On 6 March 2019, the State Agency for Geology and Subsoil Use of Ukraine held an auction for ten licenses. No applications were submitted for seven blocks and the remaining offered blocks were won by Burisma, DTEK and Ukrgazvydobuvannya.  The Pivdenno-Kobzivska block covers 368 sq km in Kharkiv Oblast (Dnieper-Donets Basin). Seismic coverage amounts to about 1,000 km. Oil resources of the block are estimated at 24 MMbbl. Commitments include re-processing of existing seismic data, acquisition of 2D or 3D seismic data covering at least a quarter of the block and drilling of one well. The starting price amounted to UAH 9.623 million (USD 0.34 million). Ukrgazvydobuvannya offered UAH 30.949 million (USD 1.1 million). The winner of the auction will obtain a 20-year E&P license.  The Svitankovo-Lohinska block covers 197 sq km in Kharkiv Oblast and it encompasses three structures. Seismic coverage amounts to about 700 km. One well has been drilled in the area. Hydrocarbon resources of the block are estimated at 6 MMbbl of oil and 122 Bcf of gas. Commitments include re-processing of existing seismic data, acquisition of 2D or 3D seismic data covering at least a quarter of the block and drilling of one well. The starting price amounted to UAH 17.7 million (USD 0.63 million). DTEK-subsidiary Naftogazsystemy offered UAH 85 million (USD 3 million). The winner of the auction will obtain a 20-year E&P license.  The Dubrivsko-Radchenkivska block covers 65 sq km in Poltava Oblast (Dnieper-Donets Basin) and it encompasses the Radchenkivske and Radchenkivske Zakhidnyy fields. Seismic coverage amounts to about 800 km. About 100 wells have been drilled at the fields. Hydrocarbon 3P reserves of the fields are estimated at 12 MMbbl of oil and 17 Bcf of gas. Commitments include re-processing of existing seismic data, acquisition of 2D or 3D seismic data covering at least a quarter of the block and drilling of one well. The starting price amounted to UAH 17.502 million (USD 0.63 million). Burisma-subsidiary Naftogazopromyslova Geologiya offered UAH 25.1 million (USD 0.9 million). The winner of the auction will obtain a 20-year E&P license.  The Suvorivska block covers 463 sq km on the south-western edge of the Moldavskaya depression in Odeska Oblast. Reservoirs of the Jurassic and Triassic sections (2,000-4,500 m) are the main target for exploration. Commitments include re-processing of existing seismic data, acquisition of 2D or 3D seismic data covering at least a quarter of the block and drilling of one well. The starting price amounted to UAH 9.221 million (USD 0.33 million). The winner of the auction could obtain a 5-year exploration license.  The Zakhidnotokarsko-Krasnyanska block covers 91 sq km in Luhanska Oblast (Dnieper-Donets Basin). Seismic coverage amounts to about 500 km. Gas resources of the block are estimated at 31 Bcf. Commitments include re-processing of existing seismic data, acquisition of 2D or 3D seismic data covering at least a quarter of the block and drilling of one well. The starting price amounted to UAH 4.596 million (USD 0.16 million). The winner of the auction could obtain a 20-year E&P license.  The Dykhtynetska block covers 74 sq km in Chernivtsi and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblasts (Western Ukraine). Seismic coverage amounts to about 200 km. Oil resources of the block are estimated at 3 MMbbl of oil. Commitments include re-processing of existing seismic data, acquisition of 2D or 3D seismic data covering at least a quarter of the block and drilling of one well. The starting price amounted to UAH 10.099 million (USD 0.36 million). The winner of the auction could obtain a 20-year E&P license.  The Kniazhynska block covers 75 sq km in Kharkiv Oblast. Seismic coverage amounts to about 250 km. Hydrocarbon resources of the block are estimated at 107 MMbbl of oil, 2.1 Tcf of gas and 30 MMbbl of condensate. Commitments include re-processing of existing seismic data, acquisition of 2D or 3D seismic data covering at least a quarter of the block and drilling of one well. The starting price amounted to UAH 498.43 million (USD 17.8 million). The winner of the auction could obtain a 20-year E&P license.  The Saltivska block covers 26 sq km in Kharkiv Oblast. Seismic coverage is limited to a single regional line. One well has been drilled in the block. Gas resources of the block are estimated at 0.2 Bcf. Commitments include re-processing of existing seismic data, acquisition of 2D or 3D seismic data covering at least a quarter of the block and drilling of one well. The starting price amounted to UAH 18.319 million (USD 0.65 million). The winner of the auction could obtain a 20-year E&P license.  The Pechenizko-Kochetkivska block covers 263 sq km in Kharkiv Oblast. Seismic coverage is limited to about 900 km. Gas resources of the block are estimated at 63 Bcf. Commitments include re-processing of existing seismic data, acquisition of 2D or 3D seismic data covering at least a quarter of the block and drilling of one well. The starting price amounted to UAH 11.701 million (USD 0.4 million). The winner of the auction could obtain a 20-year E&P license.  The Vatazhkivska block covers 182 sq km in Poltava Oblast and it encompasses the Vatazhkivska prospect with gas resources estimated at 106 Bcf. Seismic coverage amounts to about 500 km. One well has been drilled in the area. Commitments include re-processing of existing seismic data, acquisition of 2D or 3D seismic data covering at least a quarter of the block and drilling of one well. The starting price amounted to UAH 18.178 million (USD 0.65 million). The winner of the auction could obtain a 20-year E&P license.
