hydrocarbon exploration licensing round

C18973
concept

A hydrocarbon exploration licensing round is a formal, time-bound process in which a government offers defined areas or blocks for companies to bid on rights to explore for and potentially produce oil and gas resources.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Norwegian petroleum licensing regime 1
offshore oil and gas leasing program 1
petroleum licensing round system 1

Instances (3)

Instance Via concept surface
U.S. Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas program offshore oil and gas leasing program
Norwegian petroleum licensing rounds
APA petroleum licensing round system