TT_130314.asp Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Despite long delays, the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency (Agência Nacional do Petróleo - ANP) officially released the Preliminary Tender Protocol of the hotly awaited 11th Brazilian Licensing Round. After a four years hiatus in bidding rounds, the 11th Brazilian Licensing Round is expected to put Brazil back on the map of international bidding rounds, providing promising new frontier exploratory areas for offer. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BR_130219.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BR_130219.asp Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), has announced a Lease Sale in the Cook Inlet, scheduled for 8 May 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_130216.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_130216.asp Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), has announced a Lease Sale on the Alaskan Peninsula, scheduled for 8 May 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_130215.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_130215.asp Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered four new blocks for exploration and production in February 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_130228.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_130228.asp Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered 22 new blocks for exploration and production in November 2012, including two blocks of Federal Significance. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_130130.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_130130.asp Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk China opened its second shale-gas licensing round, on 10 September 2012, offering 20 blocks. The new block offer was issued by the Ministry of Land and Resources. Both pure domestic enterprises and Chinese-controlled foreign joint ventures have been invited to participate. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CM_130114.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CM_130114.asp Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered 22 new blocks for exploration and production in November 2012, including two blocks of Federal Significance. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_130101.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_130101.asp Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered 22 new blocks for exploration and production in November 2012, including two blocks of Federal Significance. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_130102.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_130102.asp Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (PetroBangla), on behalf of the Government of Bangladesh, launched the Bangladesh Offshore Licensing Round 2012 on 9 December 2012 and invited bids for 12 offshore blocks in the Bay of Bengal. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BD_130117.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BD_130117.asp Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs of Trinidad & Tobago (MEEA) officially released the results of the deepwater bid round that concluded on 4 September 2012. The closure date was moved back from the original 30 July 2012 closing date. All of the blocks were offered under Production Sharing Contracts. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TT_130117.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TT_130117.asp Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bolivian National Oil Company, YPFB (Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos), published the results of the 2012 Exploration Bidding Round on 30 December 2012. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BO_130117.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BO_130117.asp Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Brazilian National Petroleum Agency (Agência Nacional do Petróleo - ANP) 11th Bid Round was authorised by the Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff, on 10 January 2013, with the roundd expected to be launched by May 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BR_130118.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BR_130118.asp Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Myanmar Ministry of Energy (MOE),on behalf of the Myanmar Government, announced an invitation for sealed bids for the Myanmar Onshore Blocks Second Bidding Round - 2013 on 17 January 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_MM_130127.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_MM_130127.asp Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The 5th International Bidding Round is expected to be formally opened at the start of 2013 by Staatsolie, the National Oil Company (NOC) of Suriname. Four blocks will be offered in the round, Block 54, Block 55, Block 56 and Block 57, all located in the Demerara Plateau Area. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_SR_130128.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_SR_130128.asp Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Secretaría de Hidrocarburos del Ecuador - SHE (Ecuadorian Hydrocarbons Secretary) and Comité de Licitación Hidrocarburífera, COLH (Hydrocarbon Bidding Committee) announced the launch of the Ronda Suroriente Ecuador (Ecuadorian Southeast Round) on 28 November 2012. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EC_121204.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EC_121204.asp Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In December 2012, Ganoub El Wadi Petroleum Holding Company (Ganope) launched an international licensing round for 20 exploration blocks in the Arab Republic of Egypt. Qualified oil and gas companies are invited to bid for Production Sharing Agreements for the blocks in the Western Desert, Eastern Desert, Red Sea and the Gulf of Suez. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_121214.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_121214.asp Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) has announced the results of the Call for Bids NS12-1 that occurred on the 7 November 2012. The sale involved 11 offshore parcels with four of the parcels located on the southwestern Scotian Slope in deepwater and the remaining seven parcels located on the central Scotia Margin. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_121210.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_121210.asp Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 11 December 2012, the New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals Division, within the Ministry of Economic Development of the New Zealand Government, officially announced the results of the New Zealand 2012 Block Offer. Out oif the 23 blocks released in the Block Offer, 10 blocks were awarded. Offshore blocks that were not awarded may be included in the 2013 Block Offer. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NZ_121211.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NZ_121211.asp Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos - ANH (Colombian National Agency of Hydrocarbon) released the first call for offers’ definitive eligibility report on 21 November 2012. According to the documents, 37 companies submitted offers for 49 blocks in the first call of offers. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CO_121205.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CO_121205.asp Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The preliminary acreage release for 2013 has been issued, with the formal release anticipated at the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) conference in Brisbane, (26-29 May 2013) courtesy of The Minister for Resources and Energy, the Hon. Martin Ferguson AM MP. A total of 31 blocks have been chosen for the federal offering to date, spanning six basins with the majority located offshore Western Australia. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_121218.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_121218.asp Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Alaska has announced the results of the NPR-A lease sale that took place on the 7 November 2012. The sale offered some 400 tracts covering an area of approximately 4.5 million acres. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_121115.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_121115.asp Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In September 2011 the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) invited companies to bid for Production Sharing Agreements in its International Bid Round. In total, 15 exploration blocks in the Gulf of Suez, Eastern Desert, Western Desert and Sinai sedimentary basins were offered. Notably this was the first licensing round in Egypt following the political unrest in 2011. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_121127.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_121127.asp Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board (CNLOPB) has announced the results of the lease that took place on 1 November 2012. The sale included seven parcels that covered approximately 4.45 million acres. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_121115.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_121115.asp Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the results of the Western Planning Area Oil and Gas Lease Sale 229 which took place on 28 November 2012. The sale offered 3,873 tracts covering over 20 million acres (80,937.13 square kilometres) located from nine to over 250 miles (402.34 kilometres) off the coast and in water depths ranging from 16 to more than 10,975 feet (3,345 metres). http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_121128.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_121128.asp Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos - ANH (Colombian National Agency of Hydrocarbonates) held a meeting, on 7 November 2012, to announce and clarify details on the second call for offers in the Open Round Colombia 2012. The qualified applicants are to deliver proposals on 28 November 2012 at Bogotá. The proposals will be evaluated on 4 December 2012 and a preliminary list of eligibility will be published. The definitive result list is expected to be released by ANH on 12 December 2012. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CO_121114.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CO_121114.asp Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GB_121109.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GB_121109.asp Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), has announced the preliminary results of the Beaufort Sea, North Slope and North Slope Foothills Areawide Lease Sales that took place on the 7 November 2012. The North Slope Basin encompasses the entire sale area and has historically been one of North America’s highest oil and gas producing areas. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_121116.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_121116.asp Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered 53 new blocks for exploration and production in October 2012. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_121107.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_121107.asp Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bolivian National Oil Company, YPFB (Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos), has postponed the 2012 Exploration Bidding Round. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BO_121116.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BO_121116.asp Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 19 October 2012, the Queensland Government, through the Department Natural Resources and Mines, announced the release of two new onshore areas for competitive cash bidding, which upon successful application, will be awarded as authority to prospect (ATP) licenses. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_121112.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_121112.asp Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals Division, within the Ministry of Economic Development of the New Zealand Government, has released the proposed acreage release areas for its 2013 competitive Block Offer. The official release of the 2013 Block Offer is expected to be announced in late April 2013 to coincide with the Advantage NZ: 2013 Petroleum Conference. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NZ_121109.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NZ_121109.asp Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk e Ministry of Oil and Gas (MOG) in the Sultanate of Oman officially launched a Bid Round for seven blocks for both onshore nd offshore exploration and production, on 5 November 2012. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_OM_121114.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_OM_121114.asp Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Perupetro announced the opening of a bidding round to award the License Contract for Hydrocarbon Explotation for Block 192 (previously names Block 1-AB) in October 2012. The existing License Contract for Block 192 will expire in 2015. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PE_121017.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PE_121017.asp Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Alaska has announced that the 2012 Lease Sale in the National Petroleum Reserve is to take place on 7 November 2012 in Anchorage, Alaska. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_121014.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_121014.asp Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered 37 new blocks for exploration and production in August 2012. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_121016.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_121016.asp Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered 9 new blocks for exploration and production in September 2012. Each block will be offered with a 25 year exploration and production period. The auction will begin at the starting price and increase in increments of 10% of the starting price with each bid. Other application details are shown in the table below. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_121017.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_121017.asp Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Indonesia’s Directorate General of Oil and Gas (MIGAS) launched the official Second Indonesia Petroleum Bidding Round 2012 on 9 October 2012. The round will offer 23 blocks, seven blocks under Regular Tender and 16 blocks under Direct Proposal Tender. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_121016.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_121016.asp Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Since Perupetro announced Peru 2012 Bidding Round in May 2012, an update has been issued outlining an increased number of blocks on offer. In October 2012, PetroPeru announced the delimitation of 36 with hydrocarbon potential, located in the Marañón, Ucayali, Madre de Dios basins as well as at the basement (Trujillo, Lima, Pisco and Mollendo). http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PE_121016.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PE_121016.asp Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The 5th International Bidding Round is expected to be formally opened at the start of 2013 by Staatsolie, the National Oil Company (NOC) of Suriname. Four blocks will be offered in the round, Block 54, Block 55, Block 56 and Block 57, all located in the Demerara Plateau Area. