République Démocratique du Congo

Ministère des Hydrocarbures

Bid Round

NEWS

May 16-18th 2023


DRC Bid Round attended the Africa Energy Summit in London


On May 16-18, a delegation from the Democratic Republic of the Congo Bid Round attended the Africa Energy Summit in London. 


We had the pleasure to support His Excellence Mr. Didier Budimbu, Minister of Hydrocarbons and his participation to the Panel on Day 1: STRATEGIES FOR ATTRACTING ENERGY OPERATORS & INVESTMENT INTO AFRICA.


May 11th 2023


Thank you for joining us for London Roadshow of 

Democratic Republic of the Congo Bid Round

"Appel d'offres des blocs pétroliers"


Huge thanks to all those that participated at the DRC Bid Round London Roadshow on Thursday 11 May to showcase the potential of the Cuvette Centrale, Coastal Basin, Albertine Graben & Lake Tanganyika.


Our Partner NVentures Ltd has generated a full GIS Atlas with large amounts of subsurface data to help evaluate the acreage in the bid round and further information is available through an interactive map available in map section of the our dedicated web site.


Click on the second image to watch a video from the London Roadshow (11.May.2023)

April 20th 2023


Thank you for joining us for the Webinar.

Democratic Republic of the Congo Bid Round Investment Webinar

"Appel d'offres des blocs pétroliers"


On behalf of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Ministry of Hydrocarbons we thank you for joining us on April 21st. The presentations of the Webinar will be made available at on the documentation page of the Bid Round Web Site: https://www.drcbidround2022.com/


We now turn our focus to the face to face meetings which will be taking place in the coming weeks. First up the DRC Bid Round team will be exhibiting at BEOS, 25th - 26th April 2023 at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London. 


Next up the Ministry of Hydrocarbons would like to invite you to attend the DRC Bid Round London Roadshow on Thursday 11th May 2023. To register your interest in attending the event please click the link below.


March 2023


Democratic Republic of the Congo Bid Round Investment Webinar

"Appel d'offres des blocs pétroliers" - 20th April 2023 at 14:00 BST


Join us on April 20th at 14:00 BST for the exciting opportunity to participate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Bid Round Investment Webinar.

 

On 28th July 2022, the Ministry of Hydrocarbons for the Democratic Republic of Congo officially launched the 2022 Bid Round. 30 onshore blocks are being offered, covering 5 basins; Cuvette Centrale, Coastal Basin, Lake Tanganyika, the Albertine Graben and Lake Kivu.

 

Alessandro Colla, Managing Director of Trois Geoconsulting stated: “We are proud of our partnership with the Ministry of DRC and our role in supporting this Bid Round. We are providing logistical and technical support for the Bid Round promotion including at conferences and roadshows in Europe and Africa”. Xcalibur Multiphysics is acquiring new geophysical data in the country to support the exploration for minerals and hydrocarbons.

 

We look forward to seeing you all on the 20th April 2023!

July 2022

Under the high patronage of the Head of State, Félix Antoine Tshisekedi, the Minister of Hydrocarbons of the Democratic Republic of Congo is launching the calls for tenders for the hydrocarbon blocks. The launch event will take place on the 28th and 29th July 2022 in Kinshasa.


"We are one of the potentially oil and gas rich countries in the world, our 3 sedimentary basins are among the largest with areas around 6000 km² for the Coastal Basin, 50,200 km² for the Western Branch of the East African Rift Basin (Tanganyika and Kivu Basins) and 800,000 km² for the Cuvette Central Basin." This is the thought of the Minister of Hydrocarbons Didier Budimbu. 


The DRC contains oil resources estimated at around 22 billion barrels of oil and 66 billion barrels of methane gas in Lake Kivu, capable of placing the DRC at the forefront of major oil and gas producers in a unique operating environment.


On 28th July 2022, in Kinshasa, the DRC is launching the first phase of tenders for 30 blocks, located in the Coastal Basin, Cuvette Centrale, Tanganyika Graben, Albertine Graben and Lake Kivu. 


To participate in these calls for tenders contact: info@drcbidround2022.com


Minister of Hydrocarbons - Didier Budimbu Ntubuanga

DRC 2022 Bid Round Announcement