Lukoil retains interest in participating in the auction for Erginskoye oil field in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous region and plans to file an application on time, the company told TASS.

"We are still interest in participating. We still have time before filing application," the company said.

Russian Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Sergey Donskoy told reporters earlier that Russia’s oil major Rosneft has applied for participation in the auction for Erginskoye oil field, the deposit has already been transferred by the company.

"Rosneft has filed an application, the payment has already been made," the Minister said.