“ZAAB Invest” has had dynamic expansion in a relatively short period of time. In December, 2005 the company was awarded the license for exploration rights within Vyselkovsko-Kubanskiy block of Krasnodar for oil and gas deposits; in January, 2006 – the company was awarded the license for exploration and production of hydrocarbons in the Southern-Ermolinskiy block of the Republic of Kalmykia; and in May, 2006 – for exploration and production of oil and gas  in the Evseevskiy block of the Stavropol Territory.