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_SR_121011.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_SR_121011.asp Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources (MPNR) (www.mpnr.gov.pk), on behalf of the Government of Pakistan, announced the launch of exploration licenses for 60 onshore blocks for bid on 11 October 2012. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PK_121016.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PK_121016.asp Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the Proposed Notice of Sale for the Western Planning Area Oil and Gas Lease Sale 229.This sale represents the first offshore sale in the BOEM’s new Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017. The first sale of the new Five Year Program will offer all unleased areas that are available in the WPA Gulf of Mexico and is scheduled for 28 November 2012 in New Orleans, LA. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_121017.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_121017.asp Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In September 2012, the South Australian Government, through the Department of Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy, announced the release of two onshore areas for competitive bidding under its Petroleum Acreage Release. This represents the first state acreage release for South Australia in 2012. The acreage release areas are situated within two sedimentary basins in the state. The closing date for the submission of applications is 4 p.m. Australian Central Time, on Thursday 4 April 2013. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_120912.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_120912.asp Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), has announced the offering of state lands for competitive oil and gas leasing in the Beaufort Sea Areawide (BS 2012W), North Slope Areawide (NS 2012W) and North Slope Foothills Areawide (FH 2012) Lease sales. The sales will be conducted on 7 November 2012. The North Slope Basin, which encompasses the entire sale area, is one on the highest oil and gas producing areas in North America. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_120918.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_120918.asp Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In September 2012, the Western Australian Government, through the Department of Mines and Petroleum, announced the release of fourteen areas for competitive bidding under its Petroleum Acreage Release. This is the second acreage release announced in 2012. The West Australian government typically conducts two rounds of acreage releases per year; the first round was announced in May 2012. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_120913.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_120913.asp Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Yemen Ministry of Oil and Minerals launched the 2012 Yemen Bid Round for exploration and blocks in the Sabatayn, Masila and Mukalla-Sayhut basins of Yemen on 16 September 2012. A total of 20,132 square kilometres is on offer, comprising five blocks, four onshore and one offshore. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_YE_120917.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_YE_120917.asp Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) launched nine exploration and development blocks in the South China Sea, on 23 June 2012, for foreign cooperation in 2012. The nine blocks cover a total area of 160,124 square kilometres. Seven of the offered blocks are located in the Zhongjiannan basin and the other two blocks lie in the Wan’an and Nanweixi basins. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CN_120910.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CN_120910.asp Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development has announced the results of the sale of 6 parcels in northwestern Canada located in the Beaufort Sea and Mackenzie Delta area. The sale offered approximately 2,239,000 acres (9,060.91 sqkm) with all six parcels being located offshore. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_120916.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_120916.asp Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk China opened its second shale-gas licensing round, on 10 September 2012, offering 20 blocks. The new block offer was issued by the Ministry of Land and Resources. Both pure domestic enterprises and Chinese-controlled foreign joint ventures have been invited to participate. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CN_120914.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CN_120914.asp Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered 15 new blocks for exploration and production in July 2012. Of the offered blocks, those lying in Volga-Ural hold the greatest oil reserves. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_120807.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_120807.asp Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) launched nine exploration and development blocks in the South China Sea, on 23 June 2012, for foreign cooperation in 2012. The nine blocks cover a total area of 160,124 square kilometres. Seven of the offered blocks are located in the Zhongjiannan basin and the other two blocks lie in the Wan’an and Nanweixi basins. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CN_120707.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CN_120707.asp Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the results of the Lease Sale covering portions in the Central Participating Area of the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf that closed on 20 June 2012. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_120705.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_120705.asp Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the Proposed Notice of Sale for the Western Planning Area Oil and Gas Lease Sale 229.This sale represents the first offshore sale in the BOEM’s new Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017. The first sale of the new Five Year Program will offer all unleased areas that are available in the WPA Gulf of Mexico and is scheduled for 28 November 2012 in New Orleans, LA. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_120730.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_120730.asp Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered 29 new blocks for exploration and production in June 2012. The gas blocks offered are located in East Siberia and Yamal and have only D1 and D2 reserves estimated, whilst the oil blocks offered are lainly located in West Siberia and have C1+C2 reserves estimated. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_120730.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_120730.asp Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Republic of Sierra Leone’s Petroleum Directorate announced the results of the 2011/2012 Petroleum Bid Round on 10 July 2012. The round was launched on 29 December 2011 and closed on 30 March 2012. Nine areas were offered in the round covering a total of 21,241 square kilometres. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_SL_120730.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_SL_120730.asp Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development has announced the results of a lease sale in the Central Mackenzie Valley region of Northwestern Canada. The bidding closed on the 19 June 2012 and both of parcels available received qualified bids. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_120619.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_120619.asp Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Petroleum Contracts and Licensing Directorate of the Ministry of Oil (www.pcldiraq.com) held the Fourth Iraqi Licensing Round on the 30-31 May 2012. The Fourth Licensing Round was announced in April 2011 with the submission of bids broadcast live on state television. Twelve areas where offered in the round, covering a total of 80,700 square kilometres. A total of 47 companies were pre-qualified for the bid round, amongst them were BP, Shell and Total. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IQ_120610.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IQ_120610.asp Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), finalised the results of the Cook Inlet Lease Sale on 16 May 2012. The sale covered an area of approximately four million acres and was divided into 815 tracts. All leases will carry an initial primary term of 10 years with rental rates increasing in the eighth to tenth year unless there is sustained production. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_120616.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_120616.asp Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) launched an international bid round for explorations blocks in the Mediterranean Sea and Nile Delta basins of Egypt, in June 2012. A total of 57,300 km2 is on offer, defined as 15 blocks, 2 onshore and 13 offshore. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_120607.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_120607.asp Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals Division, within the Ministry of Economic Development of the New Zealand Government, officially announced the New Zealand 2012 Block Offer (“Invitation for Bids”) on 8 June 2012. New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals will exclusively use an annual competitive tender process to award exploration permits going forward, replacing the previous licence application process. A total of 23 areas are being offered in 2012, located across nine basins onshore and offshore New Zealand, including blocks within its Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NZ_120614.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NZ_120614.asp Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 26 June 2012, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) announced the 22nd Licensing Round on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). A total of 86 blocks and part of blocks are being offered, 14 of which are located in the Norwegian Sea and 72 in the Barents Sea. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NO_120626.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NO_120626.asp Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) has announced the closing of the Fourth Tanzania Deep Offshore and North Lake Tanganyika Licensing Round, as of 15 May 2014. The round was officially launched on 25 October 2013, during the 2nd Tanzania Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, after being delayed since September 2012, awaiting the approval of the new Natural Gas Policy http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TZ_120614.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TZ_120614.asp Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos - ANH (Colombian National Agency of Hydrocarbonates) pre-launched the Open Round Colombia 2012 on 22 November 2011. The official launch is due to take place on 16 February 2012 which will be followed by a series of road shows in Toronto, Calgary, Houston, London, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro, until April 2012. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CO_120615.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CO_120615.asp Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered 24 new blocks for exploration and production in May 2012 with C1+C2 oil reserves totalled at 13.7 million tons and C1+C2 gas reserves totalled at 1.667 billion cubic metres. The largest amount of oil reserves is offered in the South, particularly in the Republic of Ingushetia and the Republic of Kalmykia. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_120607.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_120607.asp Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered 23 new blocks for exploration and production in April 2012 with C1+C2 oil reserves totalling 25.6 million tons and C1+C2 gas reserves totalling at 28.98 billion cubic metres. Almost 74% of blocks have C1 and C2 reserves estimated while the others have only C3, D1 and D2 reserves. The majority of blocks on offer lie within West Siberia and Volga-Ural. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_120517.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_120517.asp Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs of Trinidad & Tobago (MEEA) officially announced the six offshore blocks which will be auctioned in the 2012 Competitive Licensing Round under Production Sharing Contracts. The Bid Round was opened in 5 April 2012 and is expected to be closed in 30 July 2012. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TT_120515.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TT_120515.asp Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development has announced the sale of six parcels in northwestern Canada located in the Beaufort Sea and Mackenzie Delta area. The sale area totals approximately 2,239,000 acres with all six parcels being located offshore. The minimum bid to be considered for all blocks will be USD 1 million. Each lease will carry a term of nine years divided into two consecutive periods, however certain blocks will carry a longer first period. The blocks farther north (Parcel 01, Parcel 04, Parcel 05 and Parcel 06) will have a first period of seven years and can be extended to nine years with the drilling of a well. The blocks further south (Parcel 02 and Parcel 03) will have a first period of five years and can be extended to nine years with the drilling of a well. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_120510.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_120510.asp Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Department of Primary Industries within the State Government of Victoria, officially announced the 2012 Petroleum Acreage Release: onshore Otway Basin in May 2012. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_120527.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_120527.asp Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Indonesia’s Directorate General of Oil and Gas (MIGAS) awarded exploration rights on 13 blocks to oil companies on the 25th May 2012. Only 1 block is from the 2nd Regular Bid Round 2011 and 12 blocks are from the 1st Direct Proposal Bid Round 2012. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_120528.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_120528.asp Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) has announced the Call for Bids NS12-1 covering 11 offshore parcels. Of these 11 parcels, four are located on the southwestern Scotian Slope in deepwater, with the remaining seven parcels located on the central Scotia Margin. Bidding will be in the form of Work Expenditure Bids and the successful bidder will be awarded an Exploration License with a maximum term of nine years. Bids must be received by 4:00pm on 7 November 2012. Of the seven parcels located on the central Scotian Margin, five are located downdip from the Sable Delta on the Scotian Slope. This includes Parcels 7 through 11. The remaining two parcels, Parcel 1 and Parcel 2, are located in the Sable Subbasin on the shelf and in relatively shallow water. These two parcels lie in close proximity to over 20 significant oil and gas discoveries. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_120518.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_120518.asp Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In September 2011, the Department of Mines and Petroleum announced the second Western Australia Petroleum Acreage Release 2011, offering nine areas for auction. The areas offered are as follows: covering approximately 85,000 square kilometres. