Call for Bids Launched for Offshore Blocks in Eastern Newfoundland

Friday, June 12, 2020

The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has issued a Call for Bids for Exploration Licenses in the Eastern Newfoundland Region.

Call for Bids NL20-CFB01 (Exploration Licences, Eastern Newfoundland Region) consists of 17 parcels and a total of 4,170,509 hectares.

Interested parties will have until 12:00 p.m. NST on November 4, 2020, to submit sealed bids for the parcels offered.

The sole criterion for selecting a winning bid will be the total amount of money the bidder commits to spend on exploration of the parcel during Period I (the first period of a nine-year license). 

The minimum bid for the parcels offered is $10,000,000 in work commitments.

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