On 6 March 2019, the State Agency for Geology and Subsoil Use of Ukraine held an auction for ten licenses. No applications were submitted for seven blocks and the remaining offered blocks were won by Burisma, DTEK and Ukrgazvydobuvannya. The Pivdenno-Kobzivska block covers 368 sq km in Kharkiv Oblast (Dnieper-Donets Basin). Seismic coverage amounts to about 1,000 km. Oil resources of the block are estimated at 24 MMbbl. Commitments include re-processing of existing seismic data, acquisition of 2D or 3D seismic data covering at least a quarter of the block and drilling of one well. The starting price amounted to UAH 9.623 million (USD 0.34 million). Ukrgazvydobuvannya offered UAH 30.949 million (USD 1.1 million). The winner of the auction will obtain a 20-year E&P license. The Svitankovo-Lohinska block covers 197 sq km in Kharkiv Oblast and it encompasses three structures. Seismic coverage amounts to about 700 km. One well has been drilled in the area. Hydrocarbon resources of the block are estimated at 6 MMbbl of oil and 122 Bcf of gas. Commitments include re-processing of existing seismic data, acquisition of 2D or 3D seismic data covering at least a quarter of the block and drilling of one well. The starting price amounted to UAH 17.7 million (USD 0.63 million). DTEK-subsidiary Naftogazsystemy offered UAH 85 million (USD 3 million). The winner of the auction will obtain a 20-year E&P license. The Dubrivsko-Radchenkivska block covers 65 sq km in Poltava Oblast (Dnieper-Donets Basin) and it encompasses the Radchenkivske and Radchenkivske Zakhidnyy fields. Seismic coverage amounts to about 800 km. About 100 wells have been drilled at the fields. Hydrocarbon 3P reserves of the fields are estimated at 12 MMbbl of oil and 17 Bcf of gas. Commitments include re-processing of existing seismic data, acquisition of 2D or 3D seismic data covering at least a quarter of the block and drilling of one well. The starting price amounted to UAH 17.502 million (USD 0.63 million). Burisma-subsidiary Naftogazopromyslova Geologiya offered UAH 25.1 million (USD 0.9 million). The winner of the auction will obtain a 20-year E&P license. The Suvorivska block covers 463 sq km on the south-western edge of the Moldavskaya depression in Odeska Oblast. Reservoirs of the Jurassic and Triassic sections (2,000-4,500 m) are the main target for exploration. Commitments include re-processing of existing seismic data, acquisition of 2D or 3D seismic data covering at least a quarter of the block and drilling of one well. The starting price amounted to UAH 9.221 million (USD 0.33 million). The winner of the auction could obtain a 5-year exploration license. The Zakhidnotokarsko-Krasnyanska block covers 91 sq km in Luhanska Oblast (Dnieper-Donets Basin). Seismic coverage amounts to about 500 km. Gas resources of the block are estimated at 31 Bcf. Commitments include re-processing of existing seismic data, acquisition of 2D or 3D seismic data covering at least a quarter of the block and drilling of one well. The starting price amounted to UAH 4.596 million (USD 0.16 million). The winner of the auction could obtain a 20-year E&P license. The Dykhtynetska block covers 74 sq km in Chernivtsi and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblasts (Western Ukraine). Seismic coverage amounts to about 200 km. Oil resources of the block are estimated at 3 MMbbl of oil. Commitments include re-processing of existing seismic data, acquisition of 2D or 3D seismic data covering at least a quarter of the block and drilling of one well. The starting price amounted to UAH 10.099 million (USD 0.36 million). The winner of the auction could obtain a 20-year E&P license. The Kniazhynska block covers 75 sq km in Kharkiv Oblast. Seismic coverage amounts to about 250 km. Hydrocarbon resources of the block are estimated at 107 MMbbl of oil, 2.1 Tcf of gas and 30 MMbbl of condensate. Commitments include re-processing of existing seismic data, acquisition of 2D or 3D seismic data covering at least a quarter of the block and drilling of one well. The starting price amounted to UAH 498.43 million (USD 17.8 million). The winner of the auction could obtain a 20-year E&P license. The Saltivska block covers 26 sq km in Kharkiv Oblast. Seismic coverage is limited to a single regional line. One well has been drilled in the block. Gas resources of the block are estimated at 0.2 Bcf. Commitments include re-processing of existing seismic data, acquisition of 2D or 3D seismic data covering at least a quarter of the block and drilling of one well. The starting price amounted to UAH 18.319 million (USD 0.65 million). The winner of the auction could obtain a 20-year E&P license. The Pechenizko-Kochetkivska block covers 263 sq km in Kharkiv Oblast. Seismic coverage is limited to about 900 km. Gas resources of the block are estimated at 63 Bcf. Commitments include re-processing of existing seismic data, acquisition of 2D or 3D seismic data covering at least a quarter of the block and drilling of one well. The starting price amounted to UAH 11.701 million (USD 0.4 million). The winner of the auction could obtain a 20-year E&P license. The Vatazhkivska block covers 182 sq km in Poltava Oblast and it encompasses the Vatazhkivska prospect with gas resources estimated at 106 Bcf. Seismic coverage amounts to about 500 km. One well has been drilled in the area. Commitments include re-processing of existing seismic data, acquisition of 2D or 3D seismic data covering at least a quarter of the block and drilling of one well. The starting price amounted to UAH 18.178 million (USD 0.65 million). The winner of the auction could obtain a 20-year E&P license.