On 9 December 2019, the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use held an auction for three blocks in Krasnoyarsk Kray (Eastern Siberia). Rosneft emerged as the winner of the three blocks and will obtain 27-year E&P licenses including a 7-year exploratory stage.  The Mezeninskiy block covers 2,032 sq km in the Yenisey-Khatanga Basin. No wells have been drilled in the block. Reservoirs of the Mesozoic section are the main exploratory targets. Hydrocarbon resources (categories D1+D2) of the block are estimated at 33 MMbbl of oil and 891 Bcf of gas. The starting price amounted to RUB 9.4 million (USD 0.15 million). Rosneft offered RUB 2,605.7 million (USD 41.6 million).    The Yangodskiy block covers 2,976 sq km in the Yenisey-Khatanga Basin. No wells have been drilled in the block. Reservoirs of the Mesozoic section are the main exploratory targets. Hydrocarbon resources (categories D1+D2) of the block are estimated at 10 MMbbl of oil and 945 Bcf of gas. The starting price amounted to RUB 5.9 million (USD 0.09 million). Rosneft offered RUB 2,180.6 million (USD 33.265 million).    The Dzhangodskiy Severnyy block covers 1,363 sq km in the Yenisey-Khatanga Basin. No wells have been drilled in the block. Reservoirs of the Mesozoic section are the main exploratory targets. Hydrocarbon resources (categories D1+D2) of the block are estimated at 11 MMbbl of oil and 685 Bcf of gas. The starting price amounted to RUB 4.7 million (USD 0.07 million). Rosneft offered RUB 1,302.8 million (USD 19.4 million)
Rosneft won 3 block: Dzhangodskiy Severnyy (1,363 sq km), Mezeninskiy (2,032 sq km), Yangodskiy (2,976 sq km) in the Yenisey-Khatanga Basin, Krasnoyarsk Kray.