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_120507.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_120507.asp Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Perupetro, the Private Law State Company in charge of the promotion of investments in hydrocarbons exploration and exploitation in Peru, approved the delimitation of 22 blocks for hydrocarbons exploration and exploitation activities. The blocks on offer are located in the Marañón, Ucayali, Madre de Dios and Trujillo Basins. The Bidding Round will be launched in the last quarter of 2012. The delimitation occurred the day after Peruvian government released new rules of Prior Consultation Law (Ley de Consulta Previa). According to the new regulation, the communities involved in the development of energy or mining projects must be consulted before the Bidding Round official announcement. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PE_120516.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PE_120516.asp Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In May 2012, Federal Resources and Energy Minister, Martin Ferguson, announced the official Australia Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release for 2012. A total of 27 areas are being offered, located across nine basins, in Commonwealth waters in the offshore areas of Western Australia, Victoria, South Australia, Northern Territory and Tasmania. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_120530.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_120530.asp Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Fourth Tanzania Offshore Licensing Round will open during a formal launch event held on 13 - 14 September 2012 at the HGS-PESGB Conference in Houston. The planned launch was officially announced on behalf of the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania by the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC), on 23 April 2012, during the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) convention at Long Beach, California. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TZ_120414.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TZ_120414.asp Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 30 March 2012, the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announced the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2012. The blocks available for application are located in the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea. The deadline for companies wishing to submit applications is midday on 6 September 2012. The awards are to be announced in the first quarter of 2013. Applications can be made for any blocks or part of blocks within the predefined areas which are not already included in a licence at the closing date for application. This entails that acreage which is relinquished in the application period is regarded as announced at the time of governmental approved relinquishment. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NO_120412.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NO_120412.asp Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In May 2006 Bolivia promoted the nationalization of its hydrocarbon resources through the Supreme Decree n° 28701. Almost six years later, Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) announced the 2012 Exploration Bidding Round in line with Article 34 of Hydrocarbons 3058 Law and Ministerial Resolution 150-10/2010. Bolivia comprises of 11 geological provinces. The bidding round will involve 15 blocks located in five different geological provinces as shown in the table below. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BO_120415.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BO_120415.asp Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board (CNLOPB) has announced the sale of seven parcels, covering roughly 4.45 million acres to be offered on 1 November 2012. The parcels are slit up into two separate sale areas, NL12-01 and NL12-02. The minimum acceptable bid for each available tract within any of the sale areas is $1 million. Each exploration license awarded will carry a term of nine years divided into two periods. Period I will last for six years from the effective date and requires the drilling of at least one well in order for the license to be extended into Period II. Sale area NL12-01, located in the Laurentian Subbasin, is comprised of six parcels totalling 3.93 million acres. All six parcels are located offshore and located in between two current Exploration Licenses held by ConocoPhillips Canada Resources Corp. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_120415.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_120415.asp Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Greek Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change launched an open-door bid round for three areas in Western Greece, in March 2012. The Ministry invites qualified participants to apply for the right to explore and exploit hydrocarbons in the contract areas known as “Ioannina”, “Gulf of Patraikos (West)” and “Katakolon”. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GR_120414.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GR_120414.asp Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered nine new blocks for exploration and production in April 2012. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_120417.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_120417.asp Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The 5th International Bidding Round is expected to be officially announced during the first three months of 2013 by Staatsolie, the National Oil Company of Suriname. It is likely that some of the blocks on offer will be situated in Demerara Plateau where Staatsolie perfomed a regional 2D seismic survey in December 2011. CGGVeritas has been responsible for processing the 5000 km of 2D seismic provided by 32 seismic lines. Results are expected to be delivered at the end of 2012. Gravity and Magnetics are additional data available. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_SR_120411.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_SR_120411.asp Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Non-Renewable Natural Resources (MRNNR) announced, on 16 June 2011, six open blocks, located in the east and northeast of the Ecuadorian Amazon Region, be put up for auction in the 10th Oil Bidding Round. The blocks, Chanangue, Charapa, Eno-Ron, Ocano-Peña Blanca, Singue and Armadillo, are marginal fields that were previously returned to theState. In Ecuador, marginal fields are those fields which have low economic or operational priority, and represent less than 1% of total national production. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EC_120417.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EC_120417.asp Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk ANCAP – Administración Nacional de Combustibles, Alcohol y Pórtland (National Oil Company of Uruguay) has published the results of the Uruguay Round II, which closed on 29 March 2012. According to ANCAP, 19 offers for oil exploration and production on the Uruguayan Continental Shelf were received for eight out of the 15 blocks offered. The offers were submitted, either singly or in a consortium, by nine out of the 11 companies participating in the bidding round. The participating companies are: Tullow Oil, Total, BP, BG, YPF, Murphy Oil, CEPSA, ExxonMobil and Shell. As a result, British, BG and BP, the French, Total and the Irish, Tullow Oil joined the Uruguayan oil ans gas exploration and production offshore market and will carry out exploration works in the Uruguayan offshore basin along with the already established Petrobras, YPF and GALP. These exploration works will take place in more than a half of the total offered area. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_UY_120415.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_UY_120415.asp Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development has announced the sale of two parcels in Northwestern Canada. The sale area in the Central Mackenzie Valley totals approximately 380,920 acres. Parcel CMV2012-01 is 172,106 acres in size while Parcel CMV2012-02 is 208,814 acres in size. The minimum bid to be considered for all parcels will be $1 million. Each lease will carry a term a nine years, consisting of two consecutive periods, of five and four year respectively. If the lease fails to drill at least one exploration or delineation well before the end of the first five year period the lease will be terminated. The bids must be received at the National Energy Board in Calgary, Alberta by noon on 19 June 2012. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_120315.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_120315.asp Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Ninth Round of the New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP IX). The NELP IX licensing round was launched on 15 October 2010 and closed on 28 March 2011.  The round attracted a total of 74 bids for 33 blocks out of 34 blocks on offer.   http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IN_120315.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IN_120315.asp Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), has announced a Lease Sale on the Alaskan Peninsula, scheduled for 16 May 2012. The lease sale covers an area of approximately 5.8 million acres divided into 1,047 tracts varying in size from 1,280 to 5,760 acres. All of the leases will carry an initial primary term of ten years. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_120316.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_120316.asp Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), has announced a Lease Sale in the Cook INlet, scheduled for 16 May 2012. The sale covers an area of approximately four million acres divided into 815 tracts ranging in size from 35 to 5,760 acres. All leases will carry an initial primary term of 10 years, with the rental rate per acres to raise in the 8th – 10th year unless there is sustained production. State-owned uplands and tide and submerged lands are included in the lease sale. The entirety of the proposed sale area is located within the Kenai Peninsula Borough, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the Municipality of Anchorage. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_120315.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_120315.asp Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Indonesia’s Directorate General of Oil and Gas (MIGAS) launched the official First Indonesia Petroleum Bidding Round 2012, on 28 March 2012. A total of 19 blocks are being offered, five blocks under Regular Tender and 14 blocks under Direct Proposal Tender. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_120328.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_120328.asp Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs of Trinidad & Tobago (MEEA) has publicized 36 nominated open deep water blocks. Of those, six blocks will be selected by MEEA and are expected to be put for auction in the 2012 Competitive Licensing Round under a Production Sharing Agreement. The 2012 Licensing Round is tentatively set to open on 26 March 2012 and close on 30 July 2012. According to MEEA the six blocks to be offered will be located in the East Coast Marine and Trinidad and Tobago Deep Atlantic Areas. The areas comprise of different water depths, hydrocarbon play-types and production potential. Well and seismic data concerning the upcoming Licensing Round is already available and can be accessed in MEEA’s Data Room headquartered in Port of Spain, subject to to an anvance appointment. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TT_120315.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TT_120315.asp Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 7 March 2012, the Ministry of Mines, on behalf of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, launched the Afghan Tajik Tender for exploration, development and production of hydrocarbons in the Afghan-Tajik basin in Northern Afghanistan in the region surrounding the city of Mazari-Sharif.  The blocks offered were: http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AF_120315.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AF_120315.asp Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk New Zealand’s Crown Minerals has announced sweeping changes to its permitting process for 2012.  The country will now exclusively use a competitive tender process for the allocation of new oil and gas exploration licences. This means that the previously used method of first come, first served, under a Priority in Time application, will be discontinued. Under the new regime, Crown Minerals will move to an annual acreage release programme. In 2012, there are plans to release 25 on and offshore blocks.  The ministry is currently consulting with local government and traditional landowners, prior to finalising the release towards the middle of the year. Current plans will see 40,285 sq km of acreage offered offshore and 5,704 sq km offered onshore in Waikato, Taranaki, Tasman, the West Coast and Southland. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NZ_120212.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NZ_120212.asp Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The offshore blocks (three blocks in Barents Sea and four in Sea of Okhotsk) were awarded to Rosneft while the onshore blocks (four gas fields in Yakutia) were awarded to Gazprom. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_120217.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_120217.asp Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) has announced the NS11-1 Lease Sale results from eight offered deepwater blocks located off the Western Scotian Shelf. Four blocks received successful bids. Shell Canada Limited placed successful bids on four parcels totalling USD 970 million. This amount was in work expenditure bids that represents the amount that Shell Canada intends to spend on exploration of the parcels. The successful bidder had to post a deposit of 25% of the expenditure bid. Leases for these blocks will carry a nine year term separated into two periods. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_120208.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_120208.asp Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) has announced the NS11-1 Lease Sale results from eight offered deepwater blocks located off the Western Scotian Shelf. Four blocks received successful bids. Shell Canada Limited placed successful bids on four parcels totalling USD 970 million. This amount was in work expenditure bids that represents the amount that Shell Canada intends to spend on exploration of the parcels. The successful bidder had to post a deposit of 25% of the expenditure bid. Leases for these blocks will carry a nine year term separated into two periods. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CY_120208.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CY_120208.asp Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced a Lease Sale covering portions in the Central Participating Area of the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf to be launched on 20 June 2012. The proposed sale offers all of the uleased acreage in the CPA of the Gulf of Mexico with some exceptions. The exceptions include: all whole or partial blocks that lie within the former Western Gap and are within 1.4 nautical miles north of the continental shelf boundary between the US and Mexico;blocks that lie adjacent to or beyond the US Exclusive Economic Zone; and blocks deferred by Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_120216.