Rosnedra to auction off 3 hydrocarbon sections in Irkutsk region on Dec 19
IRKUTSK. Oct 17 (Interfax) - The Russian Federal Subsurface Resources Agency (Rosnedra) has scheduled subsoil use auctions for three hydrocarbon sections in the Irkutsk region for December 19, the regulator said in its materials.
Rosnedra will auction off the Chechuysky section, with a starting one-off payment of 12 million rubles; the Chastinsky section, with a starting price of 10 million rubles; and the Nizhneudinsky section, with a starting price of 2.004 million rubles.
The Chechuysky section, which covers 3,793 square kilometers of land, is located in the Kirensky and Kazachinsko-Lensky Districts. The Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) main oil pipeline passes 30 km to the northwest along the section's border, and the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) and a road that branches off into the city of Kirensk run 130 km to the southwest. Projected (recoverable) D1 oil resources total 10.2 million tonnes, D2 oil resources - 1.9 million tonnes, D1 gas - 25.9 billion cubic meters (bcm), and D2 gas - 16.8 bcm.
The 3,104-square-km Chastinsky section is situated in the Kirensky and part of the Mamsko-Chuysky Districts. The ESPO oil pipeline passes 30 km to the northwest, and the BAM runs 270 km to the southwest. The lion's share of the section is passable for vehicles only in the winter. There is no industry in the area, and infrastructure is underdeveloped. Projected (recoverable) D1 oil resources come to 8.2 million tonnes, D2 oil resources - 2 million tonnes, D1 gas - 20.1 bcm, and D2 gas - 4.5 bcm.
The Nizhneudinsky section is 3,043 square km in area and is located in the Tulunsky, Tayshetsky and Nizhneudinsky Districts. It is 90 km away from the ESPO pipeline. The Trans-Siberian Railroad runs from the south to the northwest of the section, and a highway of federal significance passes in parallel to it. Projected D1 oil resources total 200,000 tonnes, D2 - 700,000 tonnes, D1 gas - 26.5 bcm, and D2 gas - 1.5 bcm.
Rosnedra is taking applications for the auctions until November 16. The fee to participate is 250,000 rubles per applicant.
