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Energy & offshore tender calendar 2026–2028

Tender, licensing and allocation rounds for offshore wind, grids, oil and gas, CCS and hydrogen, worldwide, as officially scheduled. Dates as published by the authority named; checked on 8 Oct 2026; changes are common — always check the source.

Official schedules only. A round announced without dates is listed as announced, with “not published” where the authority has given no date. This is not a complete list of every round in every country.

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Asia-Pacific
2026Q1Q2Q3Q42027Q1Q2Q3Q42028Q1Q2Q3Q4India OALP Bid Round XIndia OALP Bid Round XIndiaWindow: 11 Feb 2025 – 15 Nov 2026Malaysia Bid Round 2026Malaysia Bid Round 2026MalaysiaWindow: 10 Feb 2026 – 30 Jun 2027Award expected: Q4 2026Australia 2025 Offshore Petroleum Exp…Australia 2025 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release, Otway BasinAustraliaWindow: closes 30 Jun 2026Indonesia Petroleum Bidding Round, 2n…Indonesia Petroleum Bidding Round, 2nd Round 2026IndonesiaWindow: 17 Sep 2026 – 14 Jan 2027today · 12 Oct 2026

Each region opens and closes. A period the source gives only as a quarter, half year or year is drawn hollow across that period. Rows link to the entry below.

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Official schedules only, from the ministries and regulators named. Rounds announced without dates are listed as announced.

Oil & gas licensingopen

India OALP Bid Round X

India · India HELP / Open Acreage Licensing Policy

Window
11 Feb 2025 – 15 Nov 2026
Award expected
not published
Authority
Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH)
Capacity / scope
25 blocks / approx. 182,589 sq km (13 offshore deepwater and ultra-deepwater blocks still open)

Launched 11 February 2025; onland and shallow-water blocks closed 19 June 2026; deepwater and ultra-deepwater blocks close 15 November 2026 at 12:00 IST.

Source

checked on 8 Oct 2026

Oil & gas licensingopen

Malaysia Bid Round 2026

Malaysia · PETRONAS Malaysia Bid Round

Window
10 Feb 2026 – 30 Jun 2027
Award expected
Q4 2026
Authority
PETRONAS / Malaysia Petroleum Management
Capacity / scope
9 exploration blocks and 6 discovered resource opportunities

Launched 10 February 2026. PETRONAS timeline: DRO clusters (Cempaka, Teratai, Enggang, NURI Funnel, Nilam) bids due 3 Aug 2026, PSC award Q4 2026, signing Q1 2027; Zamrud Funnel bids due 1 Oct 2026, award Q1 2027; exploration blocks PM440, PM447, PM448, PM519, PM520, SK331, SK330, SK404 bids due 30 Sep 2026, award Q4 2026, signing Q1 2027; SB304 (Sandakan) bids due 30 Jun 2027, award Q3 2027, signing Q4 2027. As of 8 Oct 2026 only SB304 is still open.

Source

checked on 8 Oct 2026

Oil & gas licensingclosed

Australia 2025 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release, Otway Basin

Australia · Australian offshore petroleum acreage release

Window
closes 30 Jun 2026
Award expected
not published
Authority
Department of Industry, Science and Resources / NOPTA
Capacity / scope
5 areas

Five Otway Basin areas off Victoria and Tasmania (V25-1, V25-2, T25-1, T25-2, T25-3); work-program bids closed 30 June 2026; no award date stated.

Source

checked on 8 Oct 2026

Oil & gas licensingopen

Indonesia Petroleum Bidding Round, 2nd Round 2026

Indonesia · Indonesia oil and gas working area tenders

Window
17 Sep 2026 – 14 Jan 2027
Award expected
not published
Authority
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), DG Oil and Gas
Capacity / scope
8 working areas (7 direct offer: Jago, Mahesa, Rafflesia, Belibis, Talu, Manta, Palu; 1 regular tender: Leti Selatan)

Opened 17 September 2026 with 8 working areas; direct-offer areas (Jago, Mahesa, Rafflesia, Belibis, Talu, Manta, Palu): bid-document access to 31 October 2026, participation documents due 2 November 2026; regular tender (Leti Selatan): access and participation documents due 14 January 2027.

Source

checked on 8 Oct 2026

After an award: the usual order of work

General sequence, not a forecast for any round listed here.

  • Offshore wind. Site award → developer's engineering and contracting → fabrication of foundations, cables and turbines → offshore installation → commissioning.
  • Grid & HVDC. Framework or platform award → detailed engineering → fabrication of jackets, topsides and cables → transport and installation → commissioning.
  • Oil & gas licensing. Licence award → seismic and exploration drilling → appraisal → field development decision → engineering, fabrication and installation, if a discovery is developed.
  • CCS & hydrogen. Support or licence award → final investment decision → engineering → construction → commissioning.