| Program |
Area |
Contractor |
Start |
Progress |
| Joint Study to explore two offshore ultra deep blocks for assessing the hydrocarbon prospectivity |
North-East Lanka Basin Blocks JS-5: 26,216 Sq Km JS-6: 24,012 Sq Km |
Total E&P and Equinor Holding |
Feb 2016 & restated in Aug 2019 |
Completed in September 2020. Finalization of deliverables due by March 2021 |
| Multi-Client 2D seismic data reprocessing, imaging & marketing & sales of Mannar Basin Vintage data (4478 Line km) |
Mannar Basin |
Eastern Echo DMCC (subsidiary of Schlumberger) |
Jul 2018 |
Completed. Data and interpretation now available. |
| Multi-Client 2D seismic data, acquisition, processing, marketing & licensing (SA002) (1925 Line km) |
Selected areas of Mannar Basin |
Eastern Echo DMCC (subsidiary of Schlumberger) |
Oct 2018 |
Completed. Data and interpretation now available. |
| Bid Round for appraisal and development of gas discoveries and additional hydrocarbon prospects in Block M2 |
Mannar Basin Block M2 (2924 sq km) |
TBA |
Jan 2019 |
Bid evaluation completed. Decision due by March 2021. |
| Bid Round for the exploration and production of oil and gas in Blocks M1 and C1 |
Mannar & Cauvery Basin M1: 2779 sq km C1: 2246 sq km |
TBA |
May 2019 |
Bid evaluation of the bid is in progress. |
| Multi-Client 2D seismic data reprocessing, marketing & licensing (SA003) (805 Line km) |
South Lanka Basin |
Eastern Echo DMCC (subsidiary of Schlumberger) |
May 2019 |
Completed. Data and interpretation now available. |
| Multi-client Airborne acquisition, processing, marketing and licensing of Gravity, Gravity Gradiometry and Magnetic data |
Cauvery Basin, shallow and coastal areas of Mannar Basin |
BellGeospace |
Aug 2019 |
Pending, acquisition expected by mid-2021 |
| Multi-Client 2D seismic data reprocessing, marketing & licensing (SA004) (4477 Line km) |
West Mannar Basin |
Eastern Echo DMCC (subsidiary of Schlumberger) |
Oct 2020 |
Reprocessing and interpretation in progress. Due May 2021. |
