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Q2 2019 Global Bid Round Outlook - Americas Becoming a Licensing Hotspot

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  • 202 Pages
  • May 2019
  • Region: Global, Latin America, North America
  • GlobalData
  • ID: 4772344
Q2 2019 Global Bid Round Outlook - Americas Becoming a Licensing Hotspot

Summary

Over 40 licensing rounds are open globally with 19 scheduled to close in the quarter. An additional 15 licensing opportunities are planned to open in Q2 2019 and looking ahead, 60 more rounds are potentially in the pipeline. Licensing opportunities are increasing in the Americas as Brazil, Canada, and the US launch licensing rounds scheduled to close within 2019.

Brazil’s Transfer of Rights Production Sharing Round is open and is expected to generate substantial interest, offering significant discovered pre-salt volumes. In addition, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and the US are planning to launch further licensing rounds.

Following Lease Sale 252 in March 2019, which yielded more than US$244 million in high bids with 30 companies participating, the Federal Government is holding Lease Sale 253 in the OCS, and the Alaskan government is promoting two further rounds.

Africa continues to offer the most open and upcoming licensing opportunities. This quarter, Ghana’s First Licensing Round and the Republic of Congo’s, Congo Licensing Round Phase II 2018-2019 are scheduled to close. Angola will host a significant portion of the upcoming licensing activity in Africa. In February 2019, the country announced its 2019-2025 licensing strategy, which includes a mix of licensing rounds and direct negotiations. The first round will launch in June 2019 offering ten blocks.

Meanwhile in Asia, notable activity includes the revision of India’s licensing policy for the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) Bid Round-IV onwards. In Europe, the UK and Faroe Islands will hold parallel rounds for acreage located between the Faroe Islands and the West of Shetland. While in the Former Soviet Union, Ukraine continues a series of licensing rounds, including acreage in the Black Sea.

More details can be found from the latest research report "Q2 2019 Global Bid Round Outlook - Americas Becoming a Licensing Hotspot".

Scope
  • Provides an overview of global bid rounds for 2019

  • Information on each bid round due to close in Q2 2019 by region and country

  • Upcoming open bid rounds by region and country

  • Information on recent exploration and licensing history of countries of bid rounds wherever available

  • State take comparison with regional peers for the bid rounds.


Reasons to Buy
  • Obtain the most up to date information available on global bid rounds

  • Gain insight on bid rounds and blocks on offer by country and region

  • Keep abreast of licensing history in countries where bid rounds are open or due to close

  • Facilitate decision making on the basis of strong data on global bid rounds.

Table of Contents

1 Table of Contents
1.1. List of Tables
1.2. List of Figures

2. Key Highlights & Trends

3. Global Bid Round Summary
3.1. Global Bid Round Activity - 2019
3.2. Open Bid Rounds
3.3. Upcoming Bid Rounds

4. Q2 2019 Bid Round Overview
4.1. Rounds Closing this Quarter
4.2. Rounds Opening this Quarter

5. Africa
5.1. Q2 2019 Closing Bid Rounds
5.2. Q2 2019 Open Bid Rounds
5.3. Upcoming Bid Rounds

6. Asia
6.1. Q2 2019 Closing Bid Rounds
6.2. Q2 2019 Open Bid Rounds
6.3. Upcoming Bid Rounds

7. Caribbean
7.1. Q2 2019 Closing Bid Rounds
7.2. Q2 2019 Open Bid Rounds
7.3. Upcoming Bid Rounds

8. Europe
8.1. Q2 2019 Closing Bid Rounds
8.2. Q2 2019 Open Bid Rounds
8.3. Upcoming Bid Rounds

9. Former Soviet Union
9.1. Q2 2019 Closing Bid Rounds
9.2. Upcoming Bid Rounds

10. Middle East
10.1. Q2 2019 Closing Bid Rounds
10.2. Q2 2019 Open Bid Rounds
10.3. Upcoming Bid Rounds

11. North America
11.1. Q2 2019 Closing Bid Rounds
11.2. Q2 2019 Open Bid Rounds
11.3. Upcoming Bid Rounds

12. Oceania
12.1. Upcoming Bid Rounds

13. South America
13.1. Q2 2019 Open Bid Rounds
13.2. Upcoming Bid Rounds

14. Appendix
14.1. Methodology
14.2. Contact Us
14.3. Disclaimer

List of Tables
  • Table 1: Global, Open and Upcoming Bid Rounds by Region and Bid Due Date

