In August 2019, the Federal Antimonopoly Agency approved a new deal between Gazprom Neft and Repsol SA. The Spanish company obtained the right to acquire a 50.01% stake in Karabashskoye-6, the operator of six long-term licenses in Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug (Western Siberia). Gazprom Neft won the licenses at an auction in March 2018. In June 2019, all licenses were transferred to its fully owned subsidiary Karabashskoye-6. Gazprom Neft and Repsol already cooperate in the region through ASB Geo (Repsol with 50%) and Eurotek Yugra (Repsol with 75%). Licenses, operated by Karabashskoye-6, are as follows:  The Karabashskiy 17 block covers 258 sq km in the Ural-Frolov Province. No exploratory wells have been drilled in the block. Resources (category D1+D2) of the block are estimated at 8 MMbbl of oil and 41 Bcf of gas. Gazprom Neft offered RUB 201.6 million (USD 3.5 million).  The Karabashskiy 18 block covers 266 sq km in the Ural-Frolov Province. No exploratory wells have been drilled in the block. Resources (category D1+D2) of the block are estimated at 7 MMbbl of oil and 27 Bcf of gas. Gazprom Neft offered RUB 98.3 million (USD 1.7 million).  The Karabashskiy 19 block covers 285 sq km in the Ural-Frolov Province. No exploratory wells have been drilled in the block. Resources (category D1+D2) of the block are estimated at 7 MMbbl of oil and 14 Bcf of gas. Gazprom Neft offered RUB 1.049 million (USD 0.02 million).   The Karabashskiy 25 block covers 239 sq km in the Ural-Frolov Province. No exploratory wells have been drilled in the block. Resources (category D1+D2) of the block are estimated at 7 MMbbl of oil and 58 Bcf of gas. Gazprom Neft offered RUB 189.3 million (USD 3.3 million).   The Karabashskiy 26 block covers 263 sq km in the Ural-Frolov Province. No exploratory wells have been drilled in the block. Resources (category D1+D2) of the block are estimated at 5 MMbbl of oil and 24 Bcf of gas. Gazprom Neft offered RUB 97.1 million (USD 1.7 million).  The Karabashskiy 27 block covers 287 sq km in the Ural-Frolov Province. No exploratory wells have been drilled in the block. Resources (category D1+D2) of the block are estimated at 6 MMbbl of oil and 17 Bcf of gas. Gazprom Neft offered RUB 0.875 million (USD 0.02 million).
Repsol has been cleared to acquire a 50,1% stake in Gazprom Neftâs Karabashskiy-6 block. The companies are already cooperating in the nearby Karabashskiy 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 78 and 79 blocks, mostly through their Evrotek-Yugra JV.