On 2 July 2018, the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use announced an auction for the Nikolskiy-1 block in Tomsk Oblast (Western Siberia). The auction is scheduled on 28 August 2018. Applications have to be submitted by 30 July. The winner of the auction will obtain a 25-year E&P license.Â   Tomsknedra  634021, Tomsk  Frunze Prospekt, 232, office 204  Details of the offer are as follows:  The Nikolskiy-1 block covers 1,040 sq km in the Kaymys-Vasyugan Province and encompasses the Lyukpayskoye discovery and a part of the Vakhskoye field, and the Ostrovistaya and Nanyakhskaya Severnaya prospects with combined resources (category D0) estimated at 53 MMbbl of oil. Combined 3P oil reserves of the discoveries are estimated at 5 MMbbl. Hydrocarbon resources (categories D1+D2) of the block are estimated at 92 MMbbl of oil. Seismic coverage amounts to about 1,830 km of 2D data. Five exploratory wells have been drilled within the block. The starting price amounts to RUB 210.678 million (USD 3.3 million).
On 2 July 2018, the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use announced an auction for the Nikolskiy-1 block in Tomsk Oblast (Western Siberia). 