Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA) to Showcase Liberia’s 2026 Offshore Licensing Round in Cape Town

Liberia will showcase its 2026 Offshore Direct Negotiation Licensing Round at African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 in Cape Town. Organized by Energy Capital & Power (ECP) in partnership with the Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA), the investment-focused campaign will present 29 offshore blocks, over 80,000 km² of seismic data, and a growing pipeline of corporate interest to international investors during Africa’s largest energy event. The LPRA’s formal presentation follows months of preparation led by Director General Marilyn T. Logan, including an August 19 investor day in Houston and the August 28 opening of prequalification. Companies are now able to establish their technical and financial eligibility ahead of expressions of interest and block-specific negotiations. Liberia’s offshore offering spans the Liberia and Harper basins, with available acreage targeting a range of Cretaceous structures, deepwater basin-floor fans and structural closures, with the wider petroleum system sharing geological characteristics with prolific plays across the Atlantic margin. The round is backed by a substantial subsurface data package comprising more than 50,000 line-km of 2D seismic and o