In November 2018, the Government of Russia had registered seven new licenses awarded in the Volga-Ural Province and the Yenisey-Khatanga Basin.  Bashneft obtained two five-year exploratory licenses in Bashkortostan Republic (Volga-Ural Province) offered in September 2018:    The Abdulovskiy block (UFA02445NP) covers 75 sq km. Its oil resources are estimated at 10 MMbbl.     The Mancharovskiy block (UFA02446NP) covers 284 sq km. Its oil resources are estimated at 11 MMbbl.   Company NovoKhim obtained two seven-year exploratory licenses in Krasnoyarsk Kray (Yenisey-Khatanga Basin), also offered in September 2018:    The Malo-Balakhninskiy block (KRR03109NP) covers 5,702 sq km. Its hydrocarbon resources are estimated at 234 MMbbl of oil and 3.083 Tcf of gas.     The Bolshe-Balakhninskiy block (KRR03110NP) covers 5,681 sq km. Its hydrocarbon resources are estimated at 208 MMbbl of oil and 2.997 Tcf of gas.   Three long-term licenses were registered based on results of auctions held in October-November 2018. Detailed information regarding the auctions and blocks may be found in the Pre-Award section of GEPS.  Udmurtia-registered company Sabunskiy secured two licenses in Samara Oblast (Volga-Ural Province):    The Matyanovskiy block (SMR02257NR) covers 528 sq km in the      southwestern flank of the Tatarskiy Yuzhnyy Dome and encompasses the      Bugulminskiy, Nabokovskiy, Suvarskiy, Khersonskiy and Lefanovskiy Yuzhnyy prospects      with combined oil resources estimated at 20 MMbbl. Seismic coverage      amounts to 1,320 km. 28 exploratory wells have been drilled in the block.      Hydrocarbon resources (category D1) of the block are estimated at 50 MMbbl      of oil and 3 Bcf of gas.  The Podkolskiy block (SMR02258NR) covers 178 sq km in the northern      part of the Buzuluk Depression and encompasses the Uvarovskiy Severnyy and      Podkolskiy prospects and a part of the Ostrogorskiy prospect. Combined oil      resources of the prospects are estimated at 6 MMbbl. Five exploratory      wells have been drilled in the block. Hydrocarbon resources (category D1)      of the block are estimated at 26 MMbbl of oil and 17 Bcf of gas.   Gazprom Neft-Aero Bryansk registered license KRR03111NR in Krasnoyarsk Kray. The Leskinskiy block covers 3,027 sq km in the Yenisey-Khatanga Basin with some extension into the South Kara-Yamal Province. Seismic coverage amounts to 288 km. No wells have been drilled in the block. Hydrocarbon resources (category D2) of the block are estimated at 73 MMbbl of oil and 3.9 Tcf of gas.
Russia, KRR03111NR