Ukraine’s government and Shell sign operation agreement to develop shale deposit
In the presences of Ukraine’s Prime Minister Mykola Azarov the Government of Ukraine and «Royal Dutch Shell» have signed the …
JKX has completed hydrofraction operation in Poltava region
JKX Oil & Gas plc (“JKX”) has successfully completed the 10 stage multi-stage frac in well R-103 and the fracking …
Updated PSA draft with Chevron
Ivano-Frankivsk regional council has received for approval the new version of hydrocarbons products sharing agreement between the state of Ukraine, …
Shale Gas in Russian Federation
According to the estimates of US Energy Information Agency Russian Federation has 8 trillion cubic meters of technically recoverable shale gas …
Ivano-Frankivsk regional council has not yet approved PSA with Chevron
Ivano-Frankivsk regional council has not supported the proposal of Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine and Ivano-Frankivsk state administration to approve …
Groundwater contamination risks due to shale gas extraction
Groundwater contamination by hydrocarbons and chemicals used during drilling and hydraulic fracturing is thought to be probably the most significant …
Lviv regional council started to analyze product sharing agreement
On 14 of August the first organizational meeting of the working group on economic, legal and environmental analysis of the …
Shale gas extraction and climate change
Shale gas extraction is accompanied by the greenhouse gases’ emissions; their inventory and abatement are important to minimize the impact …
Vasyl Scrypnychuk: approval of the agreement with Chevron depends on consideration of regional council’s proposals
On 10th of May, 2012 the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine announced the companies Shell and Chevron as the winners …
Geo-Alliance plans shale gas extraction
Geo-Alliance company is preparing for shale gas extraction at the territory of Lugansk region. According to UNIAN, the announcement came …