On 22 March 2018, the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use held an auction for the Payutskiy block in Krasnoyarsk Kray (Eastern Siberia). Novatek won the contest with the offer of RUB 66 million (USD 1.2 million). The winner of the auction will obtain a 27-year E&P license including a 7-year exploratory stage  The Payutskiy block covers 2,323 sq km in the Yenisey-Khatanga Basin and encompasses the Nanadyanskoye discovery with 3P reserves estimated at 207 Bcf of gas. One stratigraphic test (Nanadyanskaya 310) has been drilled in the block. Gas resources (categories D0+D1+D2) of the block are estimated at 1,647 Bcf. The starting price amounted to RUB 60 million (USD 1 million).  Â 
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