Due to the commissioning of new wells, JSC Ukrgasvydobuvannya (UGV) has increased its daily production of commercial natural gas by 3.31 million cubic meters since the beginning of 2023, according to a press release from Naftogaz Group on Friday.
“Thanks to the commissioning of 54 new gas wells since the beginning of the year and an increase in the number of service operations in August, the average daily production of natural gas by Ukrgasvydobuvannya reached its highest level since June 2020,” the company said.
According to Oleh Tolmachov, Acting CEO of UGV, the achieved increase in average daily production will allow the company to exceed the results of the previous two years by the end of the current year.
“In difficult conditions, the Ukrgasvydobuvannya team continues to work to provide the country with its own energy resources. I am grateful to my colleagues for their professionalism,” Tolmachev said in the press release.
As reported, UGV aims to increase natural gas production by 1 billion cubic meters in 2023 to 13.5 billion cubic meters. In 2022, UGV produced 12.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas (commercial), which is 3% less than in 2021.
NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine owns 100% of Ukrgasvydobuvannya shares.