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_120216.asp Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In January 2012, the Oman Ministry of Oil and Gas officially launched the 2012 Oman Bid Round for onshore exploration and production. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_OM_120114.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_OM_120114.asp Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GB_120109.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GB_120109.asp Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Republic of Sudan’s Oil Exploration and Production Authority (OEPA), part of the Government’s Ministry of Petroleum, announced that a Licensing Round will be launched in early 2012 offering six exploration blocks. International Oil Companies hoping to participate in the Round must have completed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to participate by 30 December 2011. The Round will subsequently be launched on 15 January 2012 following which, access to a data room will be granted and companies will be invited to meet with the Ministry of Petroleum. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_SD_120111.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_SD_120111.asp Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Republic of Sierra Leone’s Petroleum Directorate announced on 9 January 2012 that it had opened a bid round for nine offshore petroleum exploration blocks on 29 December 2011. The nine blocks, SL-4A-10, SL-7A-10, SL-7C-10, SL-8A-10, SL-8B-10, SL-9A-10, SL-9B-10, SL-10A-10 and SL-10B-10, have a total reported area of approximately 21,241 square kilometres.  SL-07A-10 and SL-07C-10 are the relinquished areas from the successful SL-07B-11 block operated by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, whilst SL-04A is part of the former Elixir Petroleum operated SL-04. The remaining offered blocks are previously unlicensed acreage. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_SL_120111.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_SL_120111.asp Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) has announced the results of the Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 218 which closed on 14 December 2011. The tracts offered were in the Western Planning Area offshore Texas. The lease sale brought USD 337,688,341 in high bids submitted by 20 companies. A total of 241 bids were submitted on 191 tracts that covered approximately 1 million acres. Only 191 of the 3913 tracts offered received high bids. Of these, 87% were in water depths greater than 800 metres and 31% were in water depths of 1600 metres or greater. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_120116.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_120116.asp Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered three new blocks for exploration and production in December 2011, which contain only prospective D1 and D2 resources. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_120117.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_120117.asp Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos - ANH (Colombian National Agency of Hydrocarbonates) pre-launched the Open Round Colombia 2012 on 22 November 2011. The official launch is due to take place on 16 February 2012 which will be followed by a series of road shows in Toronto, Calgary, Houston, London, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro, until April 2012. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CO_120115.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CO_120115.asp Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered 35 new blocks for exploration and production in October 2011. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_120116.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_120116.asp Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), has announced the preliminary results for the oil and gas lease sales including the North Slope Areawide (NS 2011W), North Slope Foothills Areawide (FH 2011) and Beaufort Sea Areawide (BS 2011W) that concluded on 7 December 2011 The North Slope Areawide Sale covers approximately 5.1 million acres that are divided into 1,225 tracts. The tracts offered are located entirely within the North Slope Borough between the Canning River and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Of the tracts offered, a total of 178 tracts were sold covering an area of nearly 335,000 areas. The total sum of all high bids equalled USD 14,110,290. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_111205.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_111205.asp Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board (CNLOPB) has announced the results of the Lease Sale that concluded on 15 November 2011. A total of eight parcels, covering an area of roughly 3.9 million acres were offered. They are divided into three seperate lease areas. Sale Area NL11-01 is located in the Anticosti Basin of the Western Newfound and Labrador Offshore Region. The two parcels offered in this sale area, covering approximately 874,000 acres, received qualifying bids and were acquired by Ptarmigan Energy Inc. Sale Area NL11-02 is located in the Flemish Pass/North Central Ridge Region of the Labrador-Newfoundland Shelf Basin. Both parcels offered in this sale received qualifying bids and were acquired jointly by Statoil Canada Ltd, Chevron Canada Limited and Repsol E & P Canada Ltd. The two parcels covered an area totalling just over one million acres. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_111208.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_111208.asp Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Alaska has announced the announced the results of the lease sale that took place on the 7 December, 2011. The lease sale covered the Northeast and Northwest planning areas of the National Petroleum Reserve. The BLM offered 283 tracts totalling just over three million acres. Of the 283 tracts offered, 17 tracts received qualifying bids comprising 141,739 acres. The majority of the tracts receiving bids are in the Northeast planning area in close proximity to the Colville River area. These lease tracts represented the high potential areas. There was only one tract leased in the Northwest planning area and it was acquired by Woodstone Resources LLC. Currently there are 169 leases in the National Petroleum Reserve covering approximately 1.4 million acres in the Northwest and Northeast planning areas. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_111206.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_111206.asp Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Alaska has announced the 2011 Lease Sale in the National Petroleum Reserve will take place on 7 December 2011. The Lease Sale will cover the Northeast and Northwest planning areas of the National Petroleum Reserve. The BLM will offer 283 tracts comprising approximately 3,060,176 acres in this sale. Of these, 178 tracts will be offered in the Northeast NPR-A covering 1.8 million acres and 105 tracts will be offered in the Northwest NPR-A covering 1.2 million acres. terms of seven to 10 years. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_111110.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_111110.asp Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered 45 new blocks for exploration and production in October 2011. The highest C1 and C2 oil reserves are expected in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area (West Siberia) with 44 million tons. The largest C1+C2 gas reserves is expected in the Republic of Sakha (East Siberia) with 73 billion cubic metres of reserves. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_111116.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_111116.asp Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Mr Pat Rabbitte, announced the awards of the 2011 Atlantic Margin Licensing Round at the Atlantic Ireland Conference in Dublin on 17 October 2011. The Minister has awarded 13 Licensing Options to 12 companies.  Seven of the companies are new entrants to Ireland.  The Options are for a two year period with modest work programmes and have the option to be converted into a 15 year Frontier Exploration Licence to undertake seismic and drilling operations.  The awards follow the receipt of 15 applications by the deadline of 31 May 2011. This was the largest number of applications received in any Irish round. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IE_111102.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IE_111102.asp Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), has announced the offering of state lands for competitive oil and gas leasing in the Beaufort Sea Areawide (BS 2011W), North Slope Areawide (NS 2011W) and North Slope Foothills Areawide (FH 2011) Lease Sales. The sales will be conducted on 7 December 2011. The North Slope basin, which encompasses the entire sale area, is one of the highest oil and gas producing areas in North America. The Beaufort Sea Areawide sale area encompasses approximately two million acres that are divided into 573 tracts ranging in size from 640 to 5,760 acres. These tracts are located within the North Slope Borough and consist of state-owned tide and submerged lands in the Beaufort Sea between the Canadian Border and Point Barrow. The area is adjacent to both the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and the National Petroleum Reserve (NPR). The southern fringe of the sale area includes some state-owned uplands lying between the ANWR and the NPR. Tracts available in this sale will come with lease terms of seven to 10 years. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_111014.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_111014.asp Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered 40 new blocks for exploration and production in September 2011. The most highly explored blocks on offer are located in Volga-Urals with C1 and C2 reserves, while the other block on offer generally have C3 and D categories of reserves. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_111020.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_111020.asp Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Indonesia’s Directorate General of Oil and Gas (MIGAS) launched the official Second Indonesia Petroleum Bidding Round 2011, on 23 September 2011. A total of 15 blocks are being offered, nine blocks under Regular Tender and six blocks under Direct Proposal Tender. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_111010.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_111010.asp Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The National Energy Authority of Iceland (NEA), via the authority of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, announced, on 3 October 2011, the Second Licensing Round for hydrocarbon exploration and production licences on the Icelandic Continental Shelf. The offer will be open from 3 October 2011 until 1600 hours on 2 April 2012. The awards are scheduled to take place before the end of November 2012. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IS_111003.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IS_111003.asp Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) announced that it is inviting companies to bid for Production Sharing Agreements in it's International Bid Round 2011. The bid round is offering 15 exploration blocks in the Gulf of Suez, Eastern Desert, Western Desert and Sinai sedimentary basins. The acreage encompasses more than 18,000 square kilometres, with a maximum total exploration duration of seven years per block. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_110927.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_110927.asp Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In September 2011, the Department of Mines and Petroleum announced the second Western Australia Petroleum Acreage Release 2011, offering nine areas for auction. The areas offered are as follows: covering approximately 85,000 square kilometres. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_110915.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_110915.asp Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk ANCAP – Administración Nacional de Combustibles, Alcohol y Pórtland (National Oil Company of Uruguay) officially launched the Uruguay Round II licensing round for offshore exploration and production on 8 September 2011. The Uruguayan president, Jose Mujica, ANCAP’s President, Raul Sendic and the National Director of Energy, Dr. Ramon Mendez were present at the event and reinforced the government support to the licensing round. The blocks, which will be offered under Production Sharing Contracts, are outlined below: http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_UY_110915.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_UY_110915.asp Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) has announced a Lease Sale covering portions of the Western Participating Area of the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf to be launched on 14 December 2011. The proposed sale offers 3,900 unleased blocks covering approximately 20.6 million acres. The blocks offered are located between nine and 250 miles offshore and in water depths ranging from 16 to more than 10,975 feet (5-3,346 metres). The BOEMRE estimates that this sale area could result in the production of 222 to 423 million barrels of oil and some 1.49 to 2.65 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_110908.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_110908.asp Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered 24 new blocks for exploration and production in August 2011. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_110915.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_110915.asp Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Peru's Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM) has authorised Perupetro, Peru's hydrocarbons agency, to award the five remaining contracts from the 2010 Bidding Round. This takes the total number of blocks awarded in this round to 11 out of a total of 25 which were put on offer. Offers were submitted for 16 of the 25 blocks. Two offers were not admitted due to documentation issues. In February 2011, three blocks were awarded to Emerald Energy, a Sinochem subsidiary; however these were withdrawn due to undisclosed reasons. The 2010 Bidding Round is expected to be completed within 2011 with the signature of 11 new contracts by the administration of the elected president Olanta Humala. The awarded blocks are pending approval by the Supreme License Contract Decree. Santiago, Huallaga and Sechura basins. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PE_110816.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PE_110816.asp Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development has given notice of the bids selected in response to the 2010-2011 Beaufort Sea and Mackenzie Valley Lease Sale. Thirteen bids were received for the 14 offered blocks, including two bids for offshore blocks and 11 for onshore blocks. The successful bids received for all parcels totalled just over US$536 million and covered an area of over 2.5 million acres. million acres. first period the lease will be terminated.  http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_110810.