On 30 October 2019, the State Agency for Geology and Subsoil Use of Ukraine held an auction for two licenses in the eastern Ukraine. Local Nadra Karbon and a subsidiary of Nafta a.s. (Slovakia) emerged as the winners of the contest. The companies will obtain 20-year E&P licenses.   The Vatazhkivska block covers 181.8 sq km in Poltavska Oblast (Dnieper-Donets Basin). Seismic coverage amounts to 533 km. One well has been drilled in the block. Gas resources of the Vatazhkivska prospect are estimated at 106 Bcf. Commitments include acquisition of 2D and 3D seismic data and drilling of two wells with PTDs of 5,700 m and 6,300 m. The starting price amounted to UAH 6.794 million (USD 0.27 million). Nafta PV offered UAH 6.846 million (USD 0.27 million).  The Zakhidnotokarsko-Krasnyanska block covers 91.1 sq km in Luhanska Oblast (Dnieper-Donets Basin). Seismic coverage amounts to 476 km. Three wells have been drilled in the block. Gas resources of the block are estimated at 31 Bcf. Commitments include acquisition of 2D and 3D seismic data and drilling of one well. The starting price amounted to UAH 1.534 million (USD 0.06 million). Nadra Karbon offered UAH 1.651 million (USD 0.06 million).
Nadra Karbon won block covers 181.8 sq km in Poltavska Oblast (Dnieper-Donets Basin). Nafta PV won Zakhidnotokarsko-Krasnyanska block covers 91.1 sq km in Luhanska Oblast (Dnieper-Donets Basin). 