Global announcements and developments July
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Planned rounds Romania’s 11th licensing round is scheduled to open in Q3 2020, but no further details are available at this time. Trinidad & Tobago’s Ministry of Energy & Energy Industries has extended the deadline for the submission of nominations for the 2020 deepwater competitive bid round until 11 August. The round is now unlikely to open until Q4. No further details are available at this time. Open rounds Bosnia & Herzegovina’s energy ministry has extended the deadline to submit licensing round applications for its first oil and gas licensing round to Q4, with the date yet to be announced. The Canada-Newfoundland & Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) announced th
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