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_110810.asp Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_VN_110811.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_VN_110811.asp Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered five new blocks for exploration and production in July 2011. Four of five blocks on offer are located in the South with blocks on the Krasnodar Territory expecting potential oil reserves and the block in the Republic of Adygeya expecting potential gas reserves. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_110816.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_110816.asp Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered 28 new blocks for exploration and production in June 2011, including one block of Federal Significance. The blocks with the highest C3 reserves are located n the Yamalo-Nenes Autonomous Area (West Siberia), whilst the highest C3 oil reserves are offered in the Nenets Autonomous Area and Volga-Ural. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_110714.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_110714.asp Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) has announced the NS11-1 Lease Sale of eight deepwater blocks located of the Western Scotian Shelf. Bids for this sale are to close on 10 January 2012. The eight blocks on offer, Parcel 1-8, total an area of approximately 6.2 million acres and lie 200km off the east coast of Nova Scotia. Two natural gas pipelines already exist on the shelf. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_110708.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_110708.asp Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk AANCAP – Administración Nacional de Combustibles, Alcohol y Pórtland (National Oil Company of Uruguay) released additional information regarding the Uruguay Round II. The final contract model and terms will be presented at the official launch on 7 September 2011, at the Radisson Montevideo Victoria Plaza Hotel. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_UY_110714.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_UY_110714.asp Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), finalised the Cook Inlet Areawide Lease Sale, on 22 June 2011. A total of 112 bids were placed on 109 blocks which include both on and offshore blocks, covering a total of 575,202 acres. There were a total of 815 tracts available for leasing within the Lease Sale Area, located within the Kenai Peninsula Borough, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the Municipality of Anchorage. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_110708.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_110708.asp Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Myanmar Ministry of Energy (MOE), on behalf of the Myanmar Government, announced an invitation for sealed bids for the Myanmar Onshore Blocks Bidding Round 2011 on 8 July 2011. The Round offers onshore blocks for Petroleum Operations to be conducted on a production sharing basis. All interested parties are invited to submit their applications no later than 23 August 2011. A total of 18 onshore areas are offered. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_MM_110713.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_MM_110713.asp Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Iraqi Oil Ministry announced the launch of the 4th Licensing Round in May 2011. This round is the first to offer exploration contracts compared to the technical contracts offered in the past three rounds. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IQ_110610.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IQ_110610.asp Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered 22 new blocks for exploration and production in May 2011. The offered blocks have prospective D1+D2 reserves. The highest level of hydrocarbons is expected in East Siberia with 189 million tons of D1+D2 reserves and 563 billion cubic metres of D1+D2 gas reserves. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_110610.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_110610.asp Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) launched a bidding process for this year's 'first batch' of offshore acreage for foreign operators to join CNOOC in exploration, on 24 May 2011. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CN_110609.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CN_110609.asp Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board (CNLOPB) has announced the sale of eight parcels, covering roughly 3.9 million acres to be offered in November 2011. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_110614.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_110614.asp Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 13 April, the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation published a list of blocks offered for geological study at the expense of licensees. The list contains 92 under-explored blocks. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_110518.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_110518.asp Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos - ANH (Colombian National Agency of Hydrocarbonates) completed the process for the Open Round Colombia 2010 on 12 May 2011. Initially the Round offered 168 blocks, however the number increased to 229, covering a total acreage of 476,650 square kilometres. The blocks are available for bidding on 22 June 2010 in Cartagena, Colombia. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CO_110522.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CO_110522.asp Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Indonesia’s Directorate General of Oil and Gas (MIGAS) launched the official First Indonesia Petroleum Bidding Round 2011, on 18 May 2011. For this bid round, a total of 20 blocks are being offered with nine blocks under Regular Tender and 11 blocks under Direct Proposal Tender. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_110524.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_110524.asp Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development has announced the sale of 14 parcels in North-western Canada.  The sale area, which totals just over 3 million acres, includes 11 onshore blocks and three offshore blocks. The minimum bid to be considered for all blocks will be $1 million. Each lease will carry a term of nine years consisting of two consecutive periods of five and four years respectively. If the lessee fails to drill at least one exploration or delineation well before the end of the first period the lease will be terminated.  http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_110517.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_110517.asp Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Indonesia’s Directorate General of Oil and Gas (MIGAS) awarded two blocks from the Second Indonesia Petroleum Bidding Round 2010, on 20 May 2011. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_110525.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_110525.asp Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Brazilian National Petroleum Agency (Agência Nacional do Petròleo - ANP) announced the 11th Licensing Round for concession blocks in Brazil on 24 April 2011. The announcement of this round has been expected by the local industry since 2009 and will take place, according the ANP, during the second half of 2011. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BR_110518.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BR_110518.asp Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered 26 new blocks for exploration and production in April 2011. The majority of areas on offer are located in the South, however, the highest level of C1 oil reserves is expected in West Siberia. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_110517.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_110517.asp Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Department of Energy (DOE), on behalf of the Philippines Government has announced that the Fourth Philippine Energy Contracting Round (PECR 4) will be launched in June 2011. Fifteen blocks, covering a total area of approximately 100,339 square kilometres are being offered in the round. The blocks are mainly located in frontier regions and cover an average size of 6,700 square kilometres per block, with the largest covering 9,839 square kilometres, in the East Palawan region. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PH_110511.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PH_110511.asp Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Agência Nacional do Petróleo de São Tomé e Príncipe (National Petroleum Agency, ANP-STP) announced the results of the First São Tomé and Príncipe’s Exclusive Economic Zone (STP EEZ) Licensing Round on 4 May 2011. The First Licensing Round was launched on 2 March 2010 and closed on 15 November 2010. Seven offshore blocks were offered in the round with a total acreage of approximately 37,300 square kilometres. Bids were received from four companies including Afex Global, O.G.Engineering SA, Oranto Petroleum and Overt Energy. All submitted bid were evaluated and underwent necessary due diligence by the São Tomé and Príncipe authorities. Only one application was successful. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ST_110511.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ST_110511.asp Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk ANCAP – Administración Nacional de Combustibles, Alcohol y Portland (National Oil Company of Uruguay) will officially launch the Uruguay Round II at the company's headquarters, in Montevideo in September 2011. Ten to fifteen offshore blocks are estimated to be offered during this round. Since there is an open-door system for onshore blocks in Uruguay, only offshore blocks will be available. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_UY_110520.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_UY_110520.asp Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), has announced a Lease Sale in the Cook Inlet scheduled for 22 June 2011. The sale area encompasses approximately four million acres divided into 815 blocks ranging in size from 640 to 5,760 acres. The majority of leases in this sale area will carry seven year term with a small fraction carrying 10 year lease terms. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_110518.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_110518.asp Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), has announced a Lease Sale on the Alaskan Peninsula scheduled for 22 June 2011. The sale area encompasses approximately 5.8 million acres divided into 1,047 blocks ranging in size from 1,280 to 5,760 acres. All leases in this sale area will carry 10 year terms. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_110517.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_110517.asp Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In April 2011, the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, through the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC), announced that it is inviting companies to bid for a Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) covering the Lake Tanganyika North exploration area (Tender No. PA/031/2010-11/PSA/01).  http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TZ_110419.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TZ_110419.asp Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 24 March 2011, the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and the General Petroleum Corporation (GPC) of Syria announced the opening of an International Bid Round for three offshore blocks. International petroleum companies are invited to explore, develop and produce hydrocarbons under a Production Sharing Contract for the bocks which total 9038 square kilometres. The Blocks I, II and III are all located offshore in the exclusive economic zone of the Syrian Arab Republic in the Mediterranean Sea. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_SY_110411.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_SY_110411.asp Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 1 March 2009, the Ministry of Mines, on behalf of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, launched the Amu Darya Basin Oil Tender 2011 to initiate hydrocarbon exploration in Northern Afghanistan. The blocks offered were: http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AF_110412.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AF_110412.asp Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In September 2010, the Ministry of Energy and Mines, National Agency for Hydrocarbon Resources Valorisation (ALNAFT) announced the launch of the Third National and International Licensing Round. This was the third licensing round run by ALNAFT but the ninth round held in Algeria. Pre-qualified companies were invited to bid across 10 parameters distributed throughout the country, eight of which had not been offered before. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_DZ_110411.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_DZ_110411.asp Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Nova Scotia Department of Energy (NSDOE) has announced the results of the 10-02 Lease Sale. No bids were received. The call for bids, which closed 22 March 2011, featured three onshore parcels totalling roughly 830,000 acres on the north coast of Nova Scotia. The tracts of land straddle the Magdalen and Appalachian Foldbelt basins which hold a relatively high potential for natural gas production. While the area is home to some oil and gas exploration and mineral extraction operations, it remains largely under explored. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_110412.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_110412.asp Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 11 March 2011, the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announced the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2011. The blocks available for application are located in the predefined areas in the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea. With this announcement, prospective blocks for exploration activities in mature areas of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) are being made available to the industry. Awards of the new production licences are planned to take place late 2011 to early 2012. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NO_110412.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NO_110412.asp Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Federal Resources and Energy Minister, Martin Ferguson, announced the official Australia 2011 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release on 11 April 2011. A total of 29 areas are being offered, located across eight basins, in Commonealth waters in the offshore areas of Western Australia, Victoria, the Northern Territory, the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Island and Tasmania. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_110419_1.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_110419_1.asp Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Department of Mines and Petroleum announced the first Western Australia Petroleum Acreage Release of 2011 in April 2011. This bid round sees a total of 10 areas are being offered, as listed below: http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_110419_2.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_110419_2.asp Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk During February and March 2011, the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation have offered 11 new blocks for auction process and four blocks of Federal Significance for competition process. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_110406.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_110406.asp Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Department of Mines and Energy announced the 2011 Queensland Petroleum Acreage Release in April 2011. This is the seventh bid round which has been held in Queensland, offering a total of 19 areas covering approximately 85,000 square kilometres. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_110419_3.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_110419_3.asp Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 17 January 2011, the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announced that it has offered 50 production licences to a total of 39 companies in the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2010. Of the 50 production licences, 31 are located in the North Sea, 17 in the Norwegian Sea and two in the Barents Sea. A total of 22 companies have been offered operatorship and two of these, Edison International Norway and Spring Energy Norway AS, have not previously been operators on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NO_110411.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NO_110411.asp Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MOP&NG), on behalf of the government of India, launched the ninth round under the New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP IX) on 15 October 2010. Submission of bids for the NELP IX Round closed on 28 March 2011, having been extended from 18 March 2011. The NELP IX Round attracted a total of 74 bids for 33 out of the 34 blocks on offer. Of the 15 offshore blocks and 19 onshore blocks, single bids were placed for 10 offshore and 4 onshore blocks respectively. On the other hand, all nine Type-S (area not exceeding 200 square kilometres) blocks received bids with eight blocks receiving multiple bids. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IN_110411.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IN_110411.asp Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 22 December 2010, the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation published the blocks on offer in 2011, listed below. The list includes 203 blocks that officials are going to put up for auction. The majority of areas on offer lie within West Siberia. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_110204.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_110204.asp Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Licensing activity in 2010 shows a slight recession in comparison with 2009. There were a total of 273 auctions held in 2010, which is similar to the number held in 2009. Although a large number of blocks were entered into the auction process only 57 have been awarded in 2010, at the same time the number of cancelled auctions has increased by a quarter. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_110205.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_110205.asp Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) has announced two concurrent lease sales about 300 miles east of the coast of Newfoundland. A total of three tracts in the Jeanne d’ Arc basin will be made available in the sales. Adjacent to the proposed sale areas are a number of current blocks with Exploration and Significant Discovery Licenses. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_110110.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_110110.asp Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 19 December 2010, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan through its organisation, the Natural Resources Authority (NRA) announced the addition of one exploration block to the International 2010 Bid Round. A Production Sharing Agreement is on offer for one additional block, the East Safawi block in North-East Jordan. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_JO_110104.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_JO_110104.asp Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In December 2010, the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered eight new blocks for exploration and production. Below are tables outlining the hydrocarbon reserves levels of each of the blocks on offer. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_110114.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_110114.asp Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 1 December 2010, the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation published a list of blocks offered for geological study at the expense of licensees. The list contains 37 underexplored blocks. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_110115.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_110115.asp Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In November 2010, the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation published a new list of 25 blocks for exploration and production which will soon be available at auction. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_101208.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_101208.asp Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GL_101220.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GL_101220.asp Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In November 2010 Ganoub El Wadi Petroleum Holding Company (Ganope) launched a bid round inviting qualified petroleum exploration companies to bid for Production Sharing Agreements (Egypt Model 2010) for seven onshore blocks in Egypt. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_101113.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_101113.asp Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GB_101109.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GB_101109.asp Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 7 November 2010 the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan through its organisation, the Natural Resources Authority (NRA) announced the International 2010 Bid Round. Production Sharing Agreements are on offer for two blocks, these being the Northern Highlands block in the North-West of Jordan and the Dead Sea Block in the West of Jordan http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_JO_101107.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_JO_101107.asp Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In October 2010, the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation published a new list of 52 blocks for exploration and production which will soon be available at auction. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_101112.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_101112.asp Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 23 November 2010, Indonesia’s Directorate General of Oil and Gas (MIGAS) awarded oil and gas exploration rights on four blocks to several international and local companies. The blocks were awarded through the First Indonesia Petroleum Bidding Round 2010. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_101126.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_101126.asp Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Indonesia’s Directorate General of Oil and Gas (MIGAS) launched the official Second Indonesia Petroleum Bidding Round 2010, on 26 November 2010. For this bid round, a total of 24 blocks are being offered with 17 blocks under Regular Tender and seven blocks under Direct Proposal Tender. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_101124.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_101124.asp Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk South Africa's Petroleum Agency for the Promotion of Petroleum Exploration and Exploitation (Petroleum Agency SA) announced that the Fourth Offshore Licensing Round will open on 15 March 2009. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_YE_101101.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_YE_101101.asp Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Republic of Gabon has cancelled its 10th Licensing Round and will instead enter into direct negotiations with interested parties for the 42 deep and ultra deepwater blocks which were on offer. In a translated speech at the 17th Africa Upstream Conference in Cape Town the Gabonese Minister of Mining, Oil and Hydrocarbons, Julien Nkoghe Bekale, outlined Gabon’s new oil and gas strategy. New legislation is being developed that will include environmental and safety criteria as well as provisions for state participation and increased local content. The legislation will also include adjustments to the tax system to incentivise ultra deepwater exploration. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GA_101119.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GA_101119.asp Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In September 2010, the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation published two lists of blocks on offer, one of blocks for geological study and the other of blocks for exploration and production. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_101013_2.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_101013_2.asp Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ninth Round under the New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP IX) was launched on 15 October 2010, by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MOP&NG) on behalf of the government of India. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IN_101013.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IN_101013.asp Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Instituto Nacional de Petróleos (Institute of National Petroleum, INP) announced the results of the Fourth Onshore Licensing Round on 12 October 2010. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_MZ_101012.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_MZ_101012.asp Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In October 2010 the General Petroleum Company (GPC), the exploration subsidiary of The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), launched an International Bid Round for seven blocks in Egypt. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_101013.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_101013.asp Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_101013.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_101013.asp Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_100915.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_100915.asp Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), has announced the offering of state lands for competitive oil and gas leasing in the Beaufort Sea Areawide (BS 2010A), North Slope Areawide (NS 2010), and North Slope Foothills Areawide (FH 2010) lease sales. The sales will be conducted on October 27, 2010. The North Slope basin, which encompasses the entire sale area, is one of the highest oil and gas producing areas in North America. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_100914.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_100914.asp Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Indonesia’s Directorate General of Oil and Gas (MIGAS) launched a tentative pre-bid round to the Second Indonesia Petroleum First Bidding Round 2010, on 3 September 2010. For this tentative pre-bid round, a total of 14 blocks are being offered with 11 blocks under Regular Tender and three blocks under Direct Proposal Tender. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_100914.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_100914.asp Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In September 2010, the Ministry of Energy and Mines, National Agency for Hydrocarbon Resources Valorisation (ALNAFT) announced the launch of the Third National and International Licensing Round. Information about the licensing round is published by the Ministry of Energy and Mines. Oil companies which are pre-qualified by ALNAFT, as either an operator or investor, have been invited to participate in the round. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_DZ_100906.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_DZ_100906.asp Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 22 August 2010, the Oman Ministry of Oil and Gas launched a Bid Round for three onshore blocks. Expressions of interest have been invited from experienced upstream oil and gas companies, with strong technical and financial credentials, for blocks 39, 66 and 67. Interested companies are to submit their bids to the ministry by 31 October 2010. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_OM_100907.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_OM_100907.asp Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) has announced two concurrent lease sales about 300 miles east of the coast of Newfoundland. A total of three tracts in the Jeanne d’ Arc basin will be made available in the sales. Adjacent to the proposed sale areas are a number of current blocks with Exploration and Significant Discovery Licenses. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_100816.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_100816.asp Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Alaska has announced the results of the 2010 Lease Sale in the eastern portion of the National Petroleum Reserve. Of the 190 tracts offered in the sale, only five received bids, 2.6% of the potential blocks offered. The five blocks which received bids represented an area of roughly 28,444 acres out of a possible 1.8 million acres offered in the sale. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_100816.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_100816.asp Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In May 2010, Russian subsoil agency, Rosnedra, published a list of new blocks on offer. The list includes 34blocks that that will soon be available at auction. The blocks will be auctioned from the middle of August and the auction step well be 10% from a starting payment, as usual. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_100705.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_100705.asp Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 1 July 2010, The National Agency for Mineral Resources (NAMR) announced the results of their 10th Bidding Round, with blocks being awarded to MOL, Chevron, LUKOIL and Melrose Resources amoungst others. These awards are the first following the International Court of Justice’s decision in February 2009 regrading the new maritime border between the Ukraine and Romania. Experts suggest that this area could hold up to 100 billion cubic metres of natural gas and 10 million tonnes of oil. Bids were made for the offshore blocks by Exxon Mobil, OMV Petrom, Romgaz and Repsol but were awarded to two separate consortiums of Lukoil and Vanco, and Melrose Resources and Petromar. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RO_100712.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RO_100712.asp Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 8 August 2009, the Indian Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MOP&NG) re-launched the Eighth Round of New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP VIII) and the Fourth Round of Coal Bed Methane (CBM IV). Submission of bids for the NELP VIII and CBM IV Round closed on 12 October 2009. On the same day, the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) released the provisional results of the rounds. Under the CBM IV Licensing Round, 26 bids were received for eight of the 10 blocks on offer. Contracts for the blocks are yet to be signed. The NELP VIII Licensing Round attracted a total of 76 bids for 36 out of 70 blocks on offer. Although 36 blocks were provisionally awarded, Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) were signed on 30 June for only for 31 blocks. