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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.

Add to calendar (.ics)Real dates only; quarters are left out of the file.

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North Sea & NW Europe
2026Q1Q2Q3Q42027Q1Q2Q3Q42028Q1Q2Q3Q4Nordsøen I Syd offshore wind tender w…Nordsøen I Syd offshore wind tender with two-sided CfDDenmarkWindow: 20 Nov 2025 – 23 Oct 2028France offshore wind tender AO10 (ele…France offshore wind tender AO10 (eleven projects, fixed and floating)FranceWindow: Jun 2026 – 12 Oct 2026Award expected: Feb 2027OFTO Tender Round 13 - East Anglia TH…OFTO Tender Round 13 - East Anglia THREE, Inch Cape, Dogger Bank C transmission linksUnited Kingdomdates not publishedtoday · 12 Oct 2026
Mediterranean & Iberia
2026Q1Q2Q3Q42027Q1Q2Q3Q42028Q1Q2Q3Q4Egypt 2026 International Bid Round (E…Egypt 2026 International Bid Round (EGAS and EGPC blocks)EgyptWindow: 11 Aug 2026 – 14 Dec 2026today · 12 Oct 2026
Americas
2026Q1Q2Q3Q42027Q1Q2Q3Q42028Q1Q2Q3Q4Suriname offshore Open-Door OfferingSuriname offshore Open-Door OfferingSurinamedates outside 2026–2028, see the entryNewfoundland and Labrador offshore Ca…Newfoundland and Labrador offshore Calls for Bids NL26-CFB01 / NL26-CFB02CanadaWindow: 2 Jun 2026 – 4 Nov 2026today · 12 Oct 2026
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 2026Indonesia Petroleum Bidding Round, 2n…Indonesia Petroleum Bidding Round, 2nd Round 2026IndonesiaWindow: 17 Sep 2026 – 14 Jan 2027today · 12 Oct 2026
Africa
2026Q1Q2Q3Q42027Q1Q2Q3Q42028Q1Q2Q3Q4Algeria Bid Round 2026Algeria Bid Round 2026AlgeriaWindow: 19 Apr 2026 – 26 Nov 2026Award expected: 31 Jan 2027Nigeria 2026 Licensing RoundNigeria 2026 Licensing RoundNigeriaWindow: opens 6 Oct 2026today · 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.

North Sea & NW Europe

Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Belgium and France: official schedules only. Rounds announced without dates are listed as announced. Grid and HVDC award rounds appear only where the TSO or regulator has published a schedule; most have not.

Offshore windopen

Nordsøen I Syd offshore wind tender with two-sided CfD

Denmark · Danish 3 GW offshore wind tenders with state support

Window
20 Nov 2025 – 23 Oct 2028
Award expected
not published
Authority
Energistyrelsen (Danish Energy Agency)
Capacity / scope
minimum 1 GW

Tender opened 2025-11-20 together with Midt and Hesselø; bid deadline 2028-10-23; commissioning required by end of 2034; support cap of DKK 55.2 bn covers all three parks.

Source

checked on 8 Oct 2026

Offshore windopen

France offshore wind tender AO10 (eleven projects, fixed and floating)

France · France offshore wind tenders (PPE2/PPE3)

Window
Jun 2026 – 12 Oct 2026
Award expected
Feb 2027
Authority
Ministry in charge of energy (DGEC) / CRE
Capacity / scope
approx. 10 GW (approx. 5 GW fixed, approx. 5 GW floating)

Tender no. 1/2026 covers eleven projects off Normandy, Brittany, the South Atlantic coast and in the Mediterranean; projects first planned under AO9 were folded into AO10; bids due 12 Oct 2026 12:00 Paris time; CRE published amended specifications on 20 Aug, 24 Sep and 7 Oct 2026; ministry states award in February 2027.

