On 10 September 2018, the Ministry for Natural Resources published a list of exploratory licenses available for investors without auctions. The list includes eight blocks covering 19,301 sq km in Western Siberia, Eastern Siberia and Volga-Urals (Table 1). Total hydrocarbon resources are estimated at 1,137 MMbbl of oil, 11.694 Tcf of gas and 103 MMbbl of condensate. Applications must be submitted by 19 October 2018. If any block receives more than one valid application, the block will be withdrawn from the list and could be offered through an auction.  Table 1          Â          Â          Â          Resources         Â          Â              Petroleum Province         Political         Block         Surface,         Oil,         Gas,         Condensate         Contact Information             Province         sq km         MMbbl         Bcf         MMbbl             Volga-Urals         Bashkortostan Rep         Abdulovskiy         75         10         Â          Â          603000, Nizhniy Novgorod, Gorkogo   Sq, 4/2             Â          Â          Mancharovskiy         284         11         Â          Â              Western Siberia         Yamalo-Nenets AO         Mitikyakhskiy 1         1,188         620         3,093         103         629008, Salekhard, Mira Str., 40             Yenisey-Khatanga         Krasnoyarsk Kray         Bolshebalakhninskiy         5,681         208         2,997         Â          660049, Krasnoyarsk, Karla Marksa   Str., 62             Â             Dzhangodskiy Severnyy         1,363         11         685         Â          Â              Â             Malobalakhninskiy         5,702         234         3,083         Â          Â              Â             Mezeninskiy         2,032         33         891         Â          Â              Â          Â          Yangodinskiy         2,976         10         945
 Russia Government of Russia offers eight exploratory licenses by 19 October 