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IN_100702.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IN_100702.asp Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) has announced the NS09-1 Lease Sale of two shallow water blocks located on the Scotian Shelf, with bidding to close on 24 June 2010. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_100710.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_100710.asp Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 23 June 2010, the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announced the 21st Licensing Round which comprises 94 blocks or parts of blocks, six less than it had planned to offer. The blocks are divided between the Norwegian and Barents Seas, of which there are 51 and 43 blocks in each region, respectively. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NO_100702.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NO_100702.asp Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 26 May 2010, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G) finalized the Cook Inlet Areawide Lease Sale. Thirty-eight bids were placed on 36 blocks (onshore and offshore) covering an area of 144,640 acres. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_100607.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_100607.asp Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In May 2010, Russian subsoil agency, Rosnedra, published a list of new blocks on offer. The list includes 25 blocks that that will soon be available at auction. All auctions start at the end of June and the auction step will be 10% from a starting payment. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_100610.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_100610.asp Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 16 June 2010, Minister Conor Lenihan announced the opening of the 2011 Atlantic Margin Licensing Round. This is an invitation for oil and gas exploration companies to apply for new authorisations in Ireland’s Atlantic Margin. This Round is different from previous licensing rounds and is designed to boost the level of exploration activity off the Irish coast. It opens up Ireland’s entire Atlantic seabed for exploration (apart from existing licensed areas) rather than specific basins or blocks. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IE_100602.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IE_100602.asp Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 15 May 2010, Perupetro, Peru's hydrocarbons agency, announced a Bidding Round for 25 onshore blocks. These 25 blocks encompass approximately 11,000 square kilometres located in Marañón, Ucayali, Santiago, Huallaga and Sechura basins. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PE_100615.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PE_100615.asp Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Nova Scotia Department of Energy has announced the sale of roughly 160,000 acres for coal gas exploration in the north-east portion of Cape Breton Island, just off the coast of Nova Scotia. The tract of land lies in the Appalachian Foldbelt which extends south and west along the Eastern Seaboard of the United States and is noted for being very rich in mineral and natural gas deposits. The sale area already contains one coal mine, but the area as a whole has not experienced significant amounts of resource development-extraction in recent years. All leases will carry terms of five years and will include minimum expenditure clauses that will require varying dollar amounts to be spent per acre throughout the term of the lease. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_100612.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_100612.asp Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 20 May 2010, Indonesia’s Directorate General of Oil and Gas (MIGAS) officially launched Indonesia Petroleum First Bidding Round 2010. A total of 18 blocks are being offered in this round, with 12 blocks under Regular Tender and six blocks under Direct Proposal Tender. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_100525.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_100525.asp Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has announced the Lease Sale of two blocks roughly 200 miles off the east coast of Newfoundland. The two tracts, which lie in the Jeanne d’ Arc basin, total over 418,000 acres. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_100517.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_100517.asp Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 14 May 2010, Indonesia’s Directorate General of Oil and Gas (MIGAS) awarded oil and gas exploration rights on 14 blocks to several international and local companies. The blocks were awarded through the Second Indonesia Petroleum Bidding Round 2009. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_100524.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_100524.asp Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 17 March 2010, The Department of the Interior Minerals Management Service (MMS) finalized Lease Sale 213 in the Central Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf. 642 bids were placed on a total of 468 blocks covering an area of 2,484,106.84 acres. 73 of the 77 companies engaged in the bidding process were awarded licences. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_100421.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_100421.asp Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), has announced a Lease Sale in the Cook Inlet scheduled for 26 May 2010 (application period ends 24 May 2010). http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_100416.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_100416.asp Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 24 February 2010, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), finalized the Beaufort Sea Areawide Lease Sale. A total of 18 bids were placed on 18 blocks covering an area of 48,000 acres. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_100415.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_100415.asp Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 1 April 2010, the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and the General Petroleum Corporation (GPC) of Syria announced that eight onshore blocks are to be put on offer in the latest Syrian Bid Round. International oil companies are invited to bid for Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) in order to explore, develop and produce petroleum from blocks numbered III, IV, V, VII, XII, XIV, XVI and XVIII. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_SY_100429.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_SY_100429.asp Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) has announced the NS09-1 Lease Sale of two shallow water blocks located on the Scotian Shelf, with bidding to close on 24 June 2010. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_100416.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CA_100416.asp Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Department of the Interior Minerals Management Service (MMS) has announced a Lease Sale covering portions of the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf on 18 August 2010. The proposed sale offers 3,500 unleased blocks covering roughly 18.8 million acres. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_100420.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_100420.asp Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 17 March 2009, the Ministry of Mines, on behalf of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, launched the First Afghan Hydrocarbon Bidding Round 2009 to initiate hydrocarbon exploration in Northern Afghanistan. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AF_100419.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AF_100419.asp Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 2 March 2010, at the APPEX conference in London, the Agência Nacional do Petróleo de São Tomé e Príncipe (ANP-STP) launched their First Competitive Licensing Round covering the São Tomé and Príncipe’s Exclusive Economic Zone (STP EEZ). The Round had been pre-announced in November 2009 at the 16th Africa Upstream conference in Cape Town. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ST_100310.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ST_100310.asp Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Indonesia’s Directorate General of Oil and Gas (MIGAS) launched a tentative pre-bid round to the First Indonesia Petroleum Bidding Round 2010 on 3 February 2010. For this tentative pre-bid round, a total of 35 blocks are being offered with 19 blocks under Regular Tender and 16 blocks under Direct Proposal Tender. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_100312.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_100312.asp Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 21 August 2009, the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries of Trinidad and Tobago (MEEI) launched the Competitive Bid Round 2009. MEEI will hold separate events for shallow and deepwater block offerings. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TT_100221.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TT_100221.asp Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 14 January 2010, the Ministry of Petroleum & Mineral Resources of Syria announced that seven Syrian onshore oil fields have been put on offer for appraisal and redevelopment. International oil companies are invited to bid for Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) for the fields in the Raqqa Province of Syria. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_SY_100120.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_SY_100120.asp Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 27 January 2010, Energy and Climate Change Minister, Lord Hunt, announced that the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) was inviting applications for licences in the 26th Offshore Licensing Round. This is the first time that blocks have been offered in all regions of the UK, with acreage available in the West of Shetland, Northern North Sea, Central North Sea, Southern North Sea, Irish Sea and Morecambe Bay, West of Hebrides, South West Approaches and the English Channel. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GB_100127.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GB_100127.asp Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Department of the Interior Minerals Management Service (MMS) has proposed an oil and natural gas Lease Sale for Central Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Outer Continental Shelf on 17 March 2010. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_1001.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_1001.asp Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 20 January 2010, New Zealand's Energy and Resources Minister, Gerry Brownlee, announced the opening of bidding for new offshore petroleum exploration permits across the Reinga Basin. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NZ_1001.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NZ_1001.asp Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), will offer state lands for competitive oil and gas leasing in Beaufort Sea Areawide 2010 (BS 2010) oil and gas lease sale on 24 February 2010. Bid opening will begin at 9:00 a.m. local time at the Atwood Building, 550 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 240, Anchorage. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_1001.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_1001.asp Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 9 March 2009 the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announced the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2009. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NO_100119.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NO_100119.asp Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Indonesia's Directorate General of Oil and Gas (MIGAS) launched the Second Indonesia Petroleum Bidding Round of 2009 on 30 November 2009. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_0912.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_0912.asp Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 29 July 2009, the Ministry of Energy and Mines, National Agency for Hydrocarbon Resources Valorisation (ALNAFT) launched the Algerian Second National and International Licensing Round. Companies were invited to bid for acreage across 10 perimeters distributed throughout the country. This was the second licensing round run by the regulatory authority, ALNAFT, and the eighth international round to take place in the country. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_DZ_0912.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_DZ_0912.asp Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos - ANH (Colombian National Agency of Hydrocarbonates) pre-launched the Open Round Colombia 2010 on 15 October 2009. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CO_0912.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_CO_0912.asp Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 17 December 2009 the Federal Subsoil Resources Management Agency of the Russian Federation published the expected list of blocks for 2010. The list includes 228 blocks that are going to be put up for auction in 2010. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_0912.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_0912.asp Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Instituto Nacional de Petróleos (Institute of National Petroleum, INP) announced its Fourth Onshore Licensing Round on 3 November 2009. Seven frontier areas are available, covering a total area of 146,000 square kilometres. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_MZ_0911.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_MZ_0911.asp Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Alaska Department of Natural Resources' (ADNR) Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), offered competitive oil and gas leasing in North Slope Areawide (NS) 2009 and North Slope Foothills Areawide (FH) 2009 Oil and Gas Lease Sales on 28 October 2009. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_0911.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_0911.asp Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In November 2009 the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation (www.mnr.gov.ru) published the list of a further 25 blocks offered for auction in Russia. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_0911.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_0911.asp Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 8 August 2009, the Indian Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MOP&NG) re-launched the Eighth Round of New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP VIII) and the Fourth Round of Coal Bed Methane (CBM IV). http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IN_0910.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IN_0910.asp Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 27 October 2009 the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation published the list of blocks offered for geological study at the expense of licensees. The deadline to submit applications is 28 December 2009. