GlobalData’s latest report, 'Q3 2017 Global Bid Round Outlook – Lebanon to Close Delayed 1st Offshore Round as Indonesia Tests New Regime', shows that globally, 13 bid rounds are due to close in the third quarter of 2017 – four rounds in Indonesia, two bid rounds in Mexico, one round each in the US, Norway, New Zealand, Argentina, Lebanon, China and Brazil. These include:

  • Round 2 – Onshore Exploration (R02-L02 / 2016), Mexico
  • Round 2 – Onshore Exploration (R02-L03 / 2016), Mexico
  • Lease Sale 249, US
  • APA 2017, Norway
  • 2017 Block Offer, New Zealand
  • 2017 Unconventional Direct Proposal Tender Round, Indonesia
  • Licensing Round 5 – Province of Neuquen, Argentina
  • 1st Offshore Licensing Round, Lebanon
  • 2017 Open Blocks, China
  • 2017 Conventional Direct Proposal Tender Round, Indonesia
  • 2017 Unconventional Regular Tender Round, Indonesia
  • 2017 Conventional Regular Tender Round, Indonesia
  • 14th Bidding Round, Brazil

Image: Blocks on Offer by Bid Round and Terrain. Courtesy: GlobalData