On 20 November 2019, the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use held an auction for the Rozovskiy block in Saratov Oblast (Volga-Ural Province). The highest bid of RUB 5.289 million (USD 0.08 million) was offered by company Nizhniy Novgorod Neft. The winner of the auction will obtain a 25-year E&P license.   The Rozovskiy block covers 49.9 sq km in the Volga-Urals Basin. The block partially encompasses the Rozovskaya structure. Hydrocarbon resources (category D1) of the block are estimated at 2.9 MMbbl of oil, 10.3 Bcf of gas and 0.4 MMbbl of condensate. The starting price amounted to RUB 1.29 million (USD 0.02 million).
Nizhniy Novgorod Neft won Rozovskiy block in Saratov Oblast.