The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum is offering 33 open blocks on an open door policy.    As of early 2018, the open blocks were:Â             Basin Names         Block Name         Block Sqkm             Chad Basin~Termit   Trough - Chad Basin         Aborak         24,760             Chad Basin~Grein-Kafra   Trough~Tenere Rift - Chad Basin         Achegour         17,012             Iullemmeden   Basin~Tahoua Depression (Iullemmeden Basin)         Ader         31,174             Chad Basin~Bilma   Trough - Chad Basin~Djado Basin         Araga         28,196             Iullemmeden   Basin~Mantass Depression (Iullemmeden Basin)         Azawak         29,085             Iullemmeden   Basin~Mantass Depression (Iullemmeden Basin)~Tahoua Depression (Iullemmeden   Basin)         Dallol         41,248             Chad Basin~Iullemmeden   Basin         Damagaram         29,680             Chad Basin~Termit   Trough - Chad Basin         Dibella 1         20,418             Chad Basin~Bodele   Sub-basin (Chad Basin)         Dibella 2         29,628             Djado Basin~Chad Basin         Dissilak         19,924             Djado Basin         Djado 1         14,121             Djado Basin         Djado 2         12,694             Djado Basin         Djado 3         11,288             Djado Basin         Djado 4         11,981             Chad Basin~Tenere Rift   - Chad Basin~Grein-Kafra Trough         Grein         16,010             Chad Basin         Homodji         33,118             Tamesna-Talak   Depression (Iullemmeden Basin)~Iullemmeden Basin         Irhazer         25,758             Djado Basin~Chad Basin         Karama         30,347             Chad Basin~Termit   Trough - Chad Basin         Manga 1         12,258             Chad Basin~Termit   Trough - Chad Basin~Ngel Edji Trough - Chad Basin         Manga 2         11,712             Termit Trough - Chad   Basin         R5         2,710             Tihemboka Arch         R6         3,055             Chad Basin~Djado Basin~Grein-Kafra   Trough~Hoggar Massif         Seguedine         22,570             Iullemmeden   Basin~Tahoua Depression (Iullemmeden Basin)         Tadarast         39,972             Chad Basin~Hoggar   Massif         Tafassasset         21,965             Iullemmeden   Basin~Tamesna-Talak Depression (Iullemmeden Basin)~Tahoua Depression (Iullemmeden   Basin)~Air Massif         Talak         30,120             Iullemmeden   Basin~Tamesna-Talak Depression (Iullemmeden Basin)         Tamesna         25,711             Tahoua Depression   (Iullemmeden Basin)~Iullemmeden Basin~Nigerian Shield         Tarka         43,342             Djado Basin         Tchigai         21,160             Iullemmeden Basin~Chad   Basin~Nigerian Shield         Tegama         32,193             Chad Basin~Termit   Trough - Chad Basin~Tefidet Rift - Chad Basin~Tenere Rift - Chad Basin         Tenere Ouest         22,367             Iullemmeden   Basin~Mantass Depression (Iullemmeden Basin)~Voltaian Basin         Tounfalis         37,741             Mantass Depression   (Iullemmeden Basin)~Iullemmeden Basin         Yaris         30,807             Source, IHS Markit   2018
The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum is offering 33 open blocks on an open door policy. As of early 2018,