Cameroon’s 2025–26 licensing round is now inviting bids on nine oil and gas exploration blocks across two established provinces. Submissions close on 30 March 2026, and final awards are expected in late April 2026.
The tender is being run by Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures (SNH) and covers acreage in the Rio del Rey basin and the Douala/Kribi-Campo basin. Rio del Rey includes Ndian River, Bolongo Exploration and Bakassi. Douala/Kribi-Campo comprises Etinde Exploration, Bomono, Nkombe Nsepe, Tilapia, Ntem and Elombo.
To support evaluations, technical data packages are available via data rooms in Yaoundé and other locations. Several blocks sit near existing production, and prior drilling has been carried out in parts of the offered acreage. The package also includes access to 2D and 3D seismic data.
Cameroon is making different contract structures available—concession agreements, production sharing contracts and risk service contracts. Initial exploration terms vary by block, running from three to five years, with renewal options.
Bidders must provide technical assessments, minimum work commitments, budget proposals, plus environmental and local content plans. The round is positioned as part of Cameroon’s effort to bring in new investment, address decline in mature fields, and sustain upstream activity onshore and offshore.
