On 17 December 2019, the Ministry for Natural Resources published a list of exploratory licenses in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Western Siberia) available for investors without auctions. Applications must be submitted to Uralnedra by 4 February 2020. The list includes eight blocks (Table 1) covering 26,210 sq km in the Ural-Frolov, Nadym-Taz and South Kara-Yamal provinces. Hydrocarbon resources (categories D1+D2) of the offered blocks are estimated at 2.424 Bbbl of oil, 39.594 Tcf of gas and 556 MMbbl of condensate. If any block receives multiple valid applications, it will be taken out of the list and moved to an auction list.  Table 1          Â          Â          Â          Â          Resources         Â              Petroleum Province         Political         Block         Surface,         Oil,         Gas,         Condensate,         Contact Information             Province         sq km         MMbbl         Bcf         MMbbl             Western Siberia         Yamalo-Nenets AO         Logasyeganskiy         6,390         926         1,024         19         620014, Yekaterinburg, Vaynera Str., 55             Â             Luchistyy         495         93         2,055         34         Â              Â             Kharayeganskiy         5,041         792         1,004         10         Â              Â             Khoshgortyeganskiy         5,742         158         668         6         Â              Â             Baydaratskiy Yuzhnyy         2,036         167         12,748         177         Â              Â             Yuribeyskiy Yuzhnyy         1,958         160         12,255         170         Â              Â             Yuribeyskiy          1,568         128         9,819         140         Â              Â          Â          Yamalskiy         2,980         Â          21
On 17 December 2019, the Ministry for Natural Resources published a list of exploratory licenses in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Western Siberia) available for investors without auctions. Applications must be submitted to Uralnedra by 4 February 2020.