It was announced on 19 January 2020 that Turkiye Petrolleri A.O. (TPAO) has been awarded the G16-D onshore exploration licence (Thrace Basin) on 9 January 2020 for a period of five-year. The licence, covering an area of 262 sq km, is located towards northwest of the country and TPAO will be 100% owner and operator of the licence. TPAO had filed the application on 2 August 2019.  Arar Petrol ve Gaz Arama Uretim Pazarlama A.S was also interested in G16-D block and, as announced on 7 May 2019, the company had submitted an exclusive application for the exploration licence on 24 April 2019.
TPAO has been awarded the N39-B, N39-C, N39-A onshore exploration licence (Western Arabian Province) and G17-A, G17-D1,D2,D4, G17-C1,C4, G16-D, G16-C, G16-B onshore exploration licence (Thrace Basin)