| Reference | BID7500 |
| Date | 3/17/2009 |
| Location | Asia |
| Scope | Issue Date: 17 March 2009 Application Submitting Date: 15 June 2009, at 1200 hrs local time Kabul. Bid Closing Date: 15 September 2009, at 1200 hrs. Tender Fee (non-refundable): USD 25,000 $. (Bidding Fee is payable no later than 10 days subsequent to announcement of pre-qualification through the Ministry of Mines’ sub-account to the Treasury Single Account): - Beneficiary Bank (Da Afghanistan Bank), Correspondent Bank: Citibank New York. - Bank Address: 399 Park Avenue, New York N.Y. 10043 USA. - SWIFT Code: CITIUS33 - DAB A/C 10920169 - For further Credit to Ministry of Mines’ A/C in the following details: - Beneficiary Name: Ministry of Mines. - Beneficiary A/C#: 3000209027275 Beneficiary Bank Da Afghanistan Bank. SWIFT Code: AFGBAFKA Bid Bond: USD 3 Million. (In the form of a Letter of Credit) Address: Ministry of Mines, Mr. Hafizullah Afzaly, Executive Officer of Project Management Unit, Pashtonistan Watt, Kabul, Afghanistan. Telephone: +93 (0) 202100309 E-mail: mmiafg@gmail.com OR info@mom.gov.af Scope of Work: The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, represented by the Ministry of Mines, has launched a Bidding Round in connection with the planned award of Exploration and Production Sharing Contracts for the exploration, and production of hydrocarbons in selected blocks in Northern Afghanistan. The Exploration and Production Sharing Contracts will be signed by December 2009. The Bidding Round comprises the following: - Jangalikalan (Gas), - Juma-Bashikurd (Gas), - Kashkari (Oil). All three blocks have known hydrocarbon-bearing accumulations; Jangalikalan Block: Jangalikalan (gas), Juma-Bashikurd Block: Juma (gas), Bashikurd (gas), Kashkari Block: Kashkari (oil), Angoat (oil), Aqdarya (oil). Most of the gas and oil fields were discovered in the 1970s, except the Angoat oil field, which was discovered in 1967. Angoat is the only oil field, which has been in sustained production in Afghanistan. Kashkari field was reported to produce modest amounts of oil for 6 months in the late 1980s. The remaining gas and oil fields in this tender have not been in production. According to the Ministry of Mines, the size of blocks and remaining recoverable reserves are estimated as follows: Jangalikalan Block (1,999 km2): 19 Bm3, Juma-Bashikurd Block (1,861 km2): 33 Bm3, Kashkari Block (1,723 km2): 64.4 MM Bbl (plus 143.8 MM Bbl of possible reserves). The requirements relating to qualifications are as follows: 1- all applicants must be qualified and eligible pursuant to the Hydrocarbons Law Articles 30 and 31. 2. Financial Qualification: The capitalization requirement depends on which block(s) a bidder will apply for, as shown in the following: - One oil block: Min. USD 100 million market capitalization. - The two gas blocks: Min. USD 150 million market capitalization. - All three blocks: Min. USD 200 million market capitalization. 3. Technical Qualification: For the Juma-Bashikurd and Jangalikalan blocks, applicants must have experience in producing sour gas (gas with ahydrogen sulphide (H2S) content of 50 or more ppm.). For all blocks, the applicant shall submit evidence of 1,000 boe of operated daily production. In order to be considered for pre-qualification for participation in the Bidding Round, prospective bidders should submit an Expression of Interest to Pre-qualify in accordance with the method of application. It is foreseen that successful and unsuccessful applicants alike will be notified in writing of the decisions made on or before 1 July 2009, directly to their given e-mail addresses. A list of successful pre-qualified bidders will be published on http://www.mom.gov.af/. The pre-qualified bidders who continue to satisfy the pre-qualification criteria will be invited to submit bids. Bidders may submit bids in the following three alternatives: - Kashkari (Oil), - Jangalikalan (Gas) and Juma-Bashikurd (Gas), - All three blocks. |
