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The list of blocks offered for geological study at the expense of licensees

On 22 April 2009 the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation (www.mnr.gov.ru) published the list of blocks offered for geological study at the expense of licensees.  The list contains 66 insufficiently explored and unexplored blocks.

Half of the offered areas are located in West Siberia.  21 blocks are located in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area, with oil resources forecast at 246.1 million tons and gas resources forecast at 367.5 billion cubic metres for prospective D1 and D2 resources.  Also the list contains six blocks offered in the Far East, one of the most promising hydrocarbon bearing regions in Russia.

Blocks for Geological Study at the Expense of Licensees by regions

Region

Blocks

Oil Reserves, MMT

Gas Reserves, BCM

 

 

C3

D1loc

D1+D2

D1loc

D1+D2

Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area

21

0.0

13.2

246.1

0.0

367.5

Komi Republic

11

0.0

1.1

8.0

0.0

25.4

Nenets autonomous Area

9

4.7

0.8

66.5

0.0

99.7

Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Area

7

6.5

0.0

100.6

0.0

0.0

Tyumen Region

5

0.0

0.0

35.7

0.0

0.0

Kamchatka Territory

4

0.0

0.0

10.5

0.0

237.0

Orenburg Region

3

0.0

5.3

5.8

3.0

14.2

Republic of Kalmykia

2

2.7

0.0

20.8

0.0

39.1

Sakhalin Region

2

0.0

0.0

3.1

0.0

1.8

Stavropol territory

1

0.0

0.0

2.0

0.0

0.0

Republic of Bashkortostan

1

0.0

0.0

1.0

0.0

0.0

Total

66

13.9

20.4

500.1

3.0

784.7

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Auctions to be held in the Tomsk Region

The Subsoil Management Agency of the Tomsk Region (nedra.tomsk.gov.ru) announced an auction to be held on 19 June 2009.  Under this auction, 13 hydrocarbon blocks (Aysazskiy, Basmassovskiy, Kengskiy-1, Kengskiy-3, Ledovyy, Narymskiy, Nizhnepaninskiy (Paninskiy Lower), Togurskiy, Ust-Bakcharskiy-2, Ust-Tymskiy-1, Ust-Tymskiy-2, Kargasokskiy-1 and Kargasokskiy-2) are offered for 25 years of exploration and production.  The deadline to submit applications and deposits is 28 May 2009.

Map:  Blocks offered in the Tomsk Region.   Source:  PetroView®

Blocks offered in Tomsk Region

Block

Application fee

Deposit

 

RUB (thousand)

USD (thousand)

RUB (thousand)

USD (thousand)

Aysazskiy

132

4.251

238,000

7,664.661

Basmassovskiy

132

4.251

41,000

1,320.383

Kengskiy-1

132

4.251

11,000

354.249

Kengskiy-3

132

4.251

11,000

354.249

Ledovyy

132

4.251

103,000

3,317.059

Narymskiy

132

4.251

33,000

1,062.747

Nizhnepaninskiy

132

4.251

105,000

3,381.468

Togurskiy

132

4.251

48,000

1,545.814

Ust-Bakcharskiy-2

132

4.251

35,000

1,127.156

Ust-Tymskiy-1

132

4.251

20,000

644.089

Ust-Tymskiy-2

132

4.251

20,000

644.089

Kargosokskiy-1

132

4.251

7,000

225.431

Kargosokskiy-2

132

4.251

8,000

257.636

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Blocks offered in Tomsk Region

Blocks

Oil Resources, MMT

Gas Resources, BCM

 

C3

D1loc

D1

D2

D1loc

D1

Aysazskiy

20.526

0

17.5

3

0

0

Basmassovskiy

0

0

8.8

2.4

0

0

Kengskiy-1

0

0

2.07

1.15

0

0

Kengskiy-3

0

0

1.984

1.236

0

0

Ledovyy

7.318

0

3.1

1.6

0

0

Narymskiy

0

0

7.5

1.4

0

0

Nizhnepaninskiy

8.7

0.8

9.8

0.4

0

0

Togurskiy

0

0

10.2

2.8

0

0

Ust-Bakcharskiy-2

0

0

7.5

2

0

0

Ust-Tymskiy-1

0

0.8

4.1

0.7

0

0

Ust-Tymskiy-2

0

0.8

4.1

0.7

0

0

Kargosokskiy-1

0

0

1.5

0.4

2

0

Kargosokskiy-2

0

0

1.6

0.5

0.05

2.3

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Blocks offered in Tomsk Region
Blocks Acreage Wells Seismic
  (sqkm)   (km)
Aysazskiy 2210 5 1112
Basmassovskiy 1666 1 0
Kengskiy-1 734 0 44
Kengskiy-3 690 0 41
Ledovyy 2447 10 231
Narymskiy 1326 8 0
Nizhnepaninskiy 1169 0 585
Togurskiy 1447 2 0
Ust-Bakcharskiy-2 1413 1 0
Ust-Tymskiy-1 838 1 0
Ust-Tymskiy-2 828 1 0
Kargosokskiy-1 911 2 0
Kargosokskiy-2 1037 5 270

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Auctions cancelled in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Area

The Subsoil Management Agency of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Area announced that auctions for Vostochno-Varyngskiy, Vostochno-Gribnoy, Sabunskiy 40, Severo-Tyumenskiy 1, Sote-Yuganskiy and Shukhtungortskiy were cancelled.  Applicants for Vostochno-Gribnoy and Shukhtungortskiy blocks have not been permitted to take part in the auction process.  No applications were submitted for Vostochno-Varyngskiy, Sabunskiy 40, Severo-Tyumenskiy 1 and Sote-Yuganskiy blocks.

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