Bidder Information

How To Bid

Bidders are reminded to carefully read and follow the instructions for submitting a bid, as bids that are submitted incorrectly will not be considered. The CNSOER is not obligated to accept any bid nor are we required to issue an interest as the result of petroleum-related Call for Bids NS25-1P.

Click the link below to download the CNSOER Terms & Conditions for petroleum-related Call for Bids NS25-1P document. 

Section 2.3 of petroleum-related Call for Bids NS25-1P Terms and Conditions describes the submission of bids. Terms and conditions require the successful bidder post a Work Deposit in the amount of 25 per cent of its Work Expenditure Bid, within 30 days of receiving notice that their bid was successful, as a condition of issuance of the Exploration Licence (EL).

Bids completed in the proper format, as described in section 2.3, must be received by the CNSOER before 4 p.m. Atlantic Time on April 28, 2026 via email or mail/in-person.

To submit via email:

Email callforbids@cnsoer.ca 

To submit via mail/in-person: 

PETROLEUM-RELATED CALL FOR BIDS NS25-1P
Director, Resources and Rights
Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator
201 Brownlow Avenue, Suite 27
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia  B3B 1W2
Canada

Amendments To Petroleum-Related Call For Bids NS25-1P

The CNSOER may amend the petroleum-related Call for Bids NS22-1P at any time up to 10 days prior to the closing date of 4 p.m. Atlantic Time on April 28, 2026. Any amendment made to the petroleum-related Call for Bids NS22-1P will be published on this web page. Bidders are advised to refer to this web page prior to submitting their bids.

Licensing Information

The following will apply if licences are issued for Parcels 10, 11, and 12 as a result of the petroleum-related Call for Bids NS25-1P:

Sable Island – Drilling Prohibition

Drilling from the surface will not be permitted on Sable Island or within one (1) nautical mile seaward of the low water mark of Sable Island. All other activities within that area will require that the operator prepare a Code of Practice to ensure the protection of Sable Island.

Sable Island - Condition in the Event of Future Development

In accordance with a directive dated November 19, 1998 issued by the Premier of Nova Scotia and Minister responsible for the Accord Act pursuant to subsection 41(4) of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management (Nova Scotia) Act, if the interest owner or any interest holder of lands on or near Sable Island makes a discovery or discoveries within Sable Island and a Development Plan(s) is subsequently filed, the Development Plan(s) must, at a minimum, include:

• A study that investigates and reports on the likelihood of subsidence of and around Sable Island;
• The program to be developed and implemented to detect subsidence; and
• If it is determined that subsidence may or has started to occur, the program that would be implemented to mitigate subsidence.

Activity cannot take place before an activity authorization is issued. Additional information on licensing and activity authorizations is available here.
 

Petroleum-Related Call for Bids NS25-1P Form

Click the below link to download the petroleum-related Call for Bids NS25-1P Bid Response Form.

Questions?

If you have questions related to bidder information, please email callforbids@cnsoer.ca