According to official gazette published in early-June 2019, the government of Salta Province has declared its Licitacion Publica Nacional e Internacional Salta bid round void after no offers were presented as the deadline passed in late-April 2019. There are currently no reports regarding plans for any future rounds in the Province.  The 12 blocks that were offered, namely Algarrobal, Guayacan, Ipaguazu, Las Canitas, Ojo de Agua, Pichanal, Pocoy, San Carlos, San Ignacio, San Telmo, Santa Rosa, and Yariguarenda, cover approximately 53,000 sq km of land in the Noroeste and Tarija basins, as well as the under-explored Argentinean side of Chaco-Parana Basin.  Background Information  The previous bid round in Salta Province took place in 2012 for the Ocultar, Pizarro, and Matorras blocks in the Noroeste Basin with the goal of increasing the province's oil and natural gas production as well as boosting reserves.
According to official gazette published in early-June 2019, the government of Salta Province has declared its Licitacion Publica Nacional e Internacional Salta bid round void after no offers were presented as the deadline passed in late-April 2019. There are currently no reports regarding plans for any future rounds in the Province. The 12 blocks that were offered, namely Algarrobal, Guayacan, Ipaguazu, Las Canitas, Ojo de Agua, Pichanal, Pocoy, San Carlos, San Ignacio, San Telmo, Santa Rosa, and Yariguarenda, cover approximately 53,000 sq km of land in the Noroeste and Tarija basins, as well as the under-explored Argentinean side of Chaco-Parana Basin. 