On 28 March 2019, the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use held an auction for three blocks in Samara Oblast (Volga-Urals). The winning bids were offered by Ritek, Tatneft-Samara and Techsnab. The winners of the auction will obtain 25-year E&P licenses.   The Lemeshkovskiy block covers 356 sq km in the Mukhanovo-Yerovskiy Depression. Hydrocarbon resources (category D1) of the block are estimated at 40 MMbbl of oil. The starting price amounted to RUB 7.5 million (USD 0.11 million). Ritek offered RUB 602.2 million (USD 8.83 million).  The Nugaykinskiy block covers 102 sq km in the south-western flank of the Tatar Dome and encompasses ten prospects with combined oil resources estimated at 26 MMbbl. Hydrocarbon resources (category D1) of the block are estimated at 14 MMbbl of oil. The starting price amounted to RUB 43.1 million (USD 0.6 million). Tatneft-Samara offered RUB 249.98 million (USD 3.48 million).  The Sudarovskiy block covers 46 sq km in the Buzuluk Depression and encompasses the Sudarovskoye oil field with 3P oil reserves estimated at 0.4 MMbbl. Hydrocarbon resources (category D1) of the block are estimated at 4 MMbbl of oil. The starting price amounted to RUB 12.4 million (USD 0.19 million). Techsnab offered RUB 133.92 million (USD 2.05 million).
Ritek, Tatneft-Samara and Techsnab have awarded Lemeshkovskiy, Nugaykinskiy and Sudarovskiy block respectively.