The South Sudanese Minister of Petroleum, Awow Daniel Chuang, has announced the 2020 bidding round during the Africa Oil & Power 2019 conference. The Ministry also plans to offer a tender to develop eight oil fields in the country.  As of October 2019, 10 blocks were on offer and three more blocks were under negotiation:          South   Sudan Blocks on offer             Basin   Names            Block   Name            Start   Date            Block   Sqkm            Main   Political Province             Melut   Basin~Muglad Basin            Block   A1            2020            22,258            Ruweng             Central   African Shield~Muglad Basin            Block   E1            2020            21,524            Lol             Melut   Basin            Block   A2            2020            19,346            Fashoda             Melut   Basin~Amhara Massif~Tanganyika Shield            Block   D1            2020            19,266            Kapoeta             Amhara   Massif~Lotikipi Basin~Tanganyika Shield            Block   D2            2020            13,061            Akobo             Muglad   Basin            Block   A3            2020            11,396            Twic             Melut   Basin~Amhara Massif            Block   C2            2020            5,529            Northern   Upper Nile             Melut   Basin~Amhara Massif            Block   C1            2020            4,733            Northern   Upper Nile             Muglad   Basin            Block   A5            2020            4,206            Jonglei             Muglad   Basin            Block   A6            2020            4,007            Western   Lakes             IHS   Markit 2019                       Â           South   Sudan Application Blocks            Â              Basin   Names            Block   Name            Main   Political Province            Application   Date            General   Class            General   Application Type            Rights   Type            Block   Sqkm             Melut   Basin            Block   B1            Latjoor            May   2019            Application            Prod   Sharing Cont            Explorat/Production            43,673             Muglad   Basin            Block   E2            Western   Lakes            May   2019            Application            Prod   Sharing Cont            Explorat/Production            22,527             Muglad   Basin            Block   A4            Ruweng            May   2019            Application            Prod   Sharing Cont            Explorat/Production            2,984             IHS   Markit 2019
The South Sudanese Minister of Petroleum, Awow Daniel Chuang, has announced the 2020 bidding round during the Africa Oil & Power 2019 conference. The Ministry also plans to offer a tender to develop eight oil fields in the country. As of October 2019, 