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“Ukrgazvydobuvannya” paid 5.4 bln hryvnias in royalties in first quarter of 2026

29 April , 2026  

JSC “Ukrgazvydobuvannya,” part of the “Naftogaz” group, contributed UAH 5.4 billion in royalty payments to the country’s consolidated budget based on its operations in January–March 2026, the company reported on Tuesday.

“In accordance with current legislation, 5% of this amount, or 270.5 million UAH, was allocated to local and regional budgets in the regions where the company conducts hydrocarbon production,” the company noted.

The royalty funds are distributed among the regions as follows: Kharkiv – 150 million UAH, Poltava – 96.6 million UAH, Lviv – 13.3 million UAH, Dnipropetrovsk – 3.4 million UAH, others – 7.2 million UAH.

As reported, in 2025, the state-owned company “Ukrgazvydobuvannya,” the largest player in the market in terms of gas production volume, incurred a loss of 5.5 billion UAH, compared to a profit of 52.6 billion UAH in 2024.

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