On 28 October 2019, the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use announced an auction for six blocks in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Western Siberia). The auction is scheduled on 17 December 2019 with its application deadline on 25 November. The winners of the auction will obtain 25-year E&P licenses with a seven-year exploratory stage. Additional information may be requested from:  Uralnedra  620014, Yekaterinburg,  Vaynera str., 55, office 425, ural@rosnedra.gov.ru     The Ladertoyskiy Vostochnyy block covers 952 sq km in the South Kara-Yamal Province. Seismic coverage amounts to 447 km of 2D data and 952 sq km of 3D data. No wells have been drilled in the area. Hydrocarbon resources of the block (categories D1+D2) are estimated at 117 MMbbl of oil, 6.316 Tcf of gas and 132 MMbbl of condensate. The starting price amounts to RUB 100.13 million (USD 1.56 million).  The Kharampurskiy Zapadnyy block covers 898 sq km in the Nadym-Taz Province and encompasses the Kharampurskoye Zapadnoye oil discovery with 3P reserves estimated at 31 MMbbl and seven prospects with combined resources estimated at 43 MMbbl of oil and 82 Bcf of gas. Seismic coverage amounts to 1,300 km. Six wells have been drilled in the area. Hydrocarbon resources of the block (categories D1+D2) are estimated at 100 MMbbl of oil, 3.743 Tcf of gas and 69 MMbbl of condensate. The starting price amounts to RUB 372.98 million (USD 5.83 million).  The Mitikyakhskiy 1 block covers 1,188 sq km in the Nadym-Taz Province and encompasses several prospects with combined resources estimated at 139 MMbbl of oil, 2.776 Tcf of gas and 93 MMbbl of condensate. Seismic coverage amounts to 2,069 km. Two wells have been drilled in the area. Hydrocarbon resources of the block (categories D1+D2) are estimated at 485 MMbbl of oil, 325 Bcf of gas and 10 MMbbl of condensate. The starting price amounts to RUB 674.27 million (USD 10.54 million).  The Yamburgskiy Severnyy block covers 2,101 sq km in the Nadym-Taz Province and encompasses a part of the Mitiyakhskaya prospect with resources estimated at 11 MMbbl of oil, 206 Bcf of gas and 7 MMbbl of condensate. Seismic coverage amounts to 2,994 km of 2D data and 151 sq km of 3D data. One well has been drilled in the area. Hydrocarbon resources of the block (categories D1+D2) are estimated at 750 MMbbl of oil, 22.461 Tcf of gas and 370 MMbbl of condensate. The starting price amounts to RUB 445.51 million (USD 6.96 million).  The Yamburgskiy Yuzhnyy block covers 1,590 sq km in the Nadym-Taz Province and encompasses parts of the Urengoyskoye and Olikuminskoye fields with combined 3P reserves estimated at 56 MMbbl of oil, 419 Bcf of gas and 10 MMbbl of condensate. Also, the block includes the Khosyreyskaya Vostochnaya prospect with resources estimated at 16 MMbbl of oil, 184 Bcf of gas and 1 MMbbl of condensate. Seismic coverage amounts to 2,550 km. Three wells have been drilled in the area. Hydrocarbon resources of the block (categories D1+D2) are estimated at 606 MMbbl of oil, 16.724 Tcf of gas and 251 MMbbl of condensate. The starting price amounts to RUB 872.68 million (USD 13.64 million).  The Yaptiksalinskiy block covers 1,507 sq km in the South Kara-Yamal Province and encompasses several prospects with combined resources estimated at 69 MMbbl of oil, 2.12 Tcf of gas and 24 MMbbl of condensate. Seismic coverage amounts to 1,715 km. Two wells have been drilled in the area. Hydrocarbon resources of the block (categories D1+D2) are estimated at 71 MMbbl of oil, 4.795 Tcf of gas and 88 MMbbl of condensate. The starting price amounts to RUB 294.92 million (USD 4.6 million).
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