On 12 March 2019, the Ministry for Natural Resources published a list of exploratory licenses available for investors without auctions. The list includes four blocks covering 8,645 sq km in Irkutsk Oblast (Eastern Siberia). Applications must be submitted by 22 April 2019. If any block receives more than one valid application, the block will be withdrawn from the list and could be offered through an auction. Applications must be sent to Irkutsknedra, 664025, Irkutsk, Rossiyskaya Str., 17.  The Biryusinskiy block covers 2,524 sq km in the Angara-Yenisey Basin. Its hydrocarbon resources are estimated at 37 MMbbl of oil and 411 Bcf of gas.  The Baykalskiy Severnyy block covers 1,172 sq km in the Nepa-Botuoba Basin. Its hydrocarbon resources are estimated at 24 MMbbl of oil and 342 Bcf of gas.   The Tareyskiy block covers 2,416 sq km in the Angara-Yenisey Basin. Its hydrocarbon resources are estimated at 31 MMbbl of oil and 377 Bcf of gas.  The Udinskiy block covers 2,533 sq km in the Angara-Yenisey Basin. Its hydrocarbon resources are estimated at 685 Bcf of gas and 15 MMbbl of condensate.
On 12 March 2019, the Ministry for Natural Resources published a list of exploratory licenses available for investors without auctions. The list includes four blocks covering 8,645 sq km in Irkutsk Oblast (Eastern Siberia). Applications must be submitted by 22 April 2019. 