The Angola 2020 Onshore Bid Round will officially open in January 2021, with nine (9) blocks placed on offer in the Lower Congo and Kwanza Basins.

Last year, the National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG) awarded Blocks 27, 28 and 29 offshore in the deep-water Namibe Basin, but the bidding plans for this year has been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Angola’s International Competitive Bid Round for oil and gas licenses that was announced in 2019 is a scheduled offering for onshore and offshore between 2019-2025.

The blocks on offer are CON1, CON 5, CON 6, KON 5, KON 6, KON 8, KON 9, KON 17 & KON 20, located in the Lower Congo Basin and the Terrestrial Kwanza Basin. Bids must be submitted by March 10^th 2021.

Data available includes 2D seismic coverage of the Lower Congo Basin, a recently updated Geological Map and Database of the Onshore Kwanza Basin and a compilation of recent aeromagnetic data covering the Transition Zone and Shallow Waters of the Lower Congo and Kwanza Basins.