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in the Kharkiv region, which produces 140,000 cubic meters of gas per day. According to the company, the well was opened in a field that has been exploited for half a century and is almost exhausted. This became possible due to updated geological data and the use of the latest technologies for optimizing production. According to the head of the company, Oleksandr Romaniuk, in light of the limited opportunities for the implementation of new projects, Ukrgazvydobuvannya is focusing on revealing the residual potential of fields that have been utilized for a long time. The new well was put into operation ahead of schedule.
On November 17, Russian forces shelled Ukrainian gas production facilities. Russian Federation missile strikes on November 17 targeted gas production and enterprises in the Dnipro region, particularly Pivdenmash, said Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. According to Naftogaz Ukraine, Russia executed a massive attack on the Ukrgazvydobuvannya company's gas production facilities in the east of Ukraine. Several were destroyed, and others were damaged to varying degrees. Following this attack, hourly blackout schedules were re-introduced in Ukraine, and emergency power outages have occurred, Ukrenergo reports. In Odesa, one of the regions most affected by this attack, 70% of subscribers were left without electricity. Director of DTEK Dmytro Saharuk said that the latest missile strikes by Russia inflicted severe damage to electrical substations.
Ukraine has notified Russian oil pipeline company Transneft that it suspended oil transportation via the southern branch of the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary, spokesman for the CEO Igor Dyomin said late on November 14. "The Ukrainian side has informed us that they had stopped pumping towards Fenyeslitke (Hungary) due to a pressure drop," Dyomin said. Zoltan Kovacs, spokesman for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, said that in response to the oil transportation suspension and a missile strike on the territory of Poland, Orban organized a meeting of the security council. Newswire MTI reported that Hungary's oil and gas company MOL was considering relaunching the pipeline. According to channel M1, Hungary has sufficient oil reserves for 90 days.
Ukraine will have its European gas storage operator. Ukraine is preparing to certify Ukrtransgaz as a European gas storage operator. The first stage is the introduction of relevant changes to Ukraine’s legislation. This is already in the implementation process, reports Naftogaz of Ukraine. The certification will allow the EU country's strategic gas reserves to be stored in Ukrainian gas storage facilities. It will maximize the use of the gas storage network and increase revenues from underground storage services. The regulator NKREKP must detail the certification procedure, and Ukrtransgaz must officially provide all the documents necessary for its completion. After analysis and relevant conclusions by the Ukrainian regulator and the Secretariat of the Energy Community, a decision will be made on Ukrtransgaz's certification as an underground gas storage operator in accordance with EU standards.
Ukraine asks the US to help with gas for heating. Oleksii Chernyshov, head of Naftogaz of Ukraine, voiced a corresponding request to USAID. As the company reported, during a meeting with Erin Elizabeth McKee, assistant administrator of the USAID Bureau for European and Eurasian Affairs, Chernyshov talked about the consequences of Russian missile attacks on the Ukrainian energy infrastructure and Ukraine’s critical needs for the 2022-2023
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