On 15 June 2018, the State Agency for Geology and Subsoil Use of Ukraine announced an auction for the Surmachivska block in Sumska Oblast. The auction is scheduled for 12 February 2019 with its application deadline on 12 December 2018. The winner of the auction will obtain a 20-year E&P license. Additional information can be requested from:  Kiev  Antona Tsedika Str., 16, offices 415 & 416  Tel: (044) 536 1320 and 456 6085  The Surmachivska block with oil, gas and condensate resources covers 1.46 sq km in Sumska Oblast (Dnieper-Donets Basin). The starting price amounts to UAH 6.28 million (USD 0.22 million). The price for the auction documentation and geological data package is UAH 0.5 million (USD 0.02 million).
Ukraine Ukrainian Government auctions Surmachivska license on 12 February 2019