On 11 September 2018, the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use announced an auction for two blocks in Tomsk Oblast (Western Siberia). The auction is scheduled on 14 November 2018. Applications must be submitted by 16 October. The winners of the auction will obtain 25-year E&P licenses.Â   Tomsknedra  634021, Tomsk  Frunze Prospekt, 232, office 204  Details of the offer are as follows:  The Nikolskiy-3 block covers 1,623 sq km in the Kaymys-Vasyugan Province and encompasses the Nikolskoye oil discovery with 3P reserves estimated at 24 MMbbl and several prospects with combined oil resources estimated at 37 MMbbl. Hydrocarbon resources (categories D1+D2) of the block are estimated at 47 MMbbl of oil. Seismic coverage amounts to about 1,500 km of 2D data. Five exploratory wells have been drilled within the block. The starting price amounts to RUB 430.524 million (USD 6.15 million).  The Chvorovyy-2 block covers 554 sq km in the Kaymys-Vasyugan Province and encompasses the Chvorovoye oil discovery with 2P reserves estimated at 2 MMbbl. Hydrocarbon resources (categories D1+D2) of the block are estimated at 58 MMbbl of oil. Seismic coverage amounts to 725 km of 2D data. Five exploratory wells have been drilled within the block. The starting price amounts to RUB 56.93 million (USD 0.8 million).
Government of Russia auctions two licenses Chvorovyy-2 block and Nikolskiy-3 block in Tomsk on 14 November