On 28 November 2018, the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use held an auction for five blocks in Khanty-Mansiysk (Yugra) Autonomous Okrug (Western Siberia). Severo-Aykurusskiy, Slavneft-Megionneftegaz, Gazprom Neft Khantos and Surgutneftegaz emerged as the winners. The winners of the auction will obtain 25-year E&P licenses.  The Ay-Kurusskiy block covers 420 sq km in the Kaymys-Vasyugan Province and encompasses the Ay-Kurusskoye oil discovery with 3P reserves estimated at 41 MMbbl. Seismic coverage amounts to 25 km. Seven exploratory wells have been drilled in the block. Resources (categories D1+D2) of the block are estimated at 82 MMbbl of oil. The starting price amounted to RUB 469.58 million (USD 7.1 million). Severo-Aykurusskiy offered RUB 939.2 million (USD 14.2 million).  The Polevoy block covers 521 sq km in the Middle Ob Province and encompasses the Polevoye, Pyatkovskoye and Negusyakhskoye Severnoye oil discoveries with combined 3P oil reserves estimated at 14 MMbbl. Seismic coverage amounts to 780 km. Five exploratory wells have been drilled in the block. Resources (categories D1+D2) of the block are estimated at 82 MMbbl of oil. The starting price amounted to RUB 222.4 million (USD 3.37 million). Slavneft-Megionneftegaz offered RUB 244.65 million (USD 3.7 million).  The Vayskiy Severnyy block covers 502 sq km in the Ural-Frolov Province and encompasses the Vayskoye Severnoye oil discovery with 3P reserves estimated at 4 MMbbl and 17 prospects with combined resources estimated at 96 MMbbl of oil. Seismic coverage amounts to 740 km. One exploratory well has been drilled in the block. Resources (categories D1+D2) of the block are estimated at 63 MMbbl of oil. The starting price amounted to RUB 300.06 million (USD 4.5 million). Gazprom Neft Khantos offered RUB 750.15 million (USD 11.25 million).  The Srednevayskiy block covers 211 sq km in the Ural-Frolov Province and encompasses the Srednevayskoye oil discovery with 3P reserves estimated at 6.5 MMbbl and seven prospects with combined resources estimated at 27 MMbbl of oil. Seismic coverage amounts to 225 km. Two exploratory wells have been drilled in the block. Resources (categories D1+D2) of the block are estimated at 20 MMbbl of oil. The starting price amounted to RUB 169.73 million (USD 2.6 million). Gazprom Neft Khantos offered RUB 424.33 million (USD 6.5 million).  The Sanlorskiy Yuzhnyy block covers 298 sq km in the Ural-Frolov Province and encompasses the Sanlorskoye Yuzhnoye oil discovery with 3P reserves estimated at 58 MMbbl. Seismic coverage amounts to 396 km. Two exploratory wells have been drilled in the block. Resources (categories D1+D2) of the block are estimated at 93 MMbbl of oil. The starting price amounted to RUB 506.43 million (USD 7.7 million). Surgutneftegaz offered RUB 1,468.65 million (USD 22.33 million).
Government of Russia awards five licenses in Khanty-Mansiysk