On 3 June 2020, the Federal Agency for subsoil Use held an auction for two blocks in Krasnoyarsk Kray (Eastern Siberia). Competing against Sakhaneft and Krasnoyarsk Oil & Gas Company, Irkutsk Oil Co (INK) won the contest for the Chadobetskiy Zapadnyy block with the offer of RUB 54.6 million (USD 0.8 million). The same companies submitted applications for the Oskobinskiy block, but the auction was announced invalid because the applicants refused to increase the starting price. The winner of the auction will obtain a 27-year E&P license.   Details of the offer are as follows:  The Chadobetskiy Zapadnyy block encompasses 1,537 sq km and is located in the Baykit basin. Resources of the block (categories D1+D2) amount to 13.2 MMt (96.3 MMbbl) of oil and 29.5 Bcm (1.01 Tcf) of gas. The starting price amounted to RUB 26 million (USD 0.38 million).  The Oskobinskiy block covers 6,510 sq km in the conjunction zone of the Baykit and Tunguska Basins. Resources of the block (categories D1+D2) amount to 37.8 MMt (275 MMbbl) of oil and 133.5 Bcm (4.57 Tcf) of gas. The starting price amounted to RUB 79 million (USD 1.15 million).
Krasnoyarsk O&G Co, won Kolymovskiy block, (523kmÂ²) in the Baykit Basin, Surgutneftegaz won Novotaymyrskiy Vost. block, (2304kmÂ²) in the Yenisey-Khatanga Basin, and Irkutsk Oil Co won the Chadobetskiy Zap. block, (1537kmÂ²) in the Baykit Basin.