On 28 October 2019, the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use announced an auction for six blocks in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Western Siberia). The auction is scheduled on 18 December 2019 with its application deadline on 26 November. The winners of the auction will obtain 25-year E&P licenses with a seven-year exploratory stage. Additional information may be requested from:  Uralnedra  620014, Yekaterinburg,  Vaynera str., 55, office 425, ural@rosnedra.gov.ru     The Milisskiy block covers 429 sq km in the Ural-Frolov Province and encompasses the Milisskoye oil discovery with 3P reserves estimated at 10 MMbbl and the Milisskaya prospect (deeper reservoirs) with oil resources estimated at 1 MMbbl. Seismic coverage amounts to 374 km. Six wells have been drilled in the area. Hydrocarbon resources of the block (categories D1+D2) are estimated at 24 MMbbl of oil, 38 Bcf of gas and 1 MMbbl of condensate. The starting price amounts to RUB 113.21 million (USD 1.77 million).  The Sopochnyy block covers 2,506 sq km in the South Kara-Yamal Province and encompasses the Sopochnaya prospect with resources estimated at 8.939 Tcf of gas and 79 MMbbl of condensate. Seismic coverage amounts to 1,616 km. No wells have been drilled in the area. Hydrocarbon resources of the block (categories D1+D2) are estimated at 289 MMbbl of oil, 6.418 Tcf of gas and 240 MMbbl of condensate. The starting price amounts to RUB 530.82 million (USD 8.3 million).  The Tiltimskiy block covers 2,453 sq km in the Ural-Frolov Province. Seismic coverage amounts to 115 km. No wells have been drilled in the area. Hydrocarbon resources of the block (categories D1+D2) are estimated at 28 MMbbl of oil, 186 Bcf of gas and 4 MMbbl of condensate. The starting price amounts to RUB 10.17 million (USD 0.16 million).  The Tydeottinskiy Yuzhnyy block covers 494 sq km in the Nadym-Taz Province. Seismic coverage amounts to 824 km of 2D data and 7 sq km of 3D data. No wells have been drilled in the area. Hydrocarbon resources of the block (categories D1+D2) are estimated at 209 MMbbl of oil, 5.371 Tcf of gas and 82 MMbbl of condensate. The starting price amounts to RUB 118.65 million (USD 1.85 million).  The Yampinskiy block covers 1,808 sq km in the Ural-Frolov Province and encompasses several prospects with combined resources estimated at 198 MMbbl of oil. Seismic coverage amounts to 3,178 km. Four wells have been drilled in the area. Hydrocarbon resources of the block (categories D1+D2) are estimated at 140 MMbbl of oil, 247 Bcf of gas and 4 MMbbl of condensate. The starting price amounts to RUB 245.95 million (USD 3.8 million).  The Tiltimskiy Severnyy block covers 2,579 sq km in the Ural-Frolov Province. Seismic coverage amounts to 79 km. No wells have been drilled in the area. Hydrocarbon resources of the block (categories D1+D2) are estimated at 30 MMbbl of oil, 195 Bcf of gas and 5 MMbbl of condensate. The starting price amounts to RUB 10.8 million (USD 0.17 million).
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