"Naftogaz of Ukraine" Kiev wants to attract foreign loans on gas production

Ukraine hopes to attract loans from international partners for its gas production, said the head of "Naftogaz" Andrey Kobelev on Ukrainian TV

according to his statement, one of the priorities of the government and state-owned organization is the investment in energy efficiency.

"We hope that if We show clear to all creditors, foreign organizations, foreign governments, how We're going to go to a normal gas market, our team of government with the Ministry of energy has drafted a new law on the gas market - We will be able to invest in gas production lending money," - said Kobolyev.

The U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt has recently expressed the opinion that Ukraine could become a gas exporter and promised American investment in local gas sector.

in the early winter of 2014, the Ukrainian media reported that the American Chevron decided in the sole right to withdraw from the project on development of gas-bearing the olesska field in Western Ukraine. British-Dutch Shell in the last month of summer 2014, it was stated that at the time suspended the implementation of the part of obligations under the agreement on the exploration and production of hydrocarbons in the East of Ukraine.

Own gas production in Ukraine in 2014, according to "Naftogaz" was 20, 5 billion cubic meters. In 2013, the country had produced 21 billion cubic meters. The gas balance to 2015, approved by the government of Ukraine in April, provides for the consumption of 40 billion cubic meters When you import 25 billion cubic meters. Before the head of "Naftogaz" Andrey Kobelev claimed that Ukraine by 2020 could increase the extraction of conventional gas at 27 to 29 billion cubic meters, i.e. more than doubled.


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