Ukrainian gas production down 0.4% in Jan
KYIV. March 2 (Interfax) - Ukraine reduced gas production by 0.4% or by 7.5 million cubic meters year-on-year in January 2015 to 1.675 billion cubic meters (bcm), including a 0.04% decrease or 700,000 cubic meters to 1.62 bcm of natural gas, the Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Ministry told Interfax.
Naftogaz's enterprises, not taking into account Chornomornaftogaz, cut gas production by 2.6% or 37.5 million cubic meters, to 1.406 bcm, including 1.36 bcm of natural gas, down 2.3% or 31.3 million cubic meters.
Naftogaz unit Ukrgazvydobuvannia cut gas production by 1.7%, to 1.269 bcm, of which 1.259 bcm of natural gas, down 1.2%, and Ukrnafta reduced it by 10.2%, to 137.1 million cubic meters, including 100.1 million cubic meters of natural gas, down 14.2%.
Other oil and gas companies operating in Ukraine raised output by 12.6% or 30 million cubic meters, to 268.4 million cubic meters of gas, including 260.9 million cubic meters of natural gas, up 13.3% or 30.7 million cubic meters.
Among large gas producers last month were also PrJSC Nafotgazvydobuvannia with 87.03 million cubic meters (59.8% up year-on-year), ESKO-Pivnich LLC energy services company with 51.81 million cubic meters (10% down), KUB-Gas LLC with 22.329 million cubic meters (13.7% down), PrJSC Natural Resources with 17.983 million cubic meters (25.4% down), PrJSC Ukrnaftoburinnia with 14.369 million cubic meters (17.2% up), First Ukrainian Petroleum Company with 12.803 million cubic meters (70.3 times up), JV Poltava Petroleum Company with 11.462 million (34.1% down), PrJSC Ukrgazvydobutok with 9.873 million (2.9% down), Sirius 1 Ltd. with 7.433 million cubic meters (3.1% down), Nadra-Geoinvest with 4.884 million cubic meters (100% up), Regal Petroleum with 4.801 million (5.9% down), CJSC Davon with 3.582 million cubic meters (4.4% down), private JSC Tisagaz with 2.871 million cubic meters (18.3% up), Sakhalynske LLC with 2.784 million cubic meters (18.8% down), LLC BET (Pari) with 2.775 million cubic meters (61% up), PrJSC Plast with 2.425 million cubic meters (38.8% down), UkrCarpatOil JV with 2.306 million cubic meters (7.1% down), Prom-Energo-Product Ltd. with 1.523 million cubic meters (9.4% down), PKF Dion LLC with 1.366 million cubic meters (4.4% down), Boryslav Petroleum Company with 904,000 cubic meters (9.3% up), Nadragaz LLC with 857,000 cubic meters (44.3% up), Nadra Ukrainy with 807,000 cubic meters (23.2% up), Eastern Geology Union LLC with 766,000 cubic meters (45.9% down), Delta JV with 412,000 cubic meters (1.2% up) and Kashtan Petroleum Ltd. with 248,000 cubic meters (10.5% down).