SRI LANKA’S OFFSHORE LICENSING ROUND SUPPORTS LONG-TERM RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗿𝗶 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮’𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹.

“𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.”

This vision from H.E. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, President of Sri Lanka, sits at the heart of the Sri Lanka Licensing Round 2026 (SL2026-01).

With Sri Lanka focused on strengthening the foundations of its economy, restoring confidence and creating new opportunities for growth, the responsible development of its offshore resources presents a significant opportunity to attract international investment and expertise.

SL2026-01 offers four offshore exploration blocks covering almost 34,000 km² in the Mannar Basin to qualified international energy companies.

The round provides explorers with the opportunity to evaluate acreage within Sri Lanka’s most established offshore petroleum basin, building on previous exploration activity and the presence of a working petroleum system.

For Sri Lanka, this is about more than exploration. It is about unlocking national resources responsibly, attracting international investment and creating long-term value for future generations.

PetroInvest, the specialist licensing round marketing and promotion service from Frontier, is proud to be the Strategic Marketing & Promotion Partner for the Sri Lanka Licensing Round 2026