On 20 December 2017, the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use held an auction for the Khadytayakhskiy block in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (West Siberia). Rosneft-subsidiary Sibneftegaz won the contest with the offer of RUB 786.372 million (USD 13.3 million). The winner of the auction will obtain a 25-year E&P license with a seven-year exploratory stage.  The Khadytayakhskiy block covers 1,036 sq km in the central part of the Nadym-Taz Basin and encompasses the Khadytayakhinskiy prospect with hydrocarbon resources estimated at 139 MMbbl of oil, 10,154 Bcf of gas and 245 MMbbl of condensate. Seismic coverage amounts to 1,266 km of 2D data. One exploratory well has been drilled in the area. Hydrocarbon resources (categories D1+D2) of the block are estimated at 91 MMbbl of oil, 1,610 Bcf of gas and 38 MMbbl of condensate. The starting price amounted to RUB 655.31 million (USD 11.1 million).  Â 
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