Following the success of DSF Bid Round-2016; Union Cabinet of the Government of India released the notification for the 2nd round of the Discovered Small Fields (DSF) auction. A total of 60 discovered small fields are being offered with an estimate of 194.65 million metric tonnes of oil equivalent (MMtoe). Of the 60 fields offered, 23 are in onshore environment and the rest 37 in offshore areas. Oges has compiled a small paper which covers information about DSF-2 round, its offerings, features and also Oges services customized specially for DSF-2. Hope it is useful to the companies eyeing DSF-2 !

1. DISCOVER ABOUT
DISCOVERED SMALL FIELDS
BIDDING ROUND – II (DSF-2)
2018
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2. Discover About Discovered Small Fields Bidding Round – II (DSF-2)
Round Offerings…
BASIN LOCATION NO. OF FIELDS IN-PLACE O+OEG (MMT)
Assam & Assam-Arakan Assam & Tripura 7+1 7.1
Cambay Offshore Gujarat 5 10.1
KG Onshore Andhra Pradesh 8 1.1
Rajasthan Rajasthan 2 1.9
Onshore Total 23 20.2
Cambay Offshore Gujarat Offshore 1 5
Mahanadi Offshore Odisha Offshore 6 16.5
Mumbai Offshore Mumbai Offshore 22 97.6
Kutch Offshore Gujarat Offshore 1 0.1
KG Offshore (SW) Andhra Pradesh Offshore 7 55.3
Offshore Total 37 174.5
Total 60 194.7
Following the success of DSF Bid Round-2016; Union Cabinet of the Government of India
released the notification for the 2nd
round of the Discovered Small Fields (DSF) auction. A
total of 60 discovered small fields are being offered with an estimate of 194.65 million
metric tonnes of oil equivalent (MMtoe). Of the 60 fields offered, 23 are in onshore
environment and the rest 37 in offshore areas.
Discoveries on Offer for DSF Bid Round - II
O+OEG: Oil and Oil Gas Equivalent I DSF: Discovered Small Fields
HELP: Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy
Source: Directorate General of Hydrocarbons
CAMBAY OFFSHORE
01
KUTCH OFFSHORE
01
MUMBAI OFFSHORE
22

3. Discover About Discovered Small Fields Bidding Round – II (DSF-2)
Key Highlights
• Larger size areas, more than double
resource base compared to DSF-1, being
offered in already discovered basins
• Reduced royalty rates aligned to HELP
• Fields may be clubbed to enable effective
resource utilization and operational
flexibility, wherever possible
• Favorable investment environment
Features of DSF Licensing
Policy
• Contractual Model of Revenue Sharing contract that
is simple & easy and is in line with Government’s
effort to promote ‘Ease of doing business’
• Open to new entrants including participation by
foreign companies and joint ventures
• Single license for exploring and extracting
Conventional & Un-conventional hydrocarbon
resources
• Contractor will face no restriction for carrying out
exploration activity during entire contract duration
• Freedom of pricing and selling both, crude oil and
gas, exclusively in domestic market
• Prior technical capability or experience is not kept
as mandatory for bidders, to promote investors
• Biddable Government share of revenue (net of
Royalty) shall be payable only after onset of
production
• Reduced Royalty rates and exemption of customs
duty on import of goods and services for Petroleum
• operations
• Possibility of upward revision of resource
• Established resource base
• Established facility in vicinity

4. Discover About Discovered Small Fields Bidding Round – II (DSF-2)
Field Data Availability
Data collected and prepared by Directorate General of Hydrocarbon (DGH) and NOC’s
regarding the fields offered are collated in dockets and are available to be viewed by the
bidders. These dockets contain technical data like geological data, field information, well data
and other information that may be required by the bidder. Basin information dockets
containing geological information are also available for purchase in soft version. All these data
are archived in National Data Repository (NDR) and can be viewed by booking a slot at NDR.
NDR Website: https://www.ndrdgh.gov.in/NDR/
Source: Directorate General of Hydrocarbons
For data preparing, collection and for gaining insights on field data and history, Oges can
provide you the best-in-class services.
We have successfully conducted Workshop on “Advanced Bidding Strategies on HELP, OALP
& DSF Rounds” for several operator companies. Please visit YOUTUBE or scan the QR Code to
learn about our past workshops and how you can benefit from our Workshop on the DSF
Bidding Round, based on real scenario case studies and gameplay model.
*To learn about our different offerings for DSF-2, please refer to the next page.
The 1st and 4th
FDP approved by
DGH for Operators of
DSF-I Round was
prepared by Oges
(for South Asia
Consultancy FZE for
South Patan field and
Megha Engineering
& Infrastructures Ltd.
for Khambel field

5. Discover About Discovered Small Fields Bidding Round – II (DSF-2)
How Can Oges Help You…!
Oges Clients in DSF-I
South Asia Consultancy FZE (Dubai)
Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd. (India)
Badri Vishal Oil Company (India)
Overview of Services offered by Oges for DSF-2:
• Oges, through its dedicated oil and gas industry experts, can help you develop Winning Strategy
to bid for DSF-2 by gaining critical insight on offered blocks and associated costs. We can provide:
o Intricate Subsurface Analysis of offered blocks
o Help you maximize your Project Economics
o Provide your Knowledge of New Economic rates to your advantage
o Provide History mapping of the offered blocks for better resource optimization

6. Discover About Discovered Small Fields Bidding Round – II (DSF-2)
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