On 27 March 2018, the government of Tierra del Fuego Province officially launched a call for tenders for the CA 12 I and CA 12 II blocks with a presentation at the IAPG (Instituto Argentino del Petroleo y del Gas) headquarters in Buenos Aires. A call for CA 12 I (Licitacion Nacional & Internacional No 1/2017) was originally announced in November 2017 with the opening of envelopes scheduled for 21 February 2018. However, in late-2017 the date was pushed back to 10 May 2018, while CA 12 II (Licitacion Nacional & Internacional No 1/2018) was added into the mix in early-2018 with the same due date.  The 2,279 sq km CA 12 I block and 2,928 sq km CA 12 II are situated next to each other on the onshore side of Austral Basin.  According to the provincial government, data package will be available through 13 April 2018 with presentation of the offers expected between 16 April 2018 and 2 May 2018. No current information is available regarding the expected work commitments, however during the promotion of CA 12 I in late-2017, it was said that the first exploration period should include geophysical and geological work, before followed by the drilling of an exploratory well in the second period. It is also worth noting that according to the provincial decree No 2829 from October 2017, YPF will get the privilege of the right of preference after the state company initially presented a proposal to explore the CA 12 I block back in January 2017.  The bid round process is handled by the Secretary of Energy and Hydrocarbons of the Tierra del Fuego Province with contact information of licitacion-ca12@tierradelfuego.gov.ar.  Background Information    CA 12-1 was preliminary awarded to Roch in early-2011, although it was returned to the Province by the end of the year.
On 27 March 2018, the government of Tierra del Fuego Province officially launched a call for tenders for the CA 12 I and CA 12 II blocks with a presentation at the IAPG (Instituto Argentino del Petroleo y del Gas) headquarters in Buenos Aires.