Deepsea oil exploration faces bidding delays; OALP-X, XI deadline extended to December 10
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- ✓The Indian government extended the bidding deadline for deepwater oil and gas blocks under OALP-X and XI to December 10.
- ✓This seventh delay for OALP-X shows the struggle to attract investment.
- ✓Many investors now use the extra time to evaluate the new Samudra Manthan scheme, which subsidizes high drilling costs.
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- India Economy
Repeated bidding delays for deepwater oil exploration rounds reflect persistent challenges in attracting capital to high-risk offshore projects. Prospective investors are currently evaluating a major state-backed exploration scheme designed to subsidize drilling costs. Find out how this fiscal support aims to unlock vast hydrocarbon reserves.
Indian government has extended the deadline for submitting bids for deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil and gas blocks under the 10th and 11th rounds of the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) by nearly a month to December 10, 2026.
The latest postponement is the seventh for OALP-X and the third for OALP-XI, as per PTI, highlighting the difficulties in attracting investment into India's offshore exploration sector, where projects involve significant technical and financial risks.
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