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In 2019, the gas production in Ukraine decreased by 1.4% in comparison with 2018.
The following are the main gas producers in Ukraine:
Joint stock company “Ukrgasvydobuvannya” (Ukrgasvydobuvannya)
Ukrgasvydobuvannya belongs to Naftogaz group. In 2019, this company produced 70.9% of all natural gas produced in Ukraine, including the gas for production and technological costs in the volume 1,3 bcm.
In 2019, the gas production of Ukrgasvydobuvannya decreased by 3,9% in comparison with 2018 due to the natural fall in the main fields. However, in 2019, Ukrgasvydobuvannya discovered three new fields with a resource base of 2.15 bcm.
Joint stock company “National joint stock company “Chornomornaftogaz” (Chornomornaftogaz)
In 2019, Chornomornaftogaz produced 8.9mn m3 of gas, which is less than in 2018 (10.3mn m3). The company is developing one field – Strelkove. The natural gas produced by Chornomornaftogaz is used for the needs of the city of Genichesk in the Kherson region.
Ukrnafta public joint stock company (Ukrnafta)
In 2019, Ukrnafta increased production by 7% compared to 2018 – up to 1.16 bcm. The volume of commercial gas (without gas for production and technological costs) is 830.8 thousand m3.
Private companies
In 2019, private producers increased production of gas by 4.5%. However, most private producers are working on the new fields with the lower rates of natural decline.
Public service obligations for gas producers
13​ UKRAINE Country Report​ August 2020 ​ ​www.intellinews.com