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UKRAINE INCREASES GAS PRODUCTION BY 3.4%

7 June , 2019  

Natural gas production in Ukraine grew 3.4% year-on-year in January-May 2019, to 8.797 billion cubic meters, the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry of Ukraine has told Interfax-Ukraine. According to calculations of Interfax-Ukraine, Ukrgazvydobuvannia produced 6.44 bcm of gas, up 2.46%, Ukrnafta produced 481.396 million cubic meters, up 11.2%, and other companies produced 1.876 bcm, up 5%.
In May-2019 gas production amounted to 1.782 bcm (a rise of 2.76% by May 2018), including production by Ukrgazvydobuvannia amounted to 1.3 bcm (a rise of 1.5%), Ukrnafta – 98.4 mcm (a rise of 11%), other companies – 383.1 mcm (a rise of 5.3%).

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