Ukraine decided to begin again the search for oil and gas in the Black sea

Research Vessel "Searcher" on Thursday will go in flight from Odessa to allow oil and gas prospecting in the North-Western shelf of the Black sea, suspended 3 years ago, said the State service of Geology and natural resources of Ukraine.
"The job involves the performance of search and detailed seismic survey for oil and gas prospecting and geochemical work within Chilia-Snake ledge of the Krylovsky trough, the area of work - North-Western Black sea shelf ", - reports news Agency letter service.
Noted that the Ship will sail out Thursday, November 17, from Odessa. The ship "Seeker" is designed for execution of seismic exploration. In connection with the renewal in 2015 of the payment of Maritime works on Board after three years of dry sludge was carried out repairs and dry docking survey. On 10 November it was announced that the Ministry of justice and Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine is preparing a lawsuit against Russia in relation to " illegal extraction of minerals in the Ukrainian territorial waters." Ukraine has already promised to Russia, the claim in question. The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has 14 mid-September, said that he ordered the foreign Ministry of the country to file an arbitration claim against Russia To the end of the day to inform Moscow about it. However, this apparently was not done. The print edition GLANCE first looked in detail at the subject of Russian-Ukrainian dispute on oil and gas fields. Even if the court will stand on the side of Ukraine, real money to recover from Russia. Kiev accuses Moscow of violating the provisions of the Convention of the United Nations on a marine law of 1982. Remember, the argument goes around oil and gas fields of the Crimea on the continental shelf of the Black and Azov seas, as well as among them around the Odessa field. They all belong to the Crimean organizations " Chernomorneftegaz ". Until March 17, 2014, she, for his part, belonged to " Naftogaz of Ukraine ", and the field, respectively, and Ukraine. However, after joining of Crimea to Russia, All the property of the company, of course, was nationalized. All Chornomornaftogaz, according to the October, 2015, is developing nine fields on the shelf of the Black and Azov seas and in the land of the Crimean Peninsula: two gas condensate (Golitsyn and Storm), six gas (Arkhangelsk, Dzhankoysky, Tadorninae, Eastern-Kazantipskoye, Severo-Bulganakskoie and Odessa) and one oil ? Semenov.


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