DGH cancels Canada study tour
DGH officials cancelled a trip to Canada at the last moment this month to study the country’s â€کopen acreage’ system.
“Initially there was uncertainty on the launch date of NELP–VII,†reveals a source. “But now the Reliance (gas pricing) issue has been cleared up everybody at the DGH is getting down to preparing for NELP-VII.
That’s why the visit to Canada was postponed.†Responding to growing international pressure, PETROWATCH learns the DGH was planning to send teams to Canada, UK, Norway and Brazil for a better understanding of their approach to the â€کopen acreage’ system of awarding exploration licences.
Canada, in particular, is evoking much interest. “Canadian authorities offer acreage every week or every fortnight,†says a DGH source.
“They have immense amounts of data on all the basins of their country.†CGG, Landmark and Schlumberger are the most widely known global specialists with software to set up a Data Repository.
