Open Acreage

Licensing Policy (OALP)

Bid Rounds

Opportunities Under

Liberalized Policy Regime

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Government of India

Directorate General of Hydrocarbons

Spread of blocks under OALP Bid Rounds (Total Acreage*: 1,56,579 sq. km.)

*Acreage under OALP Bid Round V is yet to be awarded

OCT 2018

JUL 2019

JUL 2019 JAN 2020

OALP Bid Round-II

• Sedimentary Basins: 7

• Blocks Awarded: 14

• Total Block Area: 29,233 sq.km

OALP Bid Round-III

• Sedimentary Basins: 10

• Blocks Awarded: 18

• Total Block Area: 29,765 sq.km

OALP Bid Round-IV

• Sedimentary Basins: 3

• Blocks Awarded: 7

• Total Block Area:

18,510 sq.km

OALP Bid Round-V

• Sedimentary Basins: 8

• Blocks to be awarded: 11

• Total Block Area: 19,789

sq.km

AUG 2020(Tentative)

OALP Bid Round-I• Sedimentary Basins: 11

• Blocks Awarded: 55

• Total Block Area: 59,282 sq.km

Journey of OALP Bid Rounds94 blocks awarded and 11 blocks to be awarded under OALP Bid Round - V

CURRENT EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EoI) thSUBMISSION WINDOW IS OPEN TILL 30 NOV 2020

ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES

Saurashtra3

Mumbai Offshore5

Andaman 2

Cauvery 2

Kerala Konkan 1

Krishna Godavari 1

Kutch 3

Basin wise and area wise distribution of blocks (OALP Bid Round I-V)*

Assam ArakanFold Belt

Bengal Purnea

Cauvery

Ganga

Himalyan Foreland

Krishna Godavari

Kutch

Mahanadi

Rajasthan

Vindhyan

16

3

17 4

1

1

5

2

5

14

5

Cambay

ONLAND

83No. of blocks

Mahanadi

*Blocks under OALP Bid Round V yet to be awarded

1

Krishna Godavari 1

Mahanadi1

Cauvery1

Krishna Godavari 1

Shallow Water

18

No. of blocksUltra-Deep Water

2

No. of blocks

No. of blocks

Deep Water

2

Assam Shelf

10

OFFSHORE

22No. of blocks

OALP Bid Round - I

16%

13%

9%

16%

6%

17%

9%

6%3%

1%

Assam Shelf

Cambay

Cauvery

Krishna Godavari

Mumbai Offshore

Rajasthan

Kutch

Saurashtra

Ganga

Himalyan Foreland

Category I

81%

47,848 Sq. Km.

Category II8,952

Sq. Km.

Category III2,483

Sq. Km.

15%

4%

(Area %/ Basin)

OALP Bid Round - II

Category I3,438 Sq. Km.

12%

88%

Category II25,795 Sq. Km.

2% Cauvery

5% Krishna Godavari

1% Rajasthan

32% Andaman

4%Cambay

47%Mahanadi

9%Kutch

4%Assam ArakanFold Belt

Basin wise area % of OALP Bid Rounds

OALP Bid Round - III

Category I

18,986Sq. Km.

64%

16%

Category II

4,791 Sq. Km.

1%

Assam Arakan Fold Belt

4%Cambay

6%Cauvery

10%Krishna Godavari

20%Mumbai Offshore

16%

10%

8%

12%

Mahanadi

Rajasthan

Bengal Purnea

Kerala Konkan

OALP Bid Round - IV

*To be Awarded

Vindhyan

Bengal Purnea

Rajasthan

Category I

2,118 Sq. Km.

Category II

13,260 Sq. Km.

Category III3,130 Sq. Km.

17% 11%

72%

11%Mumbai

Offshore

17% Rajasthan

19%Assam Shelf

1%Cambay

21%Cauvery

Category I

13,506Sq. Km.

68%16%

16%

Category II

3,114Sq. Km.

Category III

3,169Sq. Km.

8% Kutch

7% Saurashtra

16%

Bengal PurneaOALP Bid Round - V*

17% 11%

72%

(Area %/ Basin)

Assam Shelf

13%

20%

Category III

5,987Sq. Km.

Basin wise area % of OALP Bid Rounds

BID EVALUATION CRITERIACategory I and CBM Blocks - More Weightage to Work Programme

Originator Incentive*

Work Programme

%Revenue Share

PARAMETER SCORE DESCRIPTION

05

65

30

• Available to the EoI submitting party

• Seismic Survey – 20% (13 Marks)

• No. of Exploratory Wells – 80% (52 Marks)

• Revenue share to the Government at LRP and # HRP (Lower/Higher Revenue Point)

A. Exclusive Work Programme based Bidding

#Quote at HRP capped at 50%

*On first come first serve basis

Blocks in Category - II & III Basins

Originator Incentive*

Work Programme

PARAMETER SCORE DESCRIPTION

05

95

• Available to the EoI submitting party

• Seismic Survey – 20% (19 Marks)

• No. of Exploratory Wells – 80% (76 Marks)

Revenue (Net of Royalty & taxes on sales)

(in billion USD) in a Financial YearGoI Share (%)

Up to 2.5 Nil

>2.5 <=5.00 10%

>5.00 <=10.00 30%

>10 50%

B. Revenue Sharing at predetermined rates if annual revenue crosses USD 2.5 billion i.e. “Windfall Gain”

CBM Blocks

• No. of Core Holes – 35 Marks

• No. of Test Wells – 30 Marks

Blocks in Category I Basins

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Facilitation Desk

Registration using PAN (Indian) and CIN or equivalent

(Foreign)

Bid Opening & Bid Evaluation

Category-I

Category-II & III

PAN: Permanent Account Number

CIN : Company Identification Number

CWP: Committed Work Programme

LRP : Lower Revenue Point

HRP: Higher Revenue Point

E-BIDDING PROCESS

Fulfilment of Qualification Criteria both Financial and

Technical

Bidding Parameter CWP only

Preview and Submission

of Bid

Provision to revise or change your Bid before

Bid Closing date

Formation of Consortium

Award of Blocks

OALP FACILITATORS

Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (Government of India)

Directorate General of Hydrocarbons

DGH INDIA @DGHIndiaDGH India DGH India

Website: www.dghindia.gov.inPhone: 0120-2472000 | Fax: 0120-2472049

Bidding Parameter(i) CWP

(ii) Revenue Share to the Govt. at

#LRP & HRP

#Quote at HRP capped at 50%