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_0910.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_0910.asp Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The National Agency for Mineral Resources (NAMR) is soon to announce the launch of the 10th internal bid round. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RO_0909.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RO_0909.asp Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation offered 158 blocks for geological study at the expense of licensees in 2009. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_0909.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_0909.asp Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Liberia's Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy (MLME) and the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) announced the opening of their Third Offshore Petroleum Licensing Round on 27 August 2009. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_LR_0909.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_LR_0909.asp Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 8 August 2009, the Indian Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MOP&NG) launched the Eighth Round of New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) and Fourth Round of Coal Bed Methane (CBM-IV). http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IN_0908.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IN_0908.asp Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 11 August 2009 the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation published the list of blocks offered for geological study at the expense of licensees. The deadline to submit applications is 9 October 2009. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_0908.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_0908.asp Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Russian Subsoil Management Agency of the Samara Region announced an auction to be held on 26 August 2009. Under this auction, four hydrocarbon blocks (Baykalskiy, Mnogopolskiy, Padovskiy, and Rudnikovskiy) are offered for 25 years of exploration and production. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_0907.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_0907.asp Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AF_0907.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AF_0907.asp Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 7 January 2008 the Iraqi Oil Ministry (www.oil.gov.iq) announced the highly anticipated First Iraqi Petroleum Licensing Round (www.pcld-iraq.com), more than 30 years after Saddam Hussain nationalised the oil industry within Iraq. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IQ_0907.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_IQ_0907.asp Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and Ganoub El Wadi Petroleum Holding Company (Ganope) (www.ganope.com) are offering oil and gas exploration blocks as part of their latest bid rounds. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_0907.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_0907.asp Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources (MPNR), on behalf of the Government of Pakistan, organized a Petroleum Exploration Promotion Conference (PEPC) in July 2009. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PK_0907.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PK_0907.asp Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 29 July 2009 the Ministry of Energy and Mines, National Agency for Hydrocarbon Resources Valorisation (ALNAFT) announced the launch of the latest national and international licensing round. Information about the Second National and International Licensing Round is published by the Ministry of Energy and Mining http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_DZ_0907.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_DZ_0907.asp Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has scheduled the Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 210 to be held in New Orleans on 19 August 2009. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_0907.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_0907.asp Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), offered lands for competitive oil and gas leasing in the Cook Inlet Areawide 2009 (CI2009) Lease Sale on 20 May 2009. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_0906.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AK_0906.asp Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Russian Subsoil Management Agency invited applications for the Chanatoyskiy block, which lies within the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Area. Under this process the Chanatoyskiy block is offered for 25 years of exploration and production. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_0906.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_0906.asp Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Indonesia's Directorate General of Oil and Gas (MIGAS) launched the First Indonesia Petroleum Bidding Round of 2009 on 4 May 2009. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_0905.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_0905.asp Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 22 April 2009 the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation published the list of blocks offered for geological study at the expense of licensees. The list contains 66 insufficiently explored and unexplored blocks. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_0905.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_0905.asp Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Subsoil Management Department of the North-Western Federal District invited applications for the Korovinskiy block. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_0904.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_0904.asp Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 17 March 2009, the Ministry of Mines, on behalf of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, launched the First Afghan Hydrocarbon Bidding Round 2009 to initiate hydrocarbon exploration in Northern Afghanistan. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AF_0903.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AF_0903.asp Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 9 March 2009 the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy ( www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/oed.html?id=750) announced the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2009. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NO_0903.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NO_0903.asp Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Natural Resources Authority of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Natural Resources Authority www.nra.gov.jo) has announced that a 2009 Licensing Round will open from the 1 March 2009. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_JO_0903.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_JO_0903.asp Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk South Africa's Petroleum Agency for the Promotion of Petroleum Exploration and Exploitation (Petroleum Agency SA) announced that the Fourth Offshore Licensing Round will open on 15 March 2009. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ZA_0903.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ZA_0903.asp Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Subsoil Management Agency of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Area announced an auction to be held on 14 May 2009. Under this auction, six hydrocarbon blocks (Vostochno-Varyngskiy, Vostochno-Gribnoy, Sabunskiy 40, Severo-Tyumenskiy 1, Sote-Yuganskiy, and Shukhtungortskiy) are offered for 25 years of exploration and production. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_0903.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_RU_0903.asp Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The United States Department of the Interior Minerals Management Service (MMS) held the Central Gulf of Mexico (CGOM) Lease Sale 208 on 18 March 2009, in downtown New Orleans, Louisiana. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_0903.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_US_0903.asp Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Paul Jolloway, announced the opening of bidding for new onshore petroleum exploration permits across the Eromanga/Cooper Basin on 6 February 2009. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_0902.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AU_0902.asp Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 18 December 2009 the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announced that it is offering a total of 34 production licences under the Awards in Predefined Areas 2008 (APA 2008). http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NO_0812.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NO_0812.asp Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk New Zealand's Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee announced the opening of bidding for new offshore petroleum exploration permits across the Northland and Raukumara basins on 10 December 2008. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NZ_0812.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NZ_0812.asp Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 13 December 2008 bids were submitted for the highly anticipated Algerian Seventh Licensing Round. This is the seventh licensing round to have taken place in Algeria since 2000. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_DZ_0812.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_DZ_0812.asp Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Indonesia's Directorate General of Oil and Gas (MIGAS) launched the Second Indonesia Petroleum Bidding Round of 2008 on 17 October 2008. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_0811.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_0811.asp Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 12 November 2008 Energy Minister, Mike O'Brien, announced 171 new licences, covering 257 blocks and part-blocks, were being offered to 100 companies under the 25th Offshore Licensing Round. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GB_0811.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GB_0811.asp Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Indonesia's Directorate General of Oil and Gas (MIGAS www.migas-indonesia.com) launched the First Indonesia Petroleum Bidding Round 2008 on 29May 2008. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_0810.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_0810.asp Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 18 September 2008 Brazil's hydrocarbons regulator, the Agência Nacional do Petròleo (ANP), offered 130 onshore blocks in the 10th Licensing Round covering 70,370 square kilometres in seven basins: Sergipe-Alagoas, Amazonas, Parana, Potiguar, Parecis, Reconcavo and Sao Francisco. The licensing round is scheduled to be completed by 18 December 2008. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BR_0810.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_BR_0810.asp Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 7 September 2008, the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) launched the 2008 International Bid Round. The Bid Round includes seven exploration blocks which are all located in the Mediterranean SeaBasin in Egypt. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_0809.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_EG_0809.asp Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 14 July 2008 Algeria launched the highly anticipated Seventh International Exploration and Production Licensing Round. Pre-qualified candidates are invited to bid for acreage across 16 zones containing. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_DZ_0807.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_DZ_0807.asp Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 11 July 2008 the Minister of Fishery and Natural Resources invited interested companies to apply for hydrocarbon exploration licences under the Third Faroese Licensing Round. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_FO_0807.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_FO_0807.asp Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk The Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, the government agency in Trinidad and Tobago, announced that it is offering a total of five offshore blocks. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TT_0806.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_TT_0806.asp Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk In June 2008 the Formosa Province issued a decree starting an International Hydrocarbons Exploration Round offering three areas: Comandante Fontana, Pirané and Yacimiento Norte 3 Fracción B. The bidding rules were set on 23 June 2008 and the deadline for submitted offers will be on 8 September 2008. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AR_0806.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_AR_0806.asp Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 6 May 2008 the Perupetro (Private Law State Company responsible for promoting the investment of hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation activities in the country) announced the 2008 Bidding Round. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PE_0806.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_PE_0806.asp Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 6 June 2008 BERR announced that 193 applications had been made by a total of 131 companies for licences in the 25th Offshore Licensing Round. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GB_0806.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GB_0806.asp Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 28 May 2008 the Department of Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) announced that it was offering 93 new licences, to 54 companies, under the 13th Onshore Licensing Round. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GB_ON_0806.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_GB_ON_0806.asp Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 1 May 2007, the Sri Lankan Ministry of Petroleum and Petroleum Resources Development launched the Mannar Basin Bid Round to initiate oil exploration in Sri Lanka's north-western coast. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_LK_0806.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_LK_0806.asp Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk Indonesia's Directorate General of Oil and Gas (MIGAS) launched the First Indonesia Petroleum Bidding Round 2008 on 29 May 2008. http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_0806.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_ID_0806.asp Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte psg@deloitte.co.uk On 8 February 2008 the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announced that it is offering a total of 52 licences under the Awards in Predefined Areas 2007 (APA 2007). http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NO_0802.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds_NO_0802.asp Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT Petroleum Services at Deloitte http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/NewsLicensingRounds.asp http://www.psg.deloitte.com/images/Deloitte_Logo_WhiteBG.gif