On 28 November 2017, the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use held an auction for the Saltykovskiy block in Saratov Oblast (Volga-Ural Province). Local company InGeoNeft won the contest with the offer of RUB 1.8 million (USD 0.031 million). The winner of the auction will obtain a 25-year E&P license The Saltykovskiy block covers 381 sq km in the Ryazano-Saratov Depression. Some 2D seismic data was recorded in 2010-2011. One stratigraphic test has been drilled in the area. Hydrocarbon resources (category D1) of the block are estimated at 15 MMbbl of oil and 27 Bcf of gas. The starting price amounted to RUB 1.5 million (USD 0.03 million).  Â 
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