On 27 March 2018, the consortium of DEA, Premier, and Sapura, was granted a preliminary award for the 528 sq km Area 30, AS-CS-14 block from the CNH-RO3-LO1/2017 Bid Round.Â  The final official contract signature award is to take place within 90 days or 1 July 2018.    The consortium bid      the maximum state take of 65.00% over the minimum of 22.5% for the Area 30      block and a work units factor of 1.5 equivalent to two wells.Â  Additionally the company bid a tie-break      bonus of USD 51.15 million to win the block.    The provisional      consortium working interest breakdown is estimated to be DEA, operator      with 33.34% working interest, Premier with 33.33%, and Sapura with 33.33%      working interest.        There      were six other bids for the block.Â       The second highest bidder was the consortium of ENI and Lukoil who      bid 65% state take, 1.5 additional work units factor, and a tie-break      bonus of USD 46.87 million.Â  This      was the most contested block in the bid round.   Â 
the consortium of DEA, Premier, and Sapura, was granted a preliminary award for the 528 sq km Area 30, AS-CS-14 block from the CNH-RO3-LO1/2017 Bid Round. 