On 19 January 2020, the General Directorate of Mining and Petroleum Affairs (MAPEG) awarded Turkish Petroleum Corp (TPAO) three new and exclusive exploration licences for blocks N39-a, N39-b and N39-c. The onshore areas are located in the SE Turkish provinces of Gaziantep and Urfa (District XII), in close proximity to various exploration and production licences already held by the company. They will be valid for an initial five-year exploration term, which can be extended up to a maximum period of nine years after extensions.<P />The acreage covers a total area of 1,845 sq km. Parts of the acreage have been previously licenced and more than a dozen wells have been drilled. TPAO submitted the applications for the licences in May 2019 and now operates them with 100% equity.
TPAO has been awarded the N39-B, N39-C, N39-A onshore exploration licence (Western Arabian Province)