On 15 June 2018, the State Agency for Geology and Subsoil Use of Ukraine announced an auction for two blocks in Lviv and Sumska Oblasts. The auction is scheduled for 25 October 2018 with its application deadline on 28 August. The winners of the auction will obtain 20-year E&P licenses. Additional information can be requested from:  Kiev  Antona Tsedika Str., 16, offices 415 & 416  Tel: (044) 536 1320 and 456 6085  The Surmachivska block with oil, gas and condensate resources covers 1.46 sq km in Sumska Oblast (Dnieper-Donets Basin). The starting price amounts to UAH 7.620 million (USD 0.29 million). The price for the auction documentation and geological data package is UAH 0.527 million (USD 0.02 million).  The Yavorivska block with oil, gas and condensate resources covers 43.8 sq km in the North Carpathian Basin. The starting price amounts to UAH 25.964 million (USD 1 million). The price for the auction documentation and geological data package is UAH 0.211 million (USD 0.01 million).
On 15 June 2018, the State Agency for Geology and Subsoil Use of Ukraine announced an auction for two blocks in Lviv and Sumska Oblasts