Discovered Small Field (DSF) Bid Round-III

Discovered Small Field (DSF) Bid Round-III:

Discovered Small Field (DSF) bid round-III for international competitive bidding was launched by Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel.

• The government of India had launched Discovered Small Field (DSF) Policy in 2015 for awarding discovered acreages and monetize the unmonetized discoveries.
• The DSF policy has multiple attractive features like revenue sharing contract model with a low regulatory burden, no minimum biddable work program, no prior technical qualification required, no upfront signature bonus, etc.
• In DSF Round – I launched in 2016, 134 bids were submitted for 34 contract areas by 47 companies. 30 Revenue Sharing Contracts were signed.
• In DSF Round – II launched in 2018, 145 bids were submitted for 24 contract areas.
• 24 Revenue Sharing Contracts were signed.
• Encouraged by the success of DSF bid rounds-I &II, the Government of India has extended the DSF Policy by launching DSF bid round-III.