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Upstream licensing in brief
*Please note that this report only includes an Excel data file if this is indicated in "What's included" below
Report summary
Welcome to the Upstream licensing in brief where we bring you rapid, responsive opinion and analysis on the key events in upstream licensing. The report provides rolling coverage of events, combined with data, analysis and opinion from our Exploration and Fiscal experts. We cover licence awards, round announcements and key changes to policy affecting licensing. You can bookmark this report for regular updates.
Table of contents
- Greece opens bidding for deepwater blocks following Chevron interest
- Norway largest-ever APA and parliament push for a 26th round
- Two new upstream entrants as Indonesia awards five offshore blocks
- India awards blocks, launches new rounds
- PetroVietnam offers three offshore blocks in 2025 Bid Round
- Xinjiang new exploration push: Nine blocks up for grabs
- Kazakhstan to auction 11 onshore blocks in May
- Pakistan opens bidding for 71 blocks
- Malaysia Launches Bid Round with new frontier basins
- India’s DGH releases giant OALP 10th Bid Round
- Brunei launches new offshore licensing round
- Strong interest for Norway’s APA 2024 licensing round
- 108 more item(s)...
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Greece exploration licenses by operator and Chevrons wider East med positions
- Source: Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources
- Indonesia 2024 2nd Licensing Round
- Figure - 1: Location map of fields on offer in DSF Round-IV
- Map of blocks offered under VBR 2025
- May 2025 auction
- Onshore blocks
- Offshore blocks
- Map of Opportunities on Offer for the 2025 Bid Round
- Map of blocks offered under OALP Bid Round-X
- Map of two available blocks
- APA 2024: awarded licences by operator and commitment wells
- 106 more item(s)...
What's included
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