Ukraine's gas output grows by 0.94% to over 19 bcm in Jan-Nov

Photo from UNIAN State-owned operator of Ukraine&#39;s gas transportation system Ukrtransgaz says extraction of natural gas in Ukraine in January-November of 2018 grew by 0.94% year-over-year (y-o-y), to 19.1 billion cubic meters (bcm). Read alsoShale gas production could increase Ukraine&#39;s resource base fivefold – Ukrgazvydobuvannya In particular, gas production by Ukraine&#39;s largest natural gas producer Ukrgazvydobuvannya over the period under review rose by 1%, to 14.06 bcm. The Ukrainian largest oil producer, Ukrnafta, in January-November of 2018 produced 982.7 million cubic meters (mcm) of gas, while other companies extracted 4 bcm. As UNIAN reported earlier, the state-owned and private extracting companies in Ukraine increased gas output by 3.1% in 2017 from 2016, to 20.8 bcm. The country reduced gas consumption in 2017 by 4%, to 31.9 bcm. According to the government&#39;s program for increasing gas production and reducing its consumption, it is planned that Ukrgazvydobuvannya&#39;s gas output by 2020 will be equal to the consumption of natural gas by households and district-level central heating providers, that is 20 bcm of gas.

Ukraine's gas output grows by 0.94% to over 19 bcm in Jan-Nov

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