The Government of Liberia, through the Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA), wishes to inform all stakeholders and interested parties that the Offshore Licensing Round 2020 will be launched on Wednesday April 15, 2020.  The launch ceremony will take place in Monrovia on 15^th April within the Conference Hall of the Farmington Hotel near Roberts International Airport at 11:00am. The Authority also notes that should COVID-19 travel restrictions be raised, the decision to convert the physical meeting to an online ceremony only will be made. Companies interested in submitting request for pre-qualification will be informed about the status of the launch event on or before 1^st April 2020. By this time, the LPRA will publish the procedure, criteria and requirements for prequalification and submission of bids.