JSC Ukrgazvydobuvannia, part of the Naftogaz Exploration and Production division, reduced the production of marketable gas by 0.5% (by 47.8 million cubic meters) in January-September 2020, as compared to the same period last year, to 10.135 billion cubic meters.
Naftogaz noted that it will be more difficult to maintain production at last year’s level in the fourth quarter due to the cumulative effect of negative factors associated with the four months’ lack of approval of the permits required to start drilling, as well as low prices for energy with a consequent reducing of investment in production activities, and a delay of the delivery of equipment and materials due to quarantine restrictions.
In general, it was possible to maintain production volumes over the nine months due to the modernization and construction of ground infrastructure facilities, the implementation of the development program and additional exploration of existing fields, as well as work on new areas.
So, since the beginning of 2020, the divisions of Naftogaz Group have completed the drilling of 27 wells, performed 210 workovers of wells, 75 hydraulic fracturing operations, and 551 coiled tubing operations, completed the reconstruction of four gas treatment units, the construction of four gas pipelines and 66.8 km of plumes.
The fall of agricultural production in Ukraine accelerated in September 2020 from the same month in 2019 to 19.2% from 5.5% in August, the State Statistics Service reported on its website.
According to its data, in general, in January-September this year, the decline in the Ukrainian agro-industrial complex accelerated to 13.1% from 9.8% in the eight months.
As reported, in 2019 agricultural production in Ukraine increased by 1.1% after jumping by 8.1% in 2018 and falling by 2.2% in 2017.
The main pipe enterprises of Ukraine in January-August of this year reduced production of pipes from ferrous metals, according to recent data, by 27% compared to the same period last year, to 539,100 tonnes, in particular in August 69,300 tonnes were produced.
The Ukrtruboprom association told Interfax-Ukraine that the enterprises of the association, in particular, for the eight months of the year reduced production of pipes by 34.7%, to 351,400 tonnes, including 45,500 tonnes in August.
Pipe production at Interpipe Nyzhniodniprovsky Pipe Rolling Plant for the indicated period decreased by 43.9%, to 95,100 tonnes (13,100 tonnes in August), at Interpipe Novomoskovsk Pipe Plant by 33.3%, to 51,000 tonnes (7,600 tonnes). Interpipe Niko Tube reduced production by 26.6%, to 191,500 tonnes (23,500 tonnes).
Dnipropetrovsk Pipe Plant produced 300 tonnes of pipes, while in January-August 2019 some 15,700 tonnes of products were made, Centravis reduced production by 10.9%, to 12,300 tonnes (1,100 tonnes).
Trubostal plant reduced its output by 33.3%, to 1,200 tonnes of pipes.
Milk production in Ukraine in January-August 2020 (excluding the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea, Sevastopol, the JFO zone) decreased by 0.2% compared to the same period in 2019, to 6.46 million tonnes.
According to the State Statistics Service, 2.15 million tonnes of meat (in live weight) were produced in the first eight months of this year, which is 0.2% less than in January-August of the previous year.
Egg production in January-August 2020 decreased by 0.9%, to 11.54 billion eggs.
Weidmann Malyn paper factory (MPF, Zhytomyr region), the only producer of electrical insulating board for power engineering machines in Ukraine, reduced production by 12.6% in January-August 2020 compared with January-August 2019, to UAH 351.85 million, the UkrPapir association has said.
According to UkrPapir data provided to Interfax-Ukraine, in physical terms during this period the factory cut industrial paper production by 8.3%, to 3,650 tonnes, whereas transformer board production increased by 26%, to 3,580 tonnes.
MPF Weidmann, founded in 1871 and a member of the Weidmann international group from 2000, is the only company in Eastern Europe that can supply almost all kinds of electrical insulating paper and cardboard meeting regional and international standards.
The factory produces transformer board, electrical insulating paper for power cables and transformer windings, crepe paper and other types of paper for industrial use, such as, packaging, filtration, and wallpaper.
According to recent data, metallurgical plant Azovstal (Mariupol, Donetsk region), a member of Metinvest Group, in January-August 2020 increased production of general rolled metals by 3.6% compared to the same period last year, to 2.66 million tonnes.
The representative of the enterprise told Interfax-Ukraine that during this period steel production increased by 3.2%, to 2.82 million tonnes, cast iron production increased by 8.3%, to 2.52 million tonnes.
In August, Azovstal produced 380,000 tonnes of general rolled metals, 410,000 tonnes of steel and 366,000 tonnes of cast iron.
Azovstal in 2019 reduced production of general rolled metals by 3.2% compared to 2018, to 3.753 million tonnes, production of steel by 1.6%, to 4.016 million tonnes, production of cast iron by 6.3%, to 3.475 million tonnes.
The enterprise belongs to Metinvest Group, the main shareholders of which are SCM Group (71.24%) and Smart-Holding (23.76%), jointly managing the company.
Metinvest Holding LLC is the management company of Metinvest Group.
