The Government of South Sudan will launch an oil and gas bid round in 2020. The details of the round will be given in both the Africa Oil & Power and the South Sudan Oil & Power conferences to be held in October this year. According to the Ministry of Petroleum, 10 blocks were on offer and three blocks were under negotiation as of mid-2019:          South Sudan Blocks on   offer             Basin Names         Block Name         Start Date         Block Sqkm         Main Political   Province             Melut Basin~Muglad   Basin         Block A1         2020         22,258         Ruweng             Central African   Shield~Muglad Basin         Block E1         2020         21,524         Lol             Melut Basin         Block A2         2020         19,346         Fashoda             Melut Basin~Amhara   Massif~Tanganyika Shield         Block D1         2020         19,266         Kapoeta             Amhara Massif~Lotikipi   Basin~Tanganyika Shield         Block D2         2020         13,061         Akobo             Muglad Basin         Block A3         2020         11,396         Twic             Melut Basin~Amhara   Massif         Block C2         2020         5,529         Northern Upper Nile             Melut Basin~Amhara   Massif         Block C1         2020         4,733         Northern Upper Nile             Muglad Basin         Block A5         2020         4,206         Jonglei             Muglad Basin         Block A6         2020         4,007         Western Lakes             IHS Markit 2019                    Â           South Sudan   Application Blocks         Â              Basin Names         Block Name         Main Political Province         Application Date         General Class         General Application   Type         Rights Type         Block Sqkm             Melut Basin         Block B1         Latjoor         May 2019         Application         Prod Sharing Cont         Explorat/Production         43,673             Muglad Basin         Block E2         Western Lakes         May 2019         Application         Prod Sharing Cont         Explorat/Production         22,527             Muglad Basin         Block A4         Ruweng         May 2019         Application         Prod Sharing Cont         Explorat/Production         2,984        Â IHS Markit 2019
The Government of South Sudan will launch an oil and gas bid round in 2020. The details of the round will be given in both the Africa Oil & Power and the South Sudan Oil & Power conferences to be held in October this year. According to the Ministry of Petroleum, 10 blocks were on offer and three blocks were under negotiation as of mid-2019: 