On 29 November 2019, the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use held an auction for the Khambateyskiy block of the State Significance in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Western Siberia). Gazprom Neft emerged as the winner of the contest. The winning price has not been discosed yet. The company will receive a 30-year license with a 10-year exploratory stage.   The Khambateyskiy block covers 342.6 sq km in the south-eastern part of the Yamal Peninsula and the Ob Estuary (South Kara-Yamal Province). It encompasses the Khambateyskoye discovery with 3P reserves estimated at 1.178 Tcf of gas and 21 MMbbl of condensate. Hydrocarbon resources (category D0) of deeper reservoirs of the discovery are estimated at 8.453 Tcf of gas and 160 MMbbl of condensate. Thirteen exploratory wells have been drilled in the area. The starting price amounted to RUB 1,820.739 million (USD 28 million).
Russia (South Kara - Yamal Province (West Siberian B.)) Khambateyskoye