Source

checked on 8 Oct 2026

Grid & HVDCopen

OFTO Tender Round 13 - East Anglia THREE, Inch Cape, Dogger Bank C transmission links

United Kingdom · Ofgem offshore transmission owner (OFTO) tenders

Window
not published
Award expected
not published
Authority
Ofgem
Capacity / scope
not published

Ofgem published the pre-qualification shortlist of five bidders on 2026-03-24; Ofgem states the invitation-to-tender stage is due to commence during 2026 and gives no date for preferred-bidder selection, which follows each project's ITT evaluation.

Source

checked on 8 Oct 2026

Mediterranean & Iberia

Official schedules only. Offshore wind auctions in Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece had no officially dated round on the day we checked and are left out.

Oil & gas licensingopen

Egypt 2026 International Bid Round (EGAS and EGPC blocks)

Egypt · Egypt Upstream Gateway bid rounds

Window
11 Aug 2026 – 14 Dec 2026
Award expected
not published
Authority
Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources / EGAS / EGPC
Capacity / scope
14 blocks (8 EGAS: Mediterranean, Nile Delta, North Sinai; 6 EGPC: Gulf of Suez, Sinai, Western Desert)

Submissions opened 11 August 2026; EGAS blocks close 14 December 2026 at 12:00 Cairo time, EGPC blocks close 11 November 2026 at 12:00.

Source

checked on 8 Oct 2026

Americas

Official schedules only: federal and state agencies' own notices. Rounds announced without dates are listed as announced.

Oil & gas licensingopen

Suriname offshore Open-Door Offering

Suriname · Staatsolie Open-Door Offering

Window
opens 24 Nov 2025
Award expected
not published
Authority
Staatsolie
Capacity / scope
approx. 60 percent of Suriname's offshore acreage

Continuous offering launched 24 November 2025; acreage named in a received proposal is published and competing proposals can be filed within 90 days; no overall end date. Proposals received so far: Sector 4 DW West (announced 17 June 2026, competing window to 15 September 2026, per trade press); Sector 3 Demerara, two proposals (6 July 2026, window to 4 October 2026); Sector 2 SHO East (7 July 2026, window to 5 October 2026); Sector 1 SHO West (22 September 2026, competing proposals until 21 December 2026, 10:00 GMT-3).

Source

checked on 8 Oct 2026

Oil & gas licensingopen

Newfoundland and Labrador offshore Calls for Bids NL26-CFB01 / NL26-CFB02

Canada · C-NLOER scheduled land tenure

Window
2 Jun 2026 – 4 Nov 2026
Award expected
not published
Authority
C-NLOER
Capacity / scope
13 parcels / 2,906,633 ha (Eastern Newfoundland) and 3 parcels / 777,157 ha (South Eastern Newfoundland)

Two calls for exploration licences issued 2 June 2026, closing 4 November 2026 at 12:00 Newfoundland time; the regulator refers to licence awards in early 2027 subject to ministerial approval and notes the land tenure system is under review.

Source

checked on 8 Oct 2026

Asia-Pacific

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 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

Africa

Only licensing rounds for which the state agency itself publishes dates. Rounds reported in the trade press without an official schedule are left out.

Oil & gas licensingopen

Algeria Bid Round 2026

Algeria · ALNAFT bid rounds

Window
19 Apr 2026 – 26 Nov 2026
Award expected
31 Jan 2027
Authority
ALNAFT
Capacity / scope
7 perimeters

Launched 19 April 2026 with seven onshore perimeters; bids due 26 November 2026; results are to be announced before contract signing with Sonatrach planned for 31 January 2027.

Source

checked on 8 Oct 2026

Oil & gas licensingopen

Nigeria 2026 Licensing Round

Nigeria · NUPRC licensing rounds

Window
opens 6 Oct 2026
Award expected
not published
Authority
NUPRC
Capacity / scope
40 blocks (land, shallow water and deep water)

Formally launched on 6 October 2026 with presidential/ministerial approval, offering 40 blocks across land, shallow water and deep water. NUPRC says full block details, qualification requirements and participation procedures will be published on its website and a dedicated licensing-round portal in the coming days; guidelines will publish the evaluation methodology and require beneficial-ownership disclosure. No bid deadline published yet.

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.