  • Table 2: Q2 2019 Closing Bid Rounds Overview

  • Table 3: Q2 2019 Upcoming Bid Rounds Overview

  • Table 4: Africa, Closing Bid Rounds, Arranged by Bid Due Date

  • Table 5: First Licensing Round 2018 Overview

  • Table 6: Ghana, Recent Exploration Wells

  • Table 7: Congo License Round Phase II 2018-2019 Overview

  • Table 8: Congo Republic, Recent Exploration Wells

  • Table 9: Africa, Open Bid Rounds, Arranged By Bid Due Date

  • Table 10: Ganope Offshore Red Sea International Bid Round 2019, Overview

  • Table 11: Egypt, Recent Exploration Wells

  • Table 12: 2019 Licensing Round, Overview

  • Table 13: Equatorial Guinea, Recent Exploration Wells

  • Table 14: 12th Gabon Shallow and Deep Water Bid Round Overview

  • Table 15: Gabon, Recent Exploration Wells:

  • Table 16: Somalia Offshore 2019 License Round Overview

  • Table 17: Somalia, Recent Exploration Wells

  • Table 18: Cameroon 2019 License Round Overview

  • Table 19: Cameroon, Recent Exploration Wells

  • Table 20: Offshore Licensing Round 2018-19 Overview

  • Table 21: Madagascar, Recent Exploration Wells

  • Table 22: Africa, Upcoming Bid Rounds

  • Table 23: Asia, Closing Bid Rounds, Arranged by Bid Due Date

  • Table 24: 2019 Conventional Oil and Gas Bidding First Round (Exploration) Blocks

  • Table 25: Indonesia, Recent Exploration Wells

  • Table 26: 2019 Conventional Oil and Gas Bidding First Round (Production) Blocks

  • Table 27: Indonesia, Recent Exploration Wells

  • Table 28: Petronas Licensing Round 2019 Overview

  • Table 29: International Bid Round 2019 (Block M2) Overview

  • Table 30: Hydrocarbon Exploration & Licensing Policy (HELP) - OALP Bid Round-II Overview

  • Table 31: India, Recent Exploration Wells

  • Table 32: Hydrocarbon Exploration & Licensing Policy (HELP) - OALP Bid Round-III Blocks

  • Table 33: India, Recent Exploration Wells

  • Table 34: Asia, Open Bid Rounds, Arranged By Bid Due Date

  • Table 35: 2018 Offshore Bidding Round Overview

  • Table 36: Philippine Conventional Energy Contracting Programme (PCECP) Round Blocks

