On 23 November 2018, the Ministry for Natural Resources published a list of exploratory licenses available for investors in 2019 without auctions. The list includes 27 blocks covering 30,417 sq km in Western Siberia, Eastern Siberia, Kamchatka and North Caucasus (Table 1). Total hydrocarbon resources are estimated at 1,504 MMbbl of oil, 9.33 Tcf of gas and 97 MMbbl of condensate. Applications must be submitted by 11 January 2019. If any block receives more than one valid application, the block will be withdrawn from the list and could be offered through an auction.  Table 1                   Resources             Petroleum   Province         Political         Block         Surface,         Oil,         Gas,         Condensate,         Contact   Information             Province         sq   km         MMbbl         Bcf         MMbbl             Eastern Siberia         Irkutsk Obl         Baykalskiy Severnyy         1,172         24         343            664025,   Irkutsk, Rossiyskaya Str., 17             Â             Biryusinskiy         2,524         37         411            Â              Â             Tareyskiy         2,416         31         377            Â              Â             Udinskiy         2,533            685         15         Â              Far East         Kamchatka Kray         Annenskiy-1         310         Â          106         Â          680000,   Khabarovsk, L.Tolstogo Str., 8             Â             Annenskiy-2         500            192            Â              North Caucasus         Krasnodar Kray         Kamendanto-Karabetovskiy         199         45         130         Â          344111, Rostov-na-Donu, 40-letiya Pobedy Pr., 330             Timan-Pechora         Nenets AO         Chernovskiy         361         91         Â          Â          199155,   Sankt-Peterburg, Odoyevskogo Str., 24/1             Â             Lembeyskiy         722         43         24            Â              Â             Novoborskiy   Severnyy         1,038         110               Â              Â             Syarnayuskiy         535         48               Â              Â             Tabyagskiy         1,075         149               Â              Â             Verkhnenovoborskiy         751         100               Â              Â             Yambotysskiy         1,212         146               Â              Western Siberia         Khanty-Mansiysk   (Yugra) AO         Karabashskiy-84         357         73         Â          Â          628012, Khanty-Mansiysk,   Studencheskaya Str., 2             Â             Kashatskiy         493         57               Â              Â             Snegirinyy-4         599         133               Â              Â          Kurgan Obl         Pokrovskiy         151         Â          Â          Â          640000, Kurgan,   Kuybysheva Str., 12, office 209             Â             Utichyevskiy         300                  Â              Â          Tomsk Obl         Kolpashevskiy   Zapadnyy-1         2,160         15         55         Â          634021, Tomsk,   Frunze Str., 232             Â             Kolpashevskiy   Zapadnyy-2         2,609         20         48            Â              Â             Novovasyuganskiy-2         1,402         87               Â              Â             Parabelskiy   Vostochnyy         1,717         12         41            Â              Â             Protochnyy-1         892         35               Â              Â             Tibinakskiy         1,278         15         34            Â              Â          Yamalo-Nenets AO         Baydaratskiy   Yuzhnyy         2,520         233         6,884         82         629008,   Salekhard, Mira Str., 40             Non-Prospective         Kareliya Rep         Ladvinskiy         591         Â          Â          Â          199155,   Sankt-Peterburg, Odoyevskogo Str., 24/1
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