It was announced on 24 November 2019 that Turkiye Petrolleri A.O. (TPAO) has been awarded the M41-C1,C3,C4 exploration licence (Zagros Province) on 18 November 2019 for a period of five-year. The licence, covering an area of 413 sq km, is located towards southeast of the country and TPAO will be 100% owner and operator of the licence. TPAO had filed the application on 13 November 2018.  It was subsequently reported 7 December 2019 that Petar Dogalgaz ve Petrol Arama San. Tic. A.S had also submitted the application for M41-C1,C3,C4 licence on 7 February 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)