  • Table 37: Philippines, Recent Exploration Wells

  • Table 38: Asia, Upcoming Bid Rounds

  • Table 39: Caribbean, Closing Bid Rounds, Arranged By Bid Due Date

  • Table 40: Shallow water Competitive Bid Round 2018 Overview

  • Table 41: Trinidad and Tobago, Recent Exploration Wells

  • Table 42: Caribbean, Open Bid Rounds, Arranged By Bid Due Date

  • Table 43: Caribbean, Upcoming Bid Rounds

  • Table 44: Europe, Closing Bid Rounds, Arranged By Bid Due Date

  • Table 45: 2018 Licensing Round 3 Overview

  • Table 46: Poland, Recent Exploration Wells

  • Table 47: 31st Supplementary Offshore Bid Round Overview

  • Table 48: 2nd Onshore Licensing Round Overview

  • Table 49: Croatia, Recent Exploration Wells

  • Table 50: Europe, Open Bid Rounds, Arranged By Bid Due Date

  • Table 51: 3rd Onshore Licensing Round

  • Table 52: Croatia, Recent Exploration Wells

  • Table 53: Europe, Upcoming Bid Rounds

  • Table 54: Former Soviet Union, Closing Bid Rounds, Arranged By Bid Due Date

  • Table 55: 2019 Open International Tender Overview

  • Table 56: Georgia, Recent Exploration Wells

  • Table 57: Second Electronic Auction Round 2019, Overview

  • Table 58: Ukraine, Recent Exploration Wells

  • Table 59: PSA Tender Round 2019, Overview

  • Table 60: Ukraine, Recent Exploration Wells


List of Figures
  • Figure 1: Global Bid Round Activity

  • Figure 2: Global Open Bid Rounds

  • Figure 3: Global Upcoming Bid Rounds

  • Figure 4: Q2 2019 Closing Bid Rounds

  • Figure 5: Q2 2019 Closing Bid Rounds: Blocks on Offer by Bid Round and Terrain

  • Figure 6: Q2 2019 Closing Bid Rounds: Blocks on Offer by Terrain and Country

  • Figure 7: Q2 2019 Closing Bid Rounds: State Take Comparison of Countries

  • Figure 8: Q2 2019 Upcoming Bid Rounds

  • Figure 9: Q2 2019 Upcoming Bid Rounds: Blocks on Offer by Bid Round and Terrain

  • Figure 10: Q2 2019 Upcoming Bid Rounds: Blocks on Offer by Terrain and Country

  • Figure 11: Q2 2019 Upcoming Bid Rounds: State Take Comparison of Countries

  • Figure 12: Ghana, Map of First Licensing Round 2018

  • Figure 13: Ghana, State Take Comparison - Regional Peers

  • Figure 14: Ghana, Licensed Blocks By Company

  • Figure 15: Ghana, Basin Creaming Curve

  • Figure 16: Congo Republic, Map of Congo License Round Phase II 2018-2019

  • Figure 17: Congo Republic, State Take Comparison - Regional Peers

  • Figure 18: Congo Republic, Recent Bid Round Results*

  • Figure 19: Congo Republic, Licensed Blocks By Company

  • Figure 20: Congo Republic, Basin Creaming Curve

  • Figure 21: Egypt, Map of Ganope Offshore Red Sea International Bid Round 2019

  • Figure 22: Egypt, State Take Comparison - Regional Peers

  • Figure 23: Egypt, Recent Bid Round Results*

  • Figure 24: Egypt, Licensed Blocks By Company

  • Figure 25: Equatorial Guinea, Map of 2019 Licensing Round

  • Figure 26: Equatorial Guinea, State Take Comparison - Regional Peers

  • Figure 27: Equatorial Guinea, Recent Bid Round Results*

  • Figure 28: Equatorial Guinea, Licensed Blocks By Company

  • Figure 29: Equatorial Guinea, Basin Creaming Curve

  • Figure 30: Gabon, Map of 12th Gabon Shallow and Deep Water Licensing Round

  • Figure 31: Gabon, State Take Comparison - Regional Peers

  • Figure 32: Gabon, Recent Bid Round Results*

  • Figure 33: Gabon, Licensed Blocks By Company

  • Figure 34: Gabon, Basin Creaming Curve

  • Figure 35: Somalia, Map of Somalia Offshore 2019 License Round

  • Figure 36: Somalia, Recent Bid Round Results*

  • Figure 37: Somalia, Licensed Blocks By Company

  • Figure 38: Cameroon, Map of Round 2019

  • Figure 39: Cameroon, State Take Comparison - Regional Peers

  • Figure 40: Cameroon, Recent Bid Round Results*

  • Figure 41: Cameroon, Licensed Blocks By Company

  • Figure 42: Cameroon, Basin Creaming Curve

  • Figure 43: Madagascar, Map of Offshore Licensing Round 2018-19

  • Figure 44: Madagascar, State Take Comparison - Regional Peers

  • Figure 45: Madagascar, Recent Bid Round Results*

  • Figure 46: Madagascar, Licensed Blocks By Company

  • Figure 47: Indonesia, 2019 Conventional Oil and Gas Bidding First Round (Exploration)

  • Figure 48: Indonesia, State Take Comparison - Regional Peers

  • Figure 49: Indonesia, Recent Bid Round Results*

  • Figure 50: Indonesia, Licensed Blocks By Company