On 16 October 2018, the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use announced an auction for the Nikolskiy-2 block in Tomsk Oblast (Western Siberia). The auction is scheduled on 18 December 2018. Applications must be submitted by 15 November. The winner of the auction will obtain a 25-year E&P license.Â   Tomsknedra  634021, Tomsk  Frunze Prospekt, 232, office 204  Details of the offer are as follows:  The Nikolskiy-2 block covers 1,825 sq km in the Kaymys-Vasyugan Province and encompasses the Vartovskoye oil discovery with 3P reserves estimated at 12 MMbbl and three prospects with combined oil resources estimated at 45 MMbbl. Hydrocarbon resources (categories D1+D2) of the block are estimated at 113 MMbbl of oil. Seismic coverage amounts to 2,065 km of 2D data. Ten exploratory wells have been drilled within the block. The starting price amounts to RUB 354.521 million (USD 5.4 million).
Russia (Kaymys - Vasyugan Province (West Siberian B.)) Vartovskoye