On 23 December 2019, the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use held an auction for the Sylvinskiy block in Sverdlovsk Oblast (Volga-Urals). Company InterGaz, competing against Sibnedroservis, won the contest with the offer of RUB 8.058 million (USD 0.13 million). The winner of the auction will receive a 25-year E&P license.   The Sylvinskiy block covers 2,913 sq km in the Ural Foredeep. Hydrocarbon resources (category D1) of the block are estimated at 702 Bcf of gas. The starting price amounted to RUB 7.326 million (USD 0.12 million).
InterGaz won the sole rights to the Sylvinskiy (2913km)Â² block in the Sverdlovsk Oblast.