The First Afghan Hydrocarbon Bidding Round
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read moreDate: April 14, 2010
Afghanistan Ministry of Mines Rejects the Kashkari Oil Block Tender
The Afghan Ministry of Mines has rejected Orient Petroleum International’s bid, filed in Afghanistan’s First Hydrocarbon Bidding Round, opened at the Ministry of Mines in Kabul on February 23, 2010. The bid from Orient Petroleum International was the only offer received and the evaluation committee voted unanimously to reject the bid.
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, represented by the Ministry of Mines, would like to thank all of the participants in the tender for their interest in the development of Afghanistan’s Hydrocarbon resources.
His Excellency Minister of Mines Wahidullah Shahrani said he "will be meeting with oil and gas companies; national oil companies; international consultants; and the official trade delegations of other countries to discuss not only Afghanistan’s hydrocarbons potentials, but also to introduce the potential and development opportunities of Afghanistan's rich mineral resources".
Date: February 11, 2010
Bid Opening Schedule Update
Please be advised that the opening of Orient Petroleum International’s bid, filed in Afghanistan’s First Hydrocarbon Bidding Round, will take place at the Ministry of Mines in Kabul on February 23, 2010 at 10:30 am.
Date: November 26, 2009 (updated on December 16, 2009)
News update from the Ministry of Mines, Kabul
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, represented by the Ministry of Mines, is pleased to announce that it has received one bid for the Kashkari (Oil) block offered in the First Afghan Hydrocarbon Bidding Round. This bid was submitted by Orient Petroleum International Inc. ("OPII") on November 15, 2009. No bid was received for the Jangalikalan (Gas) and Juma-Bashikurd (Gas) blocks.
The opening of the bid submitted by OPII is expected to be carried out in a public ceremony after the announcement of the new Cabinet, in the presence of all bid evaluation committee members. The evaluation of the bid will immediately follow and the announcement of the bidding results is expected 14 working days following the opening of the bid.
Date: November 12, 2009
After further pre-qualification documentation verification and in accordance with Articles 10 and 17 of the Terms of Reference, the Ministry of Mines has disqualified Redwood Petroleum Co. Ltd from bidding in the First Afghan Hydrocarbon Bidding Round.
Date: September 15, 2009
News update from the Ministry
of Mines, Kabul
Afghan
Hydrocarbon bid deadline extended
As several
potential bidders have indicated that they will need more time to evaluate the
potential of the blocks on offer, the Ministry of Mines has decided to extend
the bid deadline of the First Afghan Hydrocarbon Bidding Round to 15 November
2009. Further information will be posted on the web site www.afghanistanpetroleum.com.
On the basis of further information and documents received, the Ministry of Mines’ decision 28 June 2009 related to Nations Petroleum is amended and Nations Petroleum is qualified to bid for the Jangalikalan, Juma-Bashikurd and Kashkari blocks on offer during this First Afghan Bidding Round. The list of pre-qualified companies is updated as follows:
Addax Petroleum
Nations Petroleum
Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL)
ORIENT PETROLEUM INTERNATIONAL INC's (OPII)
Redwood Petroleum Co, Ltd
Sinochem Petroleum Exploration & Production Co. Ltd.
TOTAL Exploration & Production
Turkiye Petrolleri A.O. Genel Mudurlugu (TPAO)
Of the eleven companies that have submitted EOIs, seven are pre-qualified to bid in the First Afghan Hydrocarbon Bidding Round
A committee was formed by the Ministry of Mines to review the eleven Expressions of Interests (EOI) submitted before the June 15, 2009 deadline. The committee focused in particular on the financial standing, the average daily operated production and the experience in dealing with gas containing high H2S (sour gas) for each of these companies.
The following companies are qualified to bid for the Jangalikalan, Juma-Bashikurd and Kashkari blocks on offer during this First Afghan Bidding Round:
Addax Petroleum
Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL)
ORIENT PETROLEUM INTERNATIONAL INC's (OPII)
Redwood Petroleum Co, Ltd
Sinochem Petroleum Exploration & Production Co. Ltd.
TOTAL Exploration & Production
Turkiye Petrolleri A.O. Genel Mudurlugu (TPAO)
The following companies do not pre-qualify to bid during this First Afghan Hydrocarbon Bidding Round:
AfghCana Energy (Asia) Corp. ("AfghCana")
CALIK ENERJI
Ghazanfar Group Co Ltd
Zurmat Group of Companies Nations Petroleum Calgary Canada
The pre-qualified companies are required to keep the MoM informed of any material change that may affect their pre-qualifications. The MoM reserves the right to change the pre-qualification status of any company based on the occurrence of any event, or the availability of any new or previously undisclosed information, that may affect a company's ability to perform its contractual commitments should it be awarded one or more blocks in Afghanistan.
Eleven companies submitted Expression of Interests (EOI)
Eleven companies from eight different countries submitted EOI before the June 15, 2009 deadline. A list of pre-qualified companies will be announced by the Ministry of Mines on July 01, 2009. A copy of the minutes of the official document listing the 11 companies can be reviewed in the Documents section of this web site (https://www.afghanistanpetroleum.com/documents.php?cat=1).
List of companies (in alphabetical order):
Addax Petroleum - New Ventures
AfghCana Energy (Asia) Corp. (“AfghCana”)
CALIK ENERJI
Ghazanfar Group Co Ltd
Oil & Gas Development Company Limited
ORIENT PETROLEUM INTERNATIONAL INC’s (“OPII”)
Redwood Petroleum Co, Ltd
Sinochem Petroleum Exploration &Production Co. Ltd.
TOTAL Exploration & Production
Turkiye Petrolleri A.O. Genel Mudurlugu
Zurmat Group of Companies Nations Petroleum Calgary, Canada
Public opening of pre-qualification applications:
Pre-qualification applications shall be opened by the Ministry of Mines on 15 June 2009 at 1400 hrs during a public procedure. The applicants themselves, or their respective authorized representatives are welcome to attend the proceedings. However, attendance at the proceedings is voluntary and the evaluation of the applicants for pre-qualification shall not be affected by whether of not a party has been present during this procedure. The Ministry of Mines should be notified in advanced of the names of any representatives who wish to be present at the opening of applications.
The Ministry of Mines will ensure that minutes are kept of the opening proceedings. The names and addresses of all applicants or authorized representatives present will be recorded in the minutes to be signed by the representatives of the Ministry of Mines and all applicants or authorized representatives present.
The minutes will, on request, be available for applicants after the application has been considered. The minutes will be prepared and disclosed in such manner that avoids disclosure of confidential commercial information.
Announcement Of The First Afghan Hydrocarbon Bidding Round 2009
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, represented by the Ministry of Mines, is pleased to announce that it has initiated the process that will lead to the Bidding Round for the award of Exploration and Production Sharing Contracts for Hydrocarbon Operations in the following blocks in Northern Afghanistan:
• Jangalikalan (Gas)
• Juma-Bashikurd (Gas)
• Kashkari (Oil)