On 30 January 2019, the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use held an auction for three blocks in Khanty-Mansiysk (Yugra) Autonomous Okrug (Western Siberia). The winning bids were offered by Gazprom Neft/Shellâs joint venture Salym Petroleum Development (SPD), Rosneft and Lukoil-subsidiary Ritek. The winners of the auction will obtain 25-year E&P licenses.   The Shapshinskiy Vostochnyy-1 block covers 197 sq km in the Ural-Frolov Province. Seismic coverage amounts to 156 km. No exploratory wells have been drilled in the block. Resources (categories D1+D2) of the block are estimated at 71 MMbbl of oil. The starting price amounted to RUB 14.522 million (USD 0.22 million). SPD offered RUB 1,134.168 million (USD 17.2 million).  The Shapshinskiy Vostochnyy-2 block covers 261 sq km in the Ural-Frolov Province. Seismic coverage amounts to 193 km. No exploratory wells have been drilled in the block. Resources (categories D1+D2) of the block are estimated at 93 MMbbl of oil. The starting price amounted to RUB 18.887 million (USD 0.28 million). Rosneft offered RUB 200.096 million (USD 3 million).  The Verkhnenazymskiy block covers 102 sq km in the Ural-Frolov Province and encompasses a part of the Verkhnenazymskoye discovery with proportional 3P reserves estimated at 8.5 MMbbl of oil. Seismic coverage amounts to 97 km. Two exploratory wells have been drilled in the block. Resources (categories D1+D2) of the block are estimated at 17 MMbbl of oil. The starting price amounted to RUB 129.922 million (USD 1.94 million). Ritek offered RUB 142.914 million (USD 2.17 million).
Russia (Ural - Frolov Province (West Siberian B.)) Verkhnenazymskoye