It was announced on 24 November 2019 that Turkiye Petrolleri A.O. (TPAO) has been awarded the F19-B1,B4 exploration licence (Thrace Basin) on 18 November 2019 for a period of five-year. The licence, covering an area of around 240 sq km, is located towards northwest of the country and TPAO will be 100% owner and operator of the licence. TPAO had filed the application on 11 February 2019.  It was subsequently reported on 7 December 2019 that Model Enerji Petrol Madencilik San. ve Tic. A.S had also submitted the application for F19-B1,B4 licence on 14 May 2019 which was rejected by the government on 28 November 2019.
TPAO (100%) has been awarded the F19-B1,B4 (Thrace Basin) and M41-C1,C3,C4 exploration licence ((Zagros Province)