State Service of Geology and Mineral Resources of Ukraine plans to auction 18 blocks for shale gas exploration during 2014-2015.
According to, the blocks are located in Poltava (9 blocks), Kharkiv (7 blocks), Dnipropetrovsk (2 blocks) and partly Sumy (part of 1 block) regions of Ukraine.
The auctions will be held to provide the rights for geological exploration and exploration drilling for shale gas.
The list of proposed blocks is provided below.
Poltava region | |
| Pivnichno-Fedorivska area | Karlivskyi distrcit |
| Pivdenno-Zinkivska area | Gadiackyi and Zinkivsky distrcits |
| Boyarsko-Chapaivska area | Kobeliackyi and Novosanzharskyi distrcits |
| Vilshanska area | Poltavskyi and Novosanzharskyi distrcits |
| Gulakivska area | Novosanzharskyi and Mashivskyi distrcits |
| Davydivsko-Leliahivska area | Novosanzharskyi distrcit |
| Butivsko-Myrgorodska area | Myrgorodskyi and Velykobagachanskyi distrcits |
| Fliorivska-Yuvileina area | Kotelevskyi, Poltavskyi and Chutivskyi distrcits |
| Vovkivsko-Zuivska area | Gadiackyi and Lohvyckyi districts and Romenskyi and Lypovodolynskyi distrcits in Symu region |
Kharkiv region | |
| Mazharivska area | Zachepylivskyi and Stahnovshchynskyi distrcits |
| Hersevanivsko-Brytayska area | Lozivskyi and Blyzniukivskyi distrcits |
| Ogiivsko-Kalynivska area | Zachepylivskyi, Krasnogradskyi, Kegychivskyi, Stahnovshchynskyi distrcits |
| Bilozirsko-Lavrykivska area | Ziivskyi and Balakliyskyi distrcits |
| Lozivska area | Lozivskyi and Blyzniukivskyi distrcits |
| Murafynska area | Bohoduhivskyi and Krasnokutskyi distrcits |
| Zahidno-Gutska area | Bohoduhivskyi and Krasnokutskyi distrcits |
Dnipropetrovsk region | |
| Vasylivska area | Novomoskovskyi, Yuriivskyi and Pavlogradskyi districts |
| Novomoskovska area | Novomoskovskyi district |
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