Trutnev said the ministry is planning to finalise tender documentation for the fields by the end of March or early April.

Russian oil companies that 
apply for tender packages will have to submit development proposals for each field for the ministry to determine the winner.

Trebs and Titov hold estimated recoverable reserves of about 
1 billion barrels of oil.

Russia’s state-controlled outfits Gazpromneft, Rosneft and Zarubezhneft, and privately-owned 
Lukoil are widely expected to take part in the tender.

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