On 15 January 2019, the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use held an auction for the Pukhutsyayakhskiy block in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (West Siberia). The winning bid of RUB 20.988 million (USD 0.31 million) was submitted by Gazprom Neft-Aero Bryansk. The winner of the auction will obtain a 25-year E&P license with a seven-year exploratory stage.   Details of the offer are as follows:  The Pukhutsyayakhskiy block covers 825 sq km in the eastern part of the South Kara-Yamal Province bordering Krasnoyarsk Kray. Seismic coverage amounts to 225 km of 2D data. No exploratory wells have been drilled in the area. Hydrocarbon resources (categories D1+D2) of the block are estimated at 23 MMbbl of oil, 1,182 Bcf of gas and 21 MMbbl of condensate. The starting price amounted to RUB 17.49 million (USD